`science_jubilee.tools.PumpDispenser`#

Module Contents#

Class to manage dispenser tool, for example for a color mixing demo

class science_jubilee.tools.PumpDispenser.PumpDispenser(index, name, pump_group, dispense_tip_offsets, line_volume, waste=None)#

Class to manage dispenser tool, for example for a color mixing demo

Parameters:

index – The tool index of the dispenser head on the machine
name (str) – The tool name
pump_group (science_jubilee.tools.PeristalticPump.PeristalticPumps) – science_jubilee.tools.PeristalticPump.PeristalticPumps object to assign to dispenser head
dispense_tip_offset (list) – Offsets from tool reference point for every dispense tip on the tool
line_volume (int, float) – Volume in mL of tubing line between pump and dispense head for 1 line
waste (class 'Well') – Location of waste basin

classmethod from_config(index, pump_group, config_file: str, path: str = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'configs'))#

Initialize the pipette object from a config file

Parameters:

index (int) – The tool index of the dispenser_head on the machine
config_file (str) – The name of the config file containign the dispenser tool parameters

Returns:

A PumpDispenser object

Return type:

PumpDispenser

Specify a waste collection container to dump extra liquid into. This should be large enough to catch liquid from all dispenser tips simultaneously.

dispense(vol: float | int | list, location: science_jubilee.labware.Labware.Well | Tuple | science_jubilee.labware.Labware.Location, dispense_head_index=None)#

Dispense volume vol from dispense head dispense_head_index into location

Parameters:

vol (float, int list) – Volume to dispense, in mL. Specify a single number (float, int) and a dispense head index (int) to dispense from a single specific dispense head, the single volume with no dispense head to dispense this amount from all dispense tips, or a list of volumes to dispense unique amount from each dispense tip
location (class 'Well') – Location to dispense
dispense_head_index (int) – index of dispense tip to dispense from, if passing single number for vol

Fill all lines with liquid from all pumps simultaneously.

Parameters:

volume – volume to prime with, if not specified in config file
location (class 'Well') – location of waste container, if not already specified

empty_lines(volume: int | float = None)#

return line contents to stock wells.

Parameters:: volume (int, float) – line volume to return, if not set in instance already