The licor is controlled through a webserver interface. This usually means loading samples to be sequenced then scurrying off to a computer to configure the run, hit the start button, etc. The machine also displays the results, more or less in real time, and saves completed runs. The typical method of use is to load samples, go to a computer to start the run, then go home, drink beer, and check on progress every now and then over the web.

The N800 is connected to the machine by wifi, and is here displaying the machine's web interface, the right half of which is an image of the run (each column is a different individual, or a size standard, black marks at different heights show different versions of the same gene in different individuals). Controlling the start of the run like this isn't so useful really, but being able to check on a run in progress while strolling around campus is just, well, one of those things that makes me love my N800.