The instruments module gives your protocol access to the pipette constructors, which is what you will be primarily using to create protocol commands.
Creating a Pipette¶
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Examples in this section require the following:
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from opentrons import instruments, robot
Pipette Model(s)¶
Currently in our API there are 10 pipette models to correspond with the offered pipette models on our website.
They are as follows:
P10_Single(1 - 10 ul)P10_Multi(1 - 10ul)P50_Single(5 - 50ul)P50_Multi(5 - 50ul)P300_Single(30 - 300ul)P300_Multi(30 - 300ul)P1000_Single(100 - 1000ul)P20_Single_GEN2(1 - 20ul)P300_Single_GEN2(20 - 300ul)P1000_Single_GEN2(100 - 1000ul)
For every pipette type you are using in a protocol, you must use one of the
model names specified above and call it out as instruments.(Model Name).
You must also specify a mount. The mount can be either "left" or "right".
In this example, we are using a Single-Channel 300uL pipette.
pipette = instruments.P300_Single(mount="left")
Pipette GEN2 Backwards Compatibility¶
Because the Gen 2 pipettes behave similarly to the Gen 1 pipettes, if you specify a Gen 1 pipette
in your protocol (for instance, instruments.P300_Single) but have a Gen 2 pipette attached (for instance,
instruments.P300_Single_GEN2), you can still run your protocol. The robot will consider the Gen 2
pipette to have the same minimum volume as the Gen 1 pipette, so any advanced commands have the
same behavior as before.
The P20 Single GEN2 is back-compatible with the P10 Single in this regard. If your protocol
specifies an instruments.P10_Single and your robot has an instruments.P20_Single_GEN2
attached, you can run your protocol, and the robot will act as if the maximum volume of the P20
Single GEN2 is 10 μl.
If you have a P50 Single specified in your protocol, there is no automatic backwards compatibility. If you want to use a Gen2 Pipette, you must change your protocol to load either a P300 Single GEN2 (if you are using volumes between 20 and 50 μl) or a P20 Single GEN2 (if you are using volumes below 20 μl).
Plunger Flow Rates¶
The speeds at which the pipette will aspirate and dispense can be set through aspirate_speed, dispense_speed, and blow_out_speed in units of millimeters of plunger travel per second, or through aspirate_flow_rate, dispense_flow_rate, and blow_out_flow_rate in units of microliters/second. These have varying defaults depending on the model.
pipette = instruments.P300_Single(
mount="right",
aspirate_flow_rate=200,
dispense_flow_rate=600,
blow_out_flow_rate=600)
Minimum and Maximum Volume¶
The minimum and maximum volume of the pipette may be set using
min_volume and max_volume. The values are in microliters and have
varying defaults depending on the model.
pipette = instruments.P10_Single(
mount="right",
min_volume=2,
max_volume=8)
The given defaults for every pipette model is the following:
P10_Single¶
Aspirate Default: 5 μl/s
Dispense Default: 10 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 1 μl
Maximum Volume: 10 μl
P10_Multi¶
Aspirate Default: 5 μl/s
Dispense Default: 10 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 1 μl
Maximum Volume: 10 μl
P50_Single¶
Aspirate Default: 25 μl/s
Dispense Default: 50 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 5 μl
Maximum Volume: 50 μl
P50_Multi¶
Aspirate Default: 25 μl/s
Dispense Default: 50 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 5 μl
Maximum Volume: 50 μl
P300_Single¶
Aspirate Default: 150 μl/s
Dispense Default: 300 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 30 μl
Maximum Volume: 300 μl
P300_Multi¶
Aspirate Default: 150 μl/s
Dispense Default: 300 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 30 μl
Maximum Volume: 300 μl
P1000_Single¶
Aspirate Default: 500 μl/s
Dispense Default: 1000 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 1000 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 100 μl
Maximum Volume: 1000 μl
P20_Single_GEN2¶
Aspirate Default: 3.78 μl/s
Dispense Default: 3.78 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 3.78 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 1 μl
Maximum Volume: 20 μl
P300_Single_GEN2¶
Aspirate Default: 46.43 μl/s
Dispense Default: 46.43 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 46.43 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 20 μl
Maximum Volume: 300 μl
P1000_Single_GEN2¶
Aspirate Default: 137.35 μl/s
Dispense Default: 137.35 μl/s
Blow Out Default: 137.35 μl/s
Minimum Volume: 100 μl
Maximum Volume: 1000 μl
Old Pipette Constructor¶
The Pipette constructor that was used directly in OT-One protocols is now
an internal-only class. Its behavior is difficult to predict when not used
through the public constructors mentioned above. Pipette constructor
arguments are subject to change of their default values, behaviors, and
parameters may be added or removed without warning or a major version
increment.