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Opentrons OT-2 Robot and Software setup
Step 1 - Place the Omni-Stainer, reagent reservoirs, pipette tip rack, and antibody plate into the dedicated slots on the deck of the liquid handler.
When inserting the labware (plates, reservoirs, Omni-Stainers) into the slot of the liquid handler deck it is important to ensure the complete in-flush alignment of the labware bottom with the surface of the deck. Lack of such alignment may result in tips bending while hitting the bottom of the labware wells. SBS labware should click in or rest fully in a deck location, a common error is one of the back corners not being fully inserted and level with the rest of the labware.
Step 2 - Create a running protocol using the Staining Works Software
The Python files with staining protocols for an individual experiment can be easily configured using the Staining Works Software. For auditing and accountability we recommend storing the individual day – specific protocols and assigning them a name consisting of the operator name, date, and the purpose of the experiment.
Step 2 - Start the experiment. Calibration step.
Step 3 - Start the experiment. Initiate the protocol run.