Abstract

The poseidon syringe pump and microscope system is an open source alternative to commercial systems. It costs less than $400 and can be assembled in under an hour using the instructions and source files available at https://pachterlab.github.io/poseidon. We describe the poseidon system and use it to illustrate design principles that can facilitate the adoption and development of open source bioinstruments. The principles are functionality, robustness, simplicity, modularity, benchmarking, and documentation.

Details

Title
Design principles for open source bioinstrumentation: the poseidon syringe pump system as an example
Author
A Sina Booeshaghi; Eduardo Da Veiga Beltrame; Bannon, Dylan; Gehring, Jase; Pachter, Lior
University/institution
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Section
New Results
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jan 17, 2019
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Source type
Working Paper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2167984607
Copyright
© 2019. This article is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (“the License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.