Dataflow using the 400-bp kit on the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System, Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime System, and Ion S5™ XL System
The following table shows a high-level view of the dataflow using the 400-bp kit on the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System, Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Prime System, and Ion S5™ XL System. File sizes for Ion Torrent™ data depend on the Torrent Suite™ Software version, chip type, and kit type.
|
Step |
Resulting file type |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Read capacity |
-- |
2.5 M |
5 M |
15–20 M |
|
Signal processing input[1] |
DAT |
110 GB |
210 GB |
530 GB |
|
Signal processing output |
WELLS |
15 GB |
30 GB |
75 GB |
|
Base calling output |
Unaligned BAM |
6 GB |
12 GB |
30 GB |
|
Aligned output |
Aligned BAM |
5 GB |
10 GB |
25 GB |
1 Signal Processing input files for S5 systems are not transferred from the instrument and are not part of Ion Torrent™ Server data management.