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Venus Scripting

A from-scratch series on Hamilton Venus method building — worktables, teaching, sequences, step types, variables, and file I/O — written for non-programmers.

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File Import, Export, and Advanced Venus Scripting: Connecting Your Method to the Outside World

Worktable, teaching, sequences, and step logic give you control over the deck. File I/O, Shell, and parallel execution connect the method to everything outside it.

Variables, Calculations, and Loops: Making Your Venus Method Flexible

A static script does one thing one way every time. Variables, calculations, and loops are what turn it into a method that adapts at runtime.

Single Steps, Power Steps, and Smart Steps: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

Smart Steps look simplest, Single Steps look most complete — the right choice depends on what the step actually needs to do.

Sequences in Venus: The Logic Underneath Every Pipetting Step

Every aspirate and dispense step in Venus references a sequence — understanding pointer behaviour and ordering is the biggest step toward writing methods deliberately.

Teaching Your Deck: Why a Correct Definition Is Not the Same as a Correct Position

A perfect worktable model isn't enough — teaching is the calibration step that confirms the software model matches your specific physical deck.

The Venus Worktable: Why You Build the Deck Before You Write a Single Step

Open Venus and the instinct is to start scripting. The worktable comes first — here's what it contains and why nothing else works without it.