pylabrobot.liquid_handling.backends.hamilton.STAR_backend.STAR.move_channel_z#
- async STAR.move_channel_z(channel: int, z: float)#
Move a channel in the Z direction.
Deprecated since version Use:
move_channel_stop_disk_z()for moves without a tip attached (stop disk) ormove_channel_tool_z()when a tip or tool is attached (tip/tool end).The Hamilton firmware interprets this Z position based on its internal “tip mounted” state for the specified channel. When the firmware state indicates that no tip is mounted, the absolute Z position refers to the bottom of the stop disk. In that case, this command is effectively equivalent to
move_channel_stop_disk_z()for the same numeric Z value.When the firmware state indicates that a tip is mounted on the channel, the same Z position instead refers to the physical end of the tip. In this case, the numeric Z value used with this method may differ from the stop disk Z position used with
move_channel_stop_disk_z()for the same physical height above the deck.