Welcome to the LAMP Reader app

Speed up and scale up manual plate inspection and result recording.

A project to help reduce manual data entry when recording the results of colorimetric tests on spot/micro-plates.

Want to help us test the app and improve classifications?

Get Started

Step One: Download the app

Download the Lamp Test app on Android or iOS

Android iOS

Step Two: Name & Set up plate

Name the plate you’re going to capture (If you can’t think of one, call it’s Pablo’s Office)

Set up a plate that has 4 rows and 6 columns (a bit like this) and tap done ✅

Step Three: Capture the plate

Imagine the below plate is your finished sample. Capture this plate with the in-app camera.

Pro tip: You only need to make sure the four corners roughly align with the plate - you can re-adjust once you've taken the photo.

Step Four: Set the control wells

While your image processes. Label the control wells. In this example we used the first two colums as controls.

Set column 1 as your positive control A1:D1
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Set column 2 as your negative control A2:D2

Tap done ✅

Step 5: Review your results

Have a look at the results.

In this example you should have 2 positive cases and 14 negative cases, in addition to the 8 control wells.

If you have wells that appear grey, it could be because of the original picture quality. So you might want to set up a new plate and try again.

If your results came back inconclusive - try printing out the PDF below and testing it out on the three examples shown.
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Printing it out should remove any interference from your screen with the app's camera.

Each plate has 3 positive wells in addition to the control wells.

Try it out!

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Did it work?

Let us know how you got on - especially if you had any problems.

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