PlateFlo

Python tools for the PlateFlo perfusion tissue culture system. Simplifies serial control of FETbox hardware controller and Ismatec peristaltic pumps.

Installation

Using pip package manager:

pip install plateflo

or

python3 -m pip install plateflo

Description

The plateflo package includes the following modules and sub-package:

• fetbox - OmniPerf FETbox serial control
• scheduler - Scheduling/executing system commands, e.g. valve on/off every 5 min.
• ismatec - Package for basic serial control of Ismatec peristaltic pumps
  • ismatec_dig - Reglo Digital peristaltic pump
  • ismatec_icc - Reglo ICC peristaltic pump
  • ismatec_scanner - Find connected Reglo pumps
• serial_io - Underlying threaded serial I/O library. Built around pyserial

Documentation

• HardwareX Publication - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00222
• PlateFlo ReadTheDocs - https://plateflo.readthedocs.io

Source

Github - https://github.com/robertpazdzior/plateflo-pypi