feat(opentrons): add new-architecture OT-2 driver - #1193
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Retain run state until the server confirms shutdown so setup can safely start another run. Keep OT2 imports in the order required by formatting checks.
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Summary
Adds an Opentrons OT-2 driver following PyLabRobot's new device architecture.
The driver lives in
pylabrobot/opentrons/ot2/and models each mounted pipette as anOT2Pipetteobject. It communicates directly with the robot's HTTP API through a new asynchronous JSON-over-HTTP transport.Features
Differences from the legacy backend
ot_apiclientDocumentation
Adds a runnable tutorial at:
docs/user_guide/opentrons/ot2/hello-world.ipynbThe notebook covers calibration, networking, deck setup, pipette discovery, tip handling, mixing, transfer, disposal, homing, and teardown.
Validation
Current limitations
Hardware status
This driver has not yet been tested on physical hardware.
setup()logs an explicit warning until a staged single-channel hardware test has passed.