IWorksController interface

IMPORTANT To call IWorksController methods, plugins must first implement the IControllerClient interface. See “IControllerClient interface” .

VWorks software implements the IWorksController interface. Plugins must call IWorksController methods to do the following:

•	Notify VWorks software about user activities

•	Write messages to the Main Log

•	Communicate with another plugin using VWorks software as the intermediary

•	Tell VWorks software to perform certain actions

•	Request information from VWorks software

•	Return information to VWorks software

This section defines the IWorksController interface methods.

IMPORTANT All VWorks device driver plugins must implement the IWorksDriver, IControllerClient, and IWorksDiags interfaces.

This section contains the following topics:

•	“NotifyDataChanged method”

•	“NotifyTipOperation method”

•	“OnCloseDiagsDialog method”

•	“PrintToLog method”

•	“Query method”

–	“AllDeviceInfo query/response”

–	“Barcode query/response”

–	“DeviceLocationTeachpoints query/response”

–	“GetDeviceName query/response”

–	“GetIOManagerPointInput query/response”

–	“GetJavascriptVariable query/response”

–	“GetProductInfo query/response”

–	“GetRunSetStatus query/response”

–	“InterPlugin query/response”

–	“Labware query/response”

–	“LocationInformation query/response”

–	“LocationToTeachpoints query/response”

–	“PlateVolume query/response”

–	“ScanBarcode query/response”

–	“SystemPlateInformation query/response”

–	“TeachpointInformation query/response”

•	“Update method”

–	“AsyncTaskFinished update”

–	“AsyncTaskStarted update”

–	“Barcode update”

–	“ErrorAbortRetryIgnoreNonBlocking update”

–	“InventoryPlateBarcodes update”

–	“LiquidTransferComplete update”

–	“RackInfo update”

–	“RunScript update”

–	“RunsetAdd update”

–	“SetIOManagerPointDigitalOutput update”

–	“Volume update”