MicroDrop v3.1.2

Overview

If you want to run v3.1.2 specifically, you should download the portable exe.

For installation instructions and DropBot usage information, please also see:

• DropBot DB3-120 user guide
• Change Log

MicroDrop v2.35

Overview

The Setup.exe installer contains everything needed to get started with a DropBot model DB3-120 from a Windows computer. Note that this will automatically update to the latest available version. If you want to run v2.35.0 specifically, you should download the portable exe.

For installation instructions and DropBot usage information, please also see:

• DropBot DB3-120 user guide
• Change Log

MicroDrop Installer v2.19

Download

MicroDrop-2.19-Windows-x86.exe

Overview

The MicroDrop-2.19-Windows-x86.exe installer contains everything
needed to get up and running to control a DropBot model DB3-120
from a Windows computer.

For installation instructions and DropBot usage information, please also see:

• DropBot DB3-120 user guide
• MicroDrop quick start guide

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What's new?

• The bundled DropBot plugin (i.e., microdrop.dropbot-plugin v2.22.5) includes:
  • Detection and indicator identifying when a DMF chip is inserted into the DropBot.
  • Retry of electrode actuation until a specified capacitance threshold is
    reached (currently does not apply to routes, only explicit electrode
    actuation).
  • Logging of capacitance measurements (one measurement per step) into a
    comma-separated value (CSV) file.
  • Improved detection of DropBot during startup and connection.
• Improved user interface, including:
  • Real-time update of video transform while clicking and dragging control
    points on the video frame. In previous versions of MicroDrop, the video
    transform only updated once the mouse button was released after a
    click-and-drag action.
  • Smooth resizing of main window and DMF device UI window.
• Various bug fixes, including preventing spurious resizing of main MicroDrop
  window when real-time mode checkbox is toggled.

MicroDrop Installer v2.14

Download

MicroDrop-2.14-Windows-x86.exe

Overview

The MicroDrop-2.14-Windows-x86.exe installer contains everything needed to get up and running to control a DropBot model DB3-120 from a Windows computer.

For installation instructions and DropBot usage information, please also see:

• MicroDrop quick start guide
• DropBot DB3-120 quick start guide

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What's new?

• The bundled DropBot plugin (i.e., microdrop.dropbot-plugin v0.16.1) includes:
  • Automatic firmware updating
  • DropBot on-board diagnostic tests (see example report)
    
• New plugin format (see below)
• Watch for updates from multiple sources (see below)
• Various bug fixes
• Reduce occurrences of unresponsive user interface

New plugin format

This release uses Conda packages with the prefix "microdrop." for MicroDrop plugins, which provides numerous benefits:

• Plugins can easily specify run-time dependencies as a list of Conda packages
• Custom Conda channels can be used to release custom MicroDrop plugins
• Local directories can be configured as Conda channels, facilitating local testing of plugins during development

Multiple default update sources

MicroDrop uses Conda to manage dependencies and plugins. Conda manages available packages through sources called "channels".

The following are the default Conda package channels set by the installer, from lowest to highest priority:

• http://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/wheeler-microfluidics/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/sci-bots
• https://conda.anaconda.org/microdrop-plugins

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Backwards incompatible changes

• Due to the renaming of plugins, existing protocols developed using MicroDrop < 2.8 are not currently supported

MicroDrop v2.11 Installer

This release uses Conda packages with the prefix "microdrop." for MicroDrop plugins, which provides numerous benefits:

• Plugins can easily specify run-time dependencies as a list of Conda packages
• Custom Conda channels can be used to release custom MicroDrop plugins
• Local directories can be configured as Conda channels, facilitating local testing of plugins during development

Default package channels

The following are the default Conda package channels set by the installer, from lowest to highest priority:

• http://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/wheeler-microfluidics/
• https://conda.anaconda.org/sci-bots
• https://conda.anaconda.org/microdrop-plugins

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Caveats

• Existing protocols developed using MicroDrop < 2.8 are not currently supported
  • DRC protocols will still work
• We recommend uninstalling any existing MicroDrop installation before installing MicroDrop v2.11

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Installer (most users)

• MicroDrop-2.11-Windows-x86.exe

Installer including MR-Box plugin and other developer dependencies for DRC project

• MicroDrop-DRC-2.11.1-Windows-x86.exe
  • Note: The MicroDrop-DRC-MR-Box-2.11-Windows-x86.exe installer had a typo in the pkgs/post-install.bat which prevented a) the installed plugins Conda packages from being linked into the available MicroDrop plugins list, and b) the default Conda channels from being set. In an existing MicroDrop-DRC-MR-Box-2.11 install, this can be fixed by running the MicroDrop-DRC-post-install.bat file below in the root of the Conda installation.

Microdrop 2.4 - Windows x86

MicroDrop 2.4 release including:

• MicroDrop shortcuts added to Windows menu (under "MicroDrop")
• MicroDrop Profile Manager dialog.