pylabrobot.bmg_labtech.vantastar.driver.features.drawer.Drawer

class pylabrobot.bmg_labtech.vantastar.driver.features.drawer.Drawer(driver: VANTAstarDriver)

Bases: object

The drawer (PlateCommand).

Reached as driver.drawer.

Variables:

• drawer_open – whether the drawer was out when last sensed; None until it is first sensed.

• plate_holder – the plate holder the drawer carries (set by VANTAstarDevice); the measurement features read the plate from it.

Parameters:

driver (VANTAstarDriver)

Attributes

default_move_timeout

Methods

__init__(driver)
close()	Move the drawer in (about 10 s).
open()	Move the drawer out (about 7 s).
sense_drawer_open()	Sense whether the drawer is out.
sense_plate_present()	Sense whether the reader detects a plate.