pylabrobot.molecular_devices.spectramax.MolecularDevicesPlateReader

class pylabrobot.molecular_devices.spectramax.MolecularDevicesPlateReader(port: str, human_readable_device_name: str = 'Molecular Devices Plate Reader')

Bases: object

Serial driver for Molecular Devices plate readers.

Owns the serial connection, command protocol, and device-level operations (open/close tray, status, error log, shake).

Attributes

supports_active_cooling

Methods

__init__(port[, human_readable_device_name])
clear_error_log()	Clear the device error log.
close()	Close the plate tray.
deactivate()
open()	Open the plate tray.
read_absorbance(plate, wells, wavelength[, ...])	Read absorbance.
read_error_log()	Read the device error log.
request_current_temperature()
request_firmware_version()	Get the firmware version.
request_status()	Get the current device status.
request_temperature()	Get (current_temp, set_point) from the device.
send_command(command[, timeout, num_res_fields])	Send a command and receive the response, automatically determining the number of response fields.
set_temperature(temperature)
setup()
start_shake()	Start shaking.
stop()
stop_shake()	Stop shaking.
wait_for_idle([timeout])	Wait for the plate reader to become idle.

Parameters:

• port (str)

• human_readable_device_name (str)