Plates XML block components

VWorks software passes a Plates XML block into the PlateInfoXML parameter of the PlateDroppedOff, PlatePickedUp, and PlateTransferAborted methods. The following table shows the XML components that are contained in this XML block for each method. The elements and attributes are described in the sections that follow. You can click an element name to jump to the appropriate section.

 

Method name	PlateDroppedOff		PlatePickedUp		PlateTransferAborted
Element name Attribute name	No Mount task	Mount task	No Mount task	Mount task	No Mount task	Mount task
Plates	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Instance_Number	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Labware	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Location	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Name	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Not_Really_Moving_The_Plate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plate_Has_Lid	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Simulating	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SourceDevice	✓	✓
SourceLocation	✓	✓
MountedBy		✓		✓		✓
Instance_Number		✓		✓		✓
Labware		✓		✓		✓
Name		✓		✓		✓
Plate_Has_Lid		✓		✓		✓

Plates element

The Plates element contains one Plate element.

Plate element

The Plate element has the following attributes:

 

Name	Value
Instance_Number	The labware instance number.
Labware	The labware type.
Location	The name of the location where the labware was dropped off.
Name	The labware name.
Not_Really_Moving_The_Plate	Indicates whether the robot is moving the labware for delidding/relidding. Possible values: 0 = The robot is not moving the labware for delidding/relidding, but it is performing some other task 1 = The robot is moving the labware for delidding/relidding
Plate_Has_Lid	Indicates whether the labware has a lid. Possible values: 0 = The labware does not have a lid 1 = The labware has a lid
Simulating	Indicates whether VWorks software is running in simulation mode. Possible values: 0 = VWorks software is not running in simulation mode 1 = VWorks software is running in simulation mode
SourceDevice	The name of the device from which the labware was picked up.
SourceLocation	The name of the location on the source device from which the labware was picked up.

MountedBy element

The MountedBy element is only specified when the labware-handling task involves a Mount task. This element contains information about the mounting labware and has the following attributes:

 

Name	Value
Instance_Number	The mounting labware instance number.
Labware	The mounting labware type.
Name	The mounting labware name.
Plate_Has_Lid	Indicates whether the mounting labware has a lid. Possible values: 0 = The mounting labware does not have a lid 1 = The mounting labware has a lid