How to connect to an UltraScan LIMS server:
UltraScan is designed to work with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). This is typically a cloud hosted database backend that can be accessed through the public UltraScan Science Gateway resources funded by the National Science Foundation. You can find additional details on the UltraScan LIMS FAQ website. Please note that the free and publically funded UltraScan LIMS cloud service is only available to educational institutions and government and not-for-profit organizations. Commercial entities can utilize the same service with the UltraScan-in-a-Box servers supported by AUC Solutions.
Finding your LIMS server and registering your account:
You can find an index of publically available LIMS systems at this
website. If your institution is listed, select the link from the index
and select "Login" from the left menubar. As a new user, select the link
"Sign up for a new account" at the bottom of the page. Enter the captcha
information and register your LIMS account on the next page. Finally,
click on "Create New Account" at the bottom of the page. An email
will be sent to the provided email address with a validation link
(you will need to click on it) and a temporary password for your new
account. Use your email address and your temporary account to log into
your account. Once logged in, you can update your LIMS account password
by selecting "Change my Info" and entering your new password (twice)
into the web form, as well as any other details that need to be updated.
Setting the user level:
The default user level only allows read-only access. To be able to link
the account to your UltraScan installation, and to submit jobs to the
supercomputers, you will need to have userlevel 2 or 3. Contact your
local UltraScan LIMS admin for elevation of your privileges on this
system. If you don't know who your local admin is, and if you cannot locate
a LIMS instance for your institution, please feel free to contact us.
Connecting your LIMS account to UltraScan:
After your user level has been upgraded to level 2 or 3, you should log
out and log back into your account to actualize the settings, and to
gain access to your new resource. You will notice additional menu items
in the left menu bar. Select "Database Login Info" and transfer the
contents from this website to the UltraScan "Edit:Preferences:Database
Preferences". Test the network connection before saving the new entry
to your list of LIMS databases. After that, UltraScan can utilize the
UltraScan LIMS cloud server for data storage and job submission.