OME-NGFF plate schema

• 1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate

  • 1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > version

  • 1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > name

  • 1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns

    • 1.3.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns > columns items

      • 1.3.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns > columns items > name

  • 1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows

    • 1.4.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows > rows items

      • 1.4.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows > rows items > name

  • 1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells

    • 1.5.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items

      • 1.5.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items > path

  • 1.6. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > field_count

  • 1.7. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions

    • 1.7.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items

      • 1.7.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > id

      • 1.7.1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > maximumfieldcount

      • 1.7.1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > name

      • 1.7.1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > description

      • 1.7.1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > starttime

Title: OME-NGFF plate schema

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Description: JSON from OME-NGFF Plate .zattrs

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ plate	No	object	No	-	-

1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate

Type	object
Required	Yes
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ version	No	enum (of string)	No	-	-
- name	No	string	No	-	-
+ columns	No	array of object	No	-	Columns of the Plate grid
+ rows	No	array of object	No	-	Rows of the Plate grid
+ wells	No	array of object	No	-	Rows of the Plate grid
- field_count	No	object	No	-	Maximum number of fields per view across all wells.
- acquisitions	No	array of object	No	-	Rows of the Plate grid

1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > version

Type	enum (of string)
Required	Yes

Must be one of:

• “0.1”

1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > name

Type	string
Required	No

1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns

Type	array of object
Required	Yes

Description: Columns of the Plate grid

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
columns items	-

1.3.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns > columns items

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ name	No	string	No	-	-

1.3.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns > columns items > name

Type	string
Required	Yes

1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows

Type	array of object
Required	Yes

Description: Rows of the Plate grid

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
rows items	-

1.4.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows > rows items

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ name	No	string	No	-	-

1.4.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows > rows items > name

Type	string
Required	Yes

1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells

Type	array of object
Required	Yes

Description: Rows of the Plate grid

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
wells items	-

1.5.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ path	No	string	No	-	-

1.5.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items > path

Type	string
Required	Yes

1.6. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > field_count

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Description: Maximum number of fields per view across all wells.

1.7. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions

Type	array of object
Required	No

Description: Rows of the Plate grid

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
acquisitions items	-

1.7.1. OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items

Type	object
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ id	No	number	No	-	-
- maximumfieldcount	No	number	No	-	-
- name	No	string	No	-	-
- description	No	string	No	-	-
- starttime	No	number	No	-	-

1.7.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > id

Type	number
Required	Yes

1.7.1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > maximumfieldcount

Type	number
Required	No

1.7.1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > name

Type	string
Required	No

1.7.1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > description

Type	string
Required	No

1.7.1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > starttime

Type	number
Required	No

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