pylabrobot.scales.mettler_toledo.MettlerToledoWXS205SDU

class pylabrobot.scales.mettler_toledo.MettlerToledoWXS205SDU(port: str)

Bases: ScaleBackend

Backend for the Mettler Toledo WXS205SDU scale.

This scale is used by Hamilton in the liquid verification kit (LVK).

Documentation: https://web.archive.org/web/20240208213802/https://www.mt.com/dam/ product_organizations/industry/apw/generic/11781363_N_MAN_RM_MT-SICS_APW_en.pdf

From the docs:

“If several commands are sent in succession without waiting for the corresponding responses, it is possible that the weigh module/balance confuses the sequence of command processing or ignores entire commands.”

Methods

__init__(port)
clear_tare()	TAC - Clear tare weight value
get_dynamic_weight(timeout)	Get a stable weight value from the machine if possible within a given timeout, or return the current weight value if not possible.
get_serial_number()	Get the serial number of the scale.
get_stable_weight()	Get a stable weight value from the scale.
get_tare_weight()	TA - Tare weight value Description "Use TA to query the current tare value or preset a known tare value."
get_weight([timeout])	High level function to get a weight value from the scale.
get_weight_value_immediately()	Get a weight value immediately from the scale.
send_command(command[, timeout])	Send a command to the scale and receive the response.
set_display_text(text)	Set the display text of the scale.
set_weight_display()	Return the display to the normal weight display.
setup()
stop()
tare([timeout])	High level function to tare the scale.
tare_immediately()	Tare the scale immediately.
tare_stable()	Tare the scale when the weight is stable.
tare_timeout(timeout)	Tare the scale after a given timeout.
zero([timeout])	High level function to zero the scale.
zero_immediately()	Zero the scale immediately.
zero_stable()	Zero the scale when the weight is stable.
zero_timeout(timeout)	Zero the scale after a given timeout.

Parameters:

port (str)