In a process for receiving a broadband electromagnetic signal, the receiving spectrum is divided into n partial spectrums, which are subjected to parallel further processing in n channels. A transmission-side client and a reception-side client have the same password. The system can also pool multiple oligonucleotide samples together by providing graphical images representing oligonucleotide containers, and allowing the customer to select the proper containers to pool. The automation data server, which is inter-operably coupled to the front end automation system, passes information about the request and the response from the front end automation system to the automated operator. When the comparator is not in a compare mode, the comparator can operate in an auto-zero mode to cancel offset when measuring the input of the comparator. The data is transferred via the communication network to a communication node.