OME-NGFF plate schema#

Title: OME-NGFF plate schema

Type

object

Required

No

Additional properties

Any type allowed

Description: JSON from OME-NGFF .zattrs

Property

Pattern

Type

Deprecated

Definition

Title/Description

- plate

No

object

No

-

-

1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate#

Type

object

Required

No

Additional properties

Any type allowed

Property

Pattern

Type

Deprecated

Definition

Title/Description

- acquisitions

No

array of object

No

-

The acquisitions for this plate

- version

No

enum (of string)

No

-

The version of the specification

- field_count

No

integer

No

-

The maximum number of fields per view across all wells

- name

No

string

No

-

The name of the plate

+ columns

No

array of object

No

-

The columns of the plate

+ rows

No

array of object

No

-

The rows of the plate

+ wells

No

array of object

No

-

The wells of the plate

1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions#

Type

array of object

Required

No

Description: The acquisitions for this plate

Array restrictions

Min items

N/A

Max items

N/A

Items unicity

False

Additional items

False

Tuple validation

See below

Each item of this array must be

Description

acquisitions items

-

1.1.1. 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

integer

No

-

A unique identifier within the context of the plate

- maximumfieldcount

No

integer

No

-

The maximum number of fields of view for the acquisition

- name

No

string

No

-

The name of the acquisition

- description

No

string

No

-

The description of the acquisition

- starttime

No

integer

No

-

The start timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

- endtime

No

integer

No

-

The end timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch
1.1.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > id#

Type

integer

Required

Yes

Description: A unique identifier within the context of the plate

Restrictions

Minimum

≥ 0
1.1.1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > maximumfieldcount#

Type

integer

Required

No

Description: The maximum number of fields of view for the acquisition

Restrictions

Minimum

> 0
1.1.1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > name#

Type

string

Required

No

Description: The name of the acquisition

1.1.1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > description#

Type

string

Required

No

Description: The description of the acquisition

1.1.1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > starttime#

Type

integer

Required

No

Description: The start timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

Restrictions

Minimum

≥ 0
1.1.1.6. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > endtime#

Type

integer

Required

No

Description: The end timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

Restrictions

Minimum

≥ 0

1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > version#

Type

enum (of string)

Required

No

Description: The version of the specification

Must be one of:

  • “0.4”

1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > field_count#

Type

integer

Required

No

Description: The maximum number of fields per view across all wells

Restrictions

Minimum

> 0

1.4. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > name#

Type

string

Required

No

Description: The name of the plate

1.5. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns#

Type

array of object

Required

Yes

Description: The columns of the plate

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

-

1.5.1. 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

-

The column name
1.5.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > columns > columns items > name#

Type

string

Required

Yes

Description: The column name

Restrictions

Must match regular expression

^[A-Za-z0-9]+$ Test

1.6. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows#

Type

array of object

Required

Yes

Description: The rows of the plate

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

-

1.6.1. 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

-

The row name
1.6.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > rows > rows items > name#

Type

string

Required

Yes

Description: The row name

Restrictions

Must match regular expression

^[A-Za-z0-9]+$ Test

1.7. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells#

Type

array of object

Required

Yes

Description: The wells of the plate

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

-

1.7.1. 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

-

The path to the well subgroup

+ rowIndex

No

integer

No

-

The index of the well in the rows list

+ columnIndex

No

integer

No

-

The index of the well in the columns list
1.7.1.1. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items > path#

Type

string

Required

Yes

Description: The path to the well subgroup

Restrictions

Must match regular expression

^[A-Za-z0-9]+/[A-Za-z0-9]+$ Test
1.7.1.2. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items > rowIndex#

Type

integer

Required

Yes

Description: The index of the well in the rows list

Restrictions

Minimum

≥ 0
1.7.1.3. Property OME-NGFF plate schema > plate > wells > wells items > columnIndex#

Type

integer

Required

Yes

Description: The index of the well in the columns list

Restrictions

Minimum

≥ 0

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