To upload Labware Offset data via Jupyter Notebook or the command line interface with opentrons_execute in software versions 6.3 and later, you must first enable an advanced setting in the Opentrons App. Read More

This guide is for users who find that their robot is moving either too fast or too slow. By using the procedure below, you can alter the speed of the robot’s motor. This will change the speed at which the robot moves. Read More

This article provides information on the number of computers required to control multiple Opentrons robots. Read More

This article highlights the differences in hardware between the OT-2 and OT-2R robots. Read More

SCP is a command line tool for copying files between devices. You can use it to upload files from your computer to your OT-2 or to download files from your OT-2 to your computer. Read More

This article describes where to find your OT-2’s serial number and how to use this information to determine when it was manufactured. Read More

The OT-2 cannot perform colony recognition, but can help automate colony PCR procedures. Read More

There is a known issue in 6.0.0 related to Python API protocols which write files to a robot filesystem. For the protocol to run successfully, it must output to a filesystem path where the Opentrons App has permission to write. Read More

SSH is a way to connect to and control your OT-2 over the command line. It’s required for some troubleshooting and advanced tasks. There are two parts to the process: installing SSH on your computer, and configuring your OT-2 to accept SSH connections from your computer. Read More

This article covers what you or your IT team needs to know to get your robots connected. Read More