Hello World, “Inheco ThermoShake”!#

The Inheco Thermoshake is a HeaterCoolerShaker machine that enables:

heating & cooling,
locking & unlocking, and
(orbital) shaking

…of plates.

Temperature control = 4°C to 105°C (all variants, max. 25°C difference to RT in cooling mode)
Variants:
- Inheco ThermoShake RM (manufacturer link)
  - Cat. no.: 7100144
  - status: PLR-tested
  - shaking orbit = 2.0 mm
  - shaking speed = 100 - 2000 rpm
  - footprint: size_x=147 mm, size_y=104 mm, size_z=116 mm
- Inheco ThermoShake (manufacturer link)
  - Cat. no.: 7100146
  - status: PLR-untested (should have the same API as RM)
  - shaking orbit = 2.0 mm
  - shaking speed = 100 - 2000 rpm
  - footprint: size_x=147 mm, size_y=104 mm, size_z=118 mm
- Inheco ThermoShake AC (manufacturer link)
  - Cat. no.: 7100160 & 7100161
  - status: PLR-untested (should have the same API as RM)
  - shaking orbit = 2.0 mm
  - shaking speed = 300 - 3000 rpm
  - footprint: size_x=147 mm, size_y=104 mm, size_z=115.9 mm

Setup Instructions (Physical)#

TODO: setup instructions for physically setting up the machine.

Usage#

from pylabrobot.heating_shaking import HeaterShaker
from pylabrobot.heating_shaking import InhecoThermoShake

backend = InhecoThermoShake()
hs = HeaterShaker(
  name="HeaterShaker",
  backend=backend,
  size_x=0,
  size_y=0,
  size_z=0
)
await hs.setup()

Temperature Control#

await hs.get_temperature() # Get current temperature in C

23.2

await hs.set_temperature(37) # Temperature in degrees C

await hs.wait_for_temperature() # Wait for the temperature to stabilize

Shaking Control#

The setup() method is used to initialize the machine. This is where the backend will connect to the scale and perform any necessary initialization.

The HeaterShaker class has a number of methods for controlling the temperature and shaking of the sample. These are inherited from the TemperatureController and Shaker classes.

set_temperature(): Set the temperature of the module.
get_temperature(): Get the current temperature of the module.
shake(): Set the shaking speed of the module.
stop_shaking(): Stop the shaking of the module.

Shake indefinitely:

await hs.shake(speed=100)  # speed in rpm

Shake for 10 seconds:

await hs.shake(
    speed=100,
    duration=10
)  # speed in rpm, duration in seconds

Closing Connection to Machine#

await hs.stop()

Using Multiple Inheco Thermoshakes#

# TODO: implement control box for Inheco ThermoShake to support multiple thermoshakes on one box.
# https://github.com/PyLabRobot/pylabrobot/issues/494