Instrument Components

The NextSeq 550 system includes a touch screen monitor, a status bar, and four compartments.

Instrument Components

  1. Touch screen monitor—Enables on-instrument configuration and setup using the control software interface.
  2. Status bar—Indicates instrument status as processing (blue), requires attention (orange), ready to sequence (green), when a wash is due within the next 24 hours (yellow).
  3. Buffer compartment—Holds the buffer cartridge and the spent reagents container.
  4. Reagent compartment—Holds the reagent cartridge.
  5. Power button—Powers the instrument and the instrument computer on or off.
  6. Imaging compartment—Holds the flow cell during a sequencing run.
  7. Air filter compartment—Holds the air filter for instruments with a filter that is accessible from the rear panel.