read_fluorstar_data: Function specific to read output files (.txt) from fluorStar...

In MartinBanchero/mpxtractor: Process microplate reader output files into a tidy dataframe

Function specific to read output files (.txt) from fluorStar readers machines.

Description

This function receive one output file from fluorStar microplate reader and generate a tibble dataframe.

Usage

read_fluorstar_data(file)

Arguments

file	The path to a proper .txt file formatted by the fluorStar machine.

Value

Returns a tibble data frame with four columns. The first column is "Wells" this containe the names for each well (A01, A02..). The second column represent "Sample" which identified the wells, this part of the standard output of fluorStar machines. The third column is "Time", that represents the timestep at which the machine measures. The fourth column contained the measured values. Depending on the experiment, this can be fluorescence, absorbance between others.

Examples

file_path <- system.file("extdata", "test_fluorstar_fluorescence_data.txt",
  package = "mpxtractor"
)

# Data is store as a tibble
data <- read_fluorstar_data(
  file = file_path
)

# Now data is tidy
head(data)

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