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Protocol specifications of data transmission

from Host to Elfolab and from Elfolab to Host
The data exchange happens by a file in “.Asc” format. The directories of import and export, the
names of the input and output files are chosen by the user.

Export specifications (Elfolab → Host)

Elfolab exports to Host 81 fields. The fields are described in the following table.

No. Description Max Length Notes

1 Sample ID 16
2 Concentration(e.g.Total Proteins) -
3 Department 10
4 Name 30
5 Sex 1 “M” or “F”
6 Date of Birth - Date Field
7 Patient ID 40
8 Type of Test 15
9 Test Date - Date Field
10 Gel holder Number -
11 Trace number -
12 Number of fractions -
13 Scan length -
14 Fraction 1 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
15 Fraction 1 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
16 Fraction 2 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
17 Fraction 2 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
18 Fraction 3 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
19 Fraction 3 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
20 Fraction 4 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
21 Fraction 4 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
22 Fraction 5 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
23 Fraction 5 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
24 Fraction 6 Name 20 Still for IFE Antiserums
25 Fraction 6 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
26 Fraction 7 Name 20
27 Fraction 7 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
28 Fraction 8 Name 20
29 Fraction 8 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
30 Fraction 9 Name 20
31 Fraction 9 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
32 Fraction 10 Name 20
33 Fraction 10 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
34 Fraction 11 Name 20
35 Fraction 11 Value - 1 decimal (e.g. “65.8”)
36 “A/G Ratio” (Only the title)
37 A/G Ratio Value -

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No. Description Max Length Notes

• File path for Immunofixations For Graphic quotes The
method; field is divided in
38 • Graphic quotes in hex format (Axis - package of 4 characters
Y quotes) for other methods. (every 4 characters is a
decimal number
The field is divided in
Minimums positions in hex format (Axis X package of 3 characters
39 36
quotes) (every 3 characters is a
decimal number).
40 Notes -
41 IgG Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
42 IgA Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
43 IgM Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
44 IgE Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
45 IgD Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
46 Kappa Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
47 Lambda Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
st
48 1 Nephelometric free Field Name 8
st
49 1 Nephelometric free Field Value
nd
50 2 Nephelometric free Field Name 8
nd
51 2 Nephelometric free Field Value
The field are 3 possible
52 Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values values: "g/L", "mg/L",
"mg/dL”
53 Gel ID
54 Free 1 Field 20
55 Free 2 Field 20
56 Free 3 Field 20
57 Free 4 Field 20
58 Free 5 Field 20
59 Free 6 Field 20
The field have 3 information
divided by the symbol “;” :
60 SMC 1 Field(e.g. "321;385;11.46") - Start Position in decimal
format; End Position in
decimal format; Value in %”.
61 SMC 2 Field - Like Field No.60
62 SMC 3 Field - Like Field No.60
63 SMC 4 Field - Like Field No.60
64 SMC 5 Field - Like Field No.60
65 SMC 6 Field - Like Field No.60
66 SMC 7 Field - Like Field No.60
67 SMC 8 Field - Like Field No.60
68 Patient Species (e.g. Human) 20
Possible Values: “PAT” or
69 Pathologic Field -
“NORM”
70 UserName Field -
71 Fraction 1 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
72 Fraction 2 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
73 Fraction 3 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
74 Fraction 4 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
75 Fraction 5 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)

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76 Fraction 6 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)

77 Fraction 7 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
78 Fraction 8 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
79 Fraction 9 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
80 Fraction 10 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)
81 Fraction 11 Value Concentration Field 2 decimals (e.g. “6.32”)

The format for the Export File is the following:

"<ACK>"
"<STX>", "sample id", “Concentration Value", "department", "name", "sex", "birth date", "patient id", "Type
of Test", "Test Date", "Gel holder number", "trace number", "fractions", "scan length", "Fraction 1 Name",
"Fraction 1 Value", "Fraction 2 Name", "Fraction 2 Value", "Fraction 3 Name", "Fraction 3 Value", "Fraction
4 Name", "Fraction 4 Value", "Fraction 5 Name", "Fraction 5 Value", "Fraction 6 Name", "Fraction 6
Value", "Fraction 7 Name", "Fraction 7 Value", "Fraction 8 Name", "Fraction 8 Value", "Fraction 9
Name", "Fraction 9 Value", "Fraction 10 Name", "Fraction 10 Value", "Fraction 11 Name", "Fraction 11
Value", “’A/G Ratio’", "value of A/G Ratio", "graphic quotes in hex format", "minima positions in hex
format", "notes", ”IgG Value”, ”IgA Value”, ”IgM Value”, ”IgE Value”, ”IgD Value”, ”Kappa Value”, ”Lambda
st st nd
Value”, "Name of 1 Nephelometric free Field", "1 Nephelometric free Field Value", Name of 2
nd
Nephelometric free Field ", 2 Nephelometric free Value", “Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values", “Gel
ID”, “Free 1 Field”, “Free 2 Field”, “Free 3 Field”, “Free 4 Field”, “Free 5 Field”, “Free 6 Field”, “SMC1
Value”, “SMC2 Value”, “SMC3 Value“, SMC4 Value“, “SMC5 Value”, “SMC6 Value”, “SMC7 Value”,
“SMC8 Value”, “ Patient Species”, “Pathologic Field”, “Username Field”, “Conc. 1 Field”, “Conc. 2 Field”,
“Conc. 3 Field”, “Conc. 4 Field”, “Conc. 5 Field”, “Conc. 6 Field”, “Conc. 7 Field”, “Conc. 8 Field”, “Conc. 9
Field”, “Conc. 10 Field”, “Conc. 11 Field”,<ETX>"

………………
"<STX>", "sample id", “Concentration Value", "department", "name", "sex", "birth date", "patient id", "Type
of Test", "Test Date", "Gel holder number", "trace number", "fractions", "scan length", "Fraction 1 Name",
"Fraction 1 Value", "Fraction 2 Name", "Fraction 2 Value", "Fraction 3 Name", "Fraction 3 Value", "Fraction
4 Name", "Fraction 4 Value", "Fraction 5 Name", "Fraction 5 Value", "Fraction 6 Name", "Fraction 6
Value", "Fraction 7 Name", "Fraction 7 Value", "Fraction 8 Name", "Fraction 8 Value", "Fraction 9
Name", "Fraction 9 Value", "Fraction 10 Name", "Fraction 10 Value", "Fraction 11 Name", "Fraction 11
Value", “’A/G Ratio’", "value of A/G Ratio", "graphic quotes in hex format", "minima positions in hex
format", "notes", ”IgG Value”, ”IgA Value”, ”IgM Value”, ”IgE Value”, ”IgD Value”, ”Kappa Value”, ”Lambda
st st nd
Value”, "Name of 1 Nephelometric free Field", "1 Nephelometric free Field Value", Name of 2
nd
Nephelometric free Field ", 2 Nephelometric free Value", “Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values", “Gel
ID”, “Free 1 Field”, “Free 2 Field”, “Free 3 Field”, “Free 4 Field”, “Free 5 Field”, “Free 6 Field”, “SMC1
Value”, “SMC2 Value”, “SMC3 Value“, SMC4 Value“, “SMC5 Value”, “SMC6 Value”, “SMC7 Value”,
“SMC8 Value”, “ Patient Species”, “Pathologic Field”, “Username Field”, “Conc. 1 Field”, “Conc. 2 Field”,
“Conc. 3 Field”, “Conc. 4 Field”, “Conc. 5 Field”, “Conc. 6 Field”, “Conc. 7 Field”, “Conc. 8 Field”, “Conc. 9
Field”, “Conc. 10 Field”, “Conc. 11 Field”,<ETX>"

It follows an example of Export file:

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"_"
"• ","F140574","7.00","Ematologia","Mario Rossi","M","12/04/1974","4566677
","Serumproteins","22-05-2009","Tel 2A-Gel L"," 2","
6","19","Albumin","55.8","Alpha 1","2.1","Alpha 2","13.5","Beta 1","7.0","Beta
2","4.3","Gamma","17.3","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#",
"#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","A/G
Ratio","1.26","001F0028003300400051006B009000C5010F0176020402C603C8051D06D6090
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#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,"","10/06/2009","Bianc
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NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","Human","NORM","#NULL#","3.90","0.15","0.95","0.49","
0.30","1.21","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","_"
"• ","904585904","0.00","Geriatria","Mario
Rossi",#NULL#,"23/07/1940","56789900","Serumproteins","22-05-2009","Tel 2A-Gel
L"," 3"," 6","19","Albumin","56.4","Alpha 1","2.1","Alpha 2","13.4","Beta
1","6.8","Beta
2","4.2","Gamma","17.1","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#",
"#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","A/G
Ratio","1.29","000B000F001A002A003B004E005F0073008F00B900F7015001CC02730353047
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B03CE03CE03D803EB04030420043E0462048804B204E10513054C058A05D3062A0691070F07A60
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DE10DEE0DF20DEE0DEB0DEB0DF30E010E150E300E520E7E0EB20EEE0F320F7B0FCA101D107210C
8111F117511C512101256129612D1130613381369139B13D014081443148214BF14F9152C15531
56D157E15891591159D15AA15BC15CD15DD15EA15F215F615F315EC15E015D215C515B915B015A
6159C158E157C15631541151514E114A71466142113D51385133212DA1280122111BF115810F11
08910230FBB0F500EE30E740E060D9A0D2F0CC50C5F0BF90B940B2D0AC50A5F09F90997093808D
D0884082F07DB078A073A06ED06A10657060D05C705840545050804CD04900452041403D903A10
36C0339030602D00297025B022101EA01B70188015E0138011900FD00E400CA00AF0094007A006
600550048003A002A00160000","0510870D81021271C31C4","",#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NU
LL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,"","11/11/2008","e
546",#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,"#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#",
"#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","Human","NORM","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#",
"#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","#NULL#","_"

……and so on…………………….

Export Immunofixations (Elfolab → Host)

• From Elfolab 17.4.5 it is possible to export the Immunofixations Image in “jpg” format.
• In the Elfolab menu “Settings->General Parameters” the Parameter “Export
Immunofixations Images” must to be settled on “Yes”.
• For each record with an Immunofixations the image will be exported in the Export
directory.
• The name of exported image will be the “Sample ID” Field (Field 1 of export).
• If “Sample ID” field (Field 1 of export) is empty the image will not be exported.
• The path file will be memorized in the Export file at the Field 38.

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Import specifications (Host → Elfolab):

Elfolab import from Host 26 fields. The fields are described in the following table.
The Import File can have at maximum 999 records.

No. Description Max Length Notes

1 Sample ID 16
2 Concentration(e.g.Total Proteins) -
3 Department 10
4 Name 30
The field have to be
5 Sex 1
“M” or “F”
6 Date of Birth - Format #YYYY-MM-DD#
7 Patient ID 40
8 IgG Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
9 IgA Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
10 IgM Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
11 IgE Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
12 IgD Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
13 Kappa Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
14 Lambda Value (Field for Immunofixations) -
st
15 1 Nephelometric free Field Name 8
16 1st Nephelometric free Field Value
nd
17 2 Nephelometric free Field Name 8
nd
18 2 Nephelometric free Field Value
The field have to have 3
19 Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values - possible values: "g/L",
"mg/L", "mg/dL”
20 Gel ID
21 Free 1 Field 20
22 Free 2 Field 20
23 Free 3 Field 20
24 Free 4 Field 20
25 Free 5 Field 20
26 Free 6 Field 20

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The format for the Import file is the following:

"<ENQ>"
"<STX>","Sample ID", "Concentration", "department", "name", "sex", "birth date", "Patient ID", ”IgG Value”,
”IgA Value”, ”IgM Value”, ”IgE Value”, ”IgD Value”, ”Kappa Value”, ”Lambda Value”, "1st Nephelometric
st nd nd
free Field Name", "1 Nephelometric free Field Value", 2 Nephelometric free Field Name ", 2
Nephelometric free Value", “Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values",“Gel ID”, “Free 1 Field”, “Free 2
Field”, “Free 3 Field”, “Free 4 Field”, “Free 5 Field”, “Free 6 Field”, "<ETX>"

………………
"<STX>","Sample ID", "Concentration", "department", "name", "sex", "birth date", "Patient ID", ”IgG Value”,
st
”IgA Value”, ”IgM Value”, ”IgE Value”, ”IgD Value”, ”Kappa Value”, ”Lambda Value”, "1 Nephelometric
free Field Name", "1 Nephelometric free Field Value", 2 Nephelometric free Field Name ", 2nd
st nd

Nephelometric free Value", “Measure Unit of Nephelometric Values",“Gel ID”, “Free 1 Field”, “Free 2
Field”, “Free 3 Field”, “Free 4 Field”, “Free 5 Field”, “Free 6 Field”, "<ETX>"

It follows an example of Import file:

"• "
"• ","371618",7.7,"Hospital","ANTONIO JULIO ESCALEIRA","M",#1966-01-22#,
"1234","1",5,"3","7","2","4","0.06","Frac.A","3","????","0","g/L","345","aa","bb","cc",
"dd","ee","ff","• "
"• ","371622","6,3",#NULL#,"MARIA ISILDA
LOPES","F",#NULL#,"1235",#NULL#,"9","3",#NULL#,"2","4","0.06",#NULL#,"3","????","0",#NU
LL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,#NULL#,"• "

……and so on…………………….

NOTES

• If the field “Sample ID" is empty (#NULL#) all the respective line won’t
import.
• If a field has value “NULL” then Elfolab will export #NULL# for this
field.
• Differently from the previous protocols the number of records of the
import or export records is not predefined but it depends on the number
of samples imported or exported.
• STX =ASCII char 2
• ETX =ASCII char 3
• ENQ =ASCII char 5
• ACK =ASCII char 6

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