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Why use the Registry

The Catalog of Parts and Devices

If you wanted to build a traditional electronic device you would first pick up the specific electronic components that you would need (transistors, switches, LEDs, etc). When you go to an electronics store or website you'll find that these electronic components are organized by their function, specification, and requirements. This makes the process of creating your electronic device easier and faster. You don't have to manufacture the components from scratch, and there is already a wealth of information about each part, telling you how they work and how to use them.

The Registry offers this same advantage: you can browse the Registry's Catalog or use one of the many parts.

Documentation & Characterization

The parts of the Registry

The BioBrick Standard

Once you've found the parts you want, the second advantage to Registry is that these parts are easily assembled. The "standard" in standard parts will define how those parts will be assembled together by the engineer. A standard, like the BioBrick, ensures compatibility between parts, allowing them to be assembled together creating new longer and more complex parts, while still maintaining the structural elements of the standard. This idempotent characteristic means that any newly composed part will adhere to its standard without need for manipulation, and can be used in future assemblies without issue.