pylabrobot.liquid_handling.backends.backend.LiquidHandlerBackend

class pylabrobot.liquid_handling.backends.backend.LiquidHandlerBackend

Bases: MachineBackend

Abstract base class for liquid handling robot backends.

For more information on some methods and arguments, see the documentation for the LiquidHandler class.

Variables:

setup_finished – Whether the backend has been set up.

Attributes

num_channels

The number of channels that the robot has.

Methods

__init__()
aspirate(ops, use_channels)	Aspirate liquid from the specified resource using pip.
aspirate96(aspiration)	Aspirate from all wells in 96 well plate.
assigned_resource_callback(resource)	Called when a new resource was assigned to the robot.
deserialize(data)	Deserialize the backend.
dispense(ops, use_channels)	Dispense liquid from the specified resource using pip.
dispense96(dispense)	Dispense to all wells in 96 well plate.
drop_tips(ops, use_channels)	Drop tips from the specified resource.
drop_tips96(drop)	Drop tips to the specified resource using CoRe 96.
move_channel_x(channel, x)	Move the specified channel to the specified x coordinate.
move_channel_y(channel, y)	Move the specified channel to the specified y coordinate.
move_channel_z(channel, z)	Move the specified channel to the specified z coordinate.
move_resource(move)	Move a resource to a new location.
pick_up_tips(ops, use_channels)	Pick up tips from the specified resource.
pick_up_tips96(pickup)	Pick up tips from the specified resource using CoRe 96.
prepare_for_manual_channel_operation()	Prepare the robot for manual operation.
serialize()	Serialize the backend so that an equivalent backend can be created by passing the dict as kwargs to the initializer.
setup()
stop()
unassigned_resource_callback(name)	Called when a resource is unassigned from the robot.