Spectramax

Molecular Devices Spectramax plate reader documentation. This page describes all available commands and their parameters for controlling the Spectramax instrument.

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Configuration
3. Commands
   1. OpenDrawer
   2. CloseDrawer
   3. StartRead

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Overview

Device Information

Manufacturer:	Molecular Devices
Category:	Plate Reader
Package:	com.science.foundry.tools.grpc_interfaces.spectramax

Configuration

Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
protocol_dir	string	Directory containing protocol files
experiment_dir	string	Directory for experiment results

Commands

OpenDrawer

Opens the plate drawer to allow plate insertion or removal.

Parameters

No parameters required

CloseDrawer

Closes the plate drawer.

Parameters

No parameters required

StartRead

Starts a plate reading operation using a specified protocol.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
protocol_file	string	Path to the protocol file to execute
experiment_name	string	Name for the experiment