raise a hardware error instead of an assert

Opentrons · May 23, 2024 · 7a05d17 · 7a05d17
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commit 7a05d17
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/ot3controller.py b/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/ot3controller.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     LiquidNotFoundError,
     CommunicationError,
     PythonException,
+    UnsupportedHardwareCommand,
 )
 
 from .subsystem_manager import SubsystemManager
@@ -1367,12 +1368,16 @@ async def liquid_probe(
         probe: InstrumentProbeType = InstrumentProbeType.PRIMARY,
     ) -> float:
         if output_option == OutputOptions.sync_buffer_to_csv:
-            assert (
+            if (
                 self._subsystem_manager.device_info[
                     SubSystem.of_mount(mount)
                 ].revision.tertiary
                 == "1"
-            )
+            ):
+                raise UnsupportedHardwareCommand(
+                    "Liquid Probe not supported on this pipette firmware"
+                )
+
         head_node = axis_to_node(Axis.by_mount(mount))
         tool = sensor_node_for_pipette(OT3Mount(mount.value))
         csv_output = bool(output_option.value & OutputOptions.stream_to_csv.value)