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Protocol Timer – duration estimator

The Protocol Timer allows you to estimate how long protocols should take before running them. It is compatible with both Protocol Designer and Python API protocols, and can be used in software versions 4.6 and later. Read More

Power consumption of the OT-2 and hardware modules

The following are rough estimates of how much power the OT-2 and hardware modules consume. If you need to know the true power consumption of your system, you can use a power meter while your protocol is… Read More

OT-2 motor specifications

This article contains diagrams and basic information about motor specifications for the OT-2 robot and GEN2 pipettes. Read More

OT-2 glossary

This article serves as a visual guide to the various parts of your OT-2 robot and pipettes. Read More

Manually adding a robot’s IP address

This article should be used as a resource if automatic discovery of the robot is not a viable option per your institution’s network setup. Through the procedure below, you will be able to connect the robot with a specified IP address. … Read More

Is the robot capable of loading plates into an imaging system?

While this is currently not an available feature of Opentrons robots, our software is open source and allows for custom modifications and integrations with other lab equipment. Read More

Introduction to Opentrons GitHub

This article serves as an overview of the various Opentrons repositories on GitHub, the platform that hosts all of our open-source code. Read More

Integrating the OT-2 with other lab equipment

This article outlines different ways to integrate the OT-2 with other lab equipment, each varying in complexity and capability. Read More

How to play sounds out of the OT-2

This article provides instructions on how to play sounds through the OT-2’s built-in speaker using the Python API. Read More

How to apply Labware Offset values in Juypter Notebook and opentrons_execute

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