OT-2: Get Started

From unboxing your OT-2 to running your first protocol.

19 articles in this collection
Written by Ethan Jones, Max Marrone, and Nick Crider

1. Unbox the OT-2

Get started: Unbox the OT-2

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Check what's included with your OT-2

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

2. Prepare the OT-2

Get started: Remove the shipping zip ties from the OT-2's deck

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Unlock the OT-2

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Install the top window and the window covers

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

3. Set up the Opentrons App

Get started: Download and install the Opentrons App

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Supported operating systems for the Opentrons App

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

4. Power on the OT-2

Get started: Power on the OT-2

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

5. Connect to the OT-2

Get started: Connect to your OT-2 over USB

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Connect to your OT-2 over Wi-Fi (optional)

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago

Get Started: Update your OT-2

Written by Nick Crider
Updated over a week ago

6. Attach pipettes

Get started: Attach pipettes

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago

7. Calibrate the OT-2

Get started: Calibrate the deck

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Calibrate tip length and pipette offset

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago

8. Run your first protocol

Get started: Choose which protocol method is right for you

Start your first protocol with the Protocol Designer or the Python API.

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Protocol Designer onboarding protocol tutorial

Try this simple plate duplication protocol to get started with your OT-2 using Protocol Designer.

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Python API onboarding protocol tutorial

Try one of two basic protocols from the Opentrons Protocol Library to get started with your OT-2 using the Python API.

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Calibrate labware

Written by Ethan Jones
Updated over a week ago

Get started: Run your protocol

Written by Max Marrone
Updated over a week ago