Hello World, Inheco ThermoShake!#

The Inheco Thermoshake is a heater-cooler-shaker 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)
  - PLR name: inheco_thermoshake_rm
  - 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)
  - PLR name: inheco_thermoshake
  - 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)
  - PLR name: inheco_thermoshake_ac
  - 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

Check out the Thermoshake User and installation manual for more information.

Setup Instructions (Physical)#

See the Inheco TemperatureController user guide for instructions on using multiple ThermoShakes with one control box. The instructions are the same as for the Inheco CPAC.

Usage#

from pylabrobot.heating_shaking import HeaterShaker
from pylabrobot.temperature_controlling import InhecoTECControlBox

control_box = InhecoTECControlBox()
await control_box.setup()

from pylabrobot.heating_shaking import inheco_thermoshake
hs = inheco_thermoshake(
  name="Inheco Thermoshake",
  control_box=control_box,
  index=1,
)
await hs.setup()
type(hs)  # pylabrobot.heating_shaking.HeaterShaker

pylabrobot.heating_shaking.heater_shaker.HeaterShaker

Temperature Control#

See the Inheco TemperatureController user guide for temperature control instructions. They are the same for ThermoShake as they are for the Inheco CPAC.

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

await hs.stop_shaking()  # Stop shaking

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 Devices#