Track Ion Chef™ Instrument flexible workflows for Ion 550™ chips with Ion Mesh

To use the flexible workflow feature and enable cartridge use tracking between Torrent Servers across multiple Ion Chef™ instruments, Torrent Servers must be linked in an Ion Mesh configuration. For further information on how to link Torrent Servers in an Ion Mesh setup, see Set up flexible workflows. For more information on configuring a flexible workflow on the Ion Chef™ Instrument, see the Ion 550™ Kit − Chef User Guide (Pub No. MAN0017275).

IMPORTANT! If you have Torrent Servers that are connected in an Ion Mesh configuration, and the connection to one Ion Torrent™ Server is disrupted or lost, cartridge tracking between servers is disabled. In this situation, an error message appears if you attempt to start a run. The run is not allowed to start because the cartridge use status is not trackable. Ion Mesh communication must be restored to verify that cartridge use status before the run can start.

  1. In the Data tab, click Completed Runs & Reports.
  2. Click a completed report.
  3. In the run report, scroll down to the Details section, then select the Chef Summary and S5 Consumable Summary tabs to track the cartridge use.
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Parent topic: Set up flexible workflows