pylabrobot.plate_reading.plate_reader.PlateReader#

class pylabrobot.plate_reading.plate_reader.PlateReader(name: str, size_x: float, size_y: float, size_z: float, backend: PlateReaderBackend, category: str | None = None, model: str | None = None)#

Bases: ResourceHolder, Machine

The front end for plate readers. Plate readers are devices that can read luminescence, absorbance, or fluorescence from a plate.

Plate readers are asynchronous, meaning that their methods will return immediately and will not block.

Here’s an example of how to use this class in a Jupyter Notebook:

>>> from pylabrobot.plate_reading.clario_star import CLARIOStarBackend
>>> pr = PlateReader(backend=CLARIOStarBackend())
>>> pr.setup()
>>> await pr.read_luminescence()
[[value1, value2, value3, ...], [value1, value2, value3, ...], ...

Attributes

name

Get the name of this resource.

resource

setup_finished

Methods

__init__(name, size_x, size_y, size_z, backend)

assign_child_resource(resource[, location, ...])

Assign a child resource to this resource.

at(location)

Return a copy of this resource at the given location.

center([x, y, z])

Get the center of this resource.

centers([xn, yn, zn])

Get equally spaced points in the x, y, and z directions.

close(**backend_kwargs)

copy()

deregister_did_assign_resource_callback(callback)

Remove a callback that will be called after a resource is assigned to this resource.

deregister_did_unassign_resource_callback(...)

Remove a callback that will be called after a resource is unassigned from this resource.

deregister_state_update_callback(callback)

Remove a callback that will be called when the state of the resource changes.

deregister_will_assign_resource_callback(...)

Remove a callback that will be called before a resource is assigned to this resource.

deregister_will_unassign_resource_callback(...)

Remove a callback that will be called before a resource is unassigned from this resource.

deserialize(data[, allow_marshal])

Deserialize a resource from a dictionary.

get_absolute_location([x, y, z])

Get the absolute location of this resource, probably within the pylabrobot.resources.Deck.

get_absolute_rotation()

Get the absolute rotation of this resource.

get_absolute_size_x()

Get the absolute size in the x direction.

get_absolute_size_y()

Get the absolute size in the y direction.

get_absolute_size_z()

Get the absolute size in the z direction.

get_all_children()

Recursively get all children of this resource.

get_anchor([x, y, z])

Get a relative location within the resource.

get_default_child_location(resource)

get_highest_known_point()

Recursively finds the highest known point in absolute space.

get_location_wrt(other[, x, y, z])

Get the location of this resource with respect to another resource.

get_plate()

get_resource(name)

Get a resource by name.

get_root()

Get the root of the resource tree.

get_size_x()

Local size in the x direction.

get_size_y()

Local size in the y direction.

get_size_z()

Local size in the z direction.

is_in_subtree_of(other)

Return True if self is in the subtree rooted at other.

load_all_state(state)

Load state for this resource and all children.

load_from_json_file(json_file)

Loads resources from a JSON file.

load_state(state)

Load state for this resource only.

load_state_from_file(fn)

Load the state of this resource and all children from a JSON file.

open(**backend_kwargs)

read_absorbance(wavelength[, wells, ...])

Read the absorbance from the plate reader.

read_fluorescence(excitation_wavelength, ...)

Read the fluorescence from the plate reader.

read_luminescence(focal_height[, wells, ...])

Read the luminescence from the plate reader.

register_did_assign_resource_callback(callback)

Add a callback that will be called after a resource is assigned to this resource.

register_did_unassign_resource_callback(callback)

Add a callback that will be called after a resource is unassigned from this resource.

register_state_update_callback(callback)

Register a callback that will be called when the state of the resource changes.

register_will_assign_resource_callback(callback)

Add a callback that will be called before a resource is assigned to this resource.

register_will_unassign_resource_callback(...)

Add a callback that will be called before a resource is unassigned from this resource.

rotate([x, y, z])

Rotate counter-clockwise by the given number of degrees.

rotated([x, y, z])

Return a copy of this resource rotated by the given number of degrees.

save(fn[, indent])

Save a resource to a JSON file.

save_state_to_file(fn[, indent])

Save the state of this resource and all children to a JSON file.

serialize()

serialize_all_state()

Serialize the state of this resource and all children.

serialize_state()

Serialize the state of this resource only.

setup(**backend_kwargs)

stop()

unassign()

Unassign this resource from its parent.

unassign_child_resource(resource)

Unassign a child resource from this resource.
Parameters:

  • name (str)

  • size_x (float)

  • size_y (float)

  • size_z (float)

  • backend (PlateReaderBackend)

  • category (str | None)

  • model (str | None)