Resource Library#

The PLR Resource Library (PLR-RL) is the world’s biggest and most accurate centralized collection of labware. If you cannot find something, please contribute what you are looking for!

Resource subclasses#

In PLR every physical object is a subclass of the Resource superclass (except for Tip). Each subclass adds unique methods or attributes to represent its unique physical specifications and behavior.

Some standard Resource subclasses in the inheritance tree are:

Resource
├── Carrier
│   ├── TipCarrier
│   ├── PlateCarrier
│   ├── MFXCarrier
│   ├── ShakerCarrier
│   └── TubeCarrier
├── Container
│   ├── Well
│   ├── PetriDish
│   ├── Tube
│   └── Trough
├── ItemizedResource
│   ├── Plate
│   ├── TipRack
│   └── TubeRack
├── Lid
└── PlateAdapter

See more detailed documentatino below (WIP).

Resource subclasses

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Plate Naming Standard#

PLR is not actively enforcing a specific plate naming standard but recommends the following:

PLR_plate_naming_standards

This standard is similar to the Opentrons API labware naming standard but 1) further sub-categorizes “wellplates” to facilitate communication with day-to-day users, and 2) adds information about the well-bottom geometry.

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