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A hardware is used in BASE to represent a piece of equipment in the lab that is used in the experiments. Information about hardware is typically added to a BASE server by an administrator and can be managed from
.The name of the hardware.
The hardware type of the hardware. The list may evolve depending on additions by the server administrator. Selecting the proper hardware type is important and enables BASE to automatically guess the most likely hardware when creating new items. See Chapter 12, Item subtypes and categories for more information.
The version number or model of the hardware.
A description of the hardware.
A software item is used in BASE to represent the software that is used to process and analyze data outside of BASE. Analysis that is done inside BASE is usually represented as plug-ins. Information about software is typically added to a BASE server by an administrator and can be managed from
.The name of the software.
The software type of the software. The list may evolve depending on additions by the server administrator. Selecting the proper software type is important and enables BASE to automatically guess the most likely software when creating new items. See Chapter 12, Item subtypes and categories for more information.
The version number of the software.
A description of the software.