A system for providing an electrical interface across a sealed boundary may include a frame in sealed engagement with at least a portion of a substrate. The apparatuses and methods may employ a variety of interfaces that facilitate controlled fluid transportation from a lumen for absorption by the sample. To save memory, the SMB compatible code may not support the full set of SMB protocol features. The data elements stored in the buffer may be received from a user, or be read from the non-volatile memory during the performance of system overhead operations. The invention more specifically discloses Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and processes for the production of hydrocarbons from synthesis gas.