Sample processing system having a dosing device and thermal cycler

摘要

The sample processing system (10) has a metering device with a receiving plate (12) that is horizontally arranged in a plane defined by the directions (X, Y). A thermal cycler (50,52) is arranged on the receiving plate such that a pipetting device (30) is movable in a position permitting a pipetting process above the sample containers. The sample containers is located in the thermal cycler. A highest point of the thermal cycler lies below a maximum possible distance between a lower end of a pipetting tip and the receiving plate. An independent claim is included for a method for controlling a sample processing system.