The following table shows a high-level view of the dataflow. File sizes for Torrent data depend on the
Torrent Suite™ Software version, chip type, and kit type.
|
Step
|
Resulting file type
|
Ion 520™ Chip
|
Ion 530™ Chip
|
Ion 540™ Chip
|
|
Read Capacity
|
--
|
5 M
|
15-20 M
|
60-80 M
|
|
Signal Processing Input
|
DAT
|
210 GB
|
530 GB
|
2 TB
|
|
Signal Processing Output
|
WELLS
|
30 GB
|
75 GB
|
180 GB
|
|
Base Calling Output
|
Unaligned BAM
|
55 GB
|
75 GB
|
85 GB
|
|
Aligned Output
|
Aligned BAM
|
10 GB
|
25 GB
|
55 GB
|
