Cytation

BioTek Cytation plate reader documentation. This page describes all available commands and their parameters for controlling the Cytation instrument.

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Configuration
3. Commands
   1. OpenCarrier
   2. CloseCarrier
   3. StartRead

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Overview

Device Information

Manufacturer:	BioTek
Category:	Plate Reader
Package:	com.science.foundry.tools.grpc_interfaces.cytation

Configuration

Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
protocol_dir	string	Directory containing protocol files
experiment_dir	string	Directory for experiment results
reader_type	CytationReaderType	Type of Cytation reader (see enum values below)

Supported Reader Types

• CYTATION_READER_ELX800
• CYTATION_READER_ELX808
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_HT
• CYTATION_READER_FLX800
• CYTATION_READER_POWERWAVE
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY2
• CYTATION_READER_POWERWAVEXS2
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_MX
• CYTATION_READER_EPOCH
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_H4
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_H1
• CYTATION_READER_EON
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_NEO
• CYTATION_READER_CYTATION3
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_HTX
• CYTATION_READER_CYTATION5
• CYTATION_READER_EPOCH2
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_NEO2
• CYTATION_READER_LIONHEART_FX
• CYTATION_READER_800TS
• CYTATION_READER_CYTATION1
• CYTATION_READER_SYNERGY_LX
• CYTATION_READER_LIONHEART_LX

Commands

OpenCarrier

Opens the plate carrier to allow plate insertion or removal.

Parameters

No parameters required

CloseCarrier

Closes the plate carrier.

Parameters

No parameters required

StartRead

Starts a plate reading operation using a specified protocol.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
protocol_file	string	Yes	Path to the protocol file to execute
experiment_name	string	No	Name for the experiment
well_addresses	repeated string	No	List of well addresses to read (e.g., ["A1", "A2", "B1"])