Configuration Overview

Overview

The Orca configuration file is a YAML file used to define various elements of your lab automation system. It is the backbone of Orca used to define everything in your system

Sections

The configuration file consists of the following sections:

system:
Defines overall system information, including name, version, and description.

labwares:
Specifies definitions of the labware types used in the workflows.

resources:
Lists resources and resource pools, including initialization information for each resource.

config:
Defines deployable environments and associated values for those deployments.

methods:
Specifies individual methods and the actions to be performed within those methods.

workflows:
Defines workflows and the sequence in which methods should be executed.

scripting:
Maps to custom scripts used within the workflows.