# NovaSeq 6000 API-based v3.6.0

The integration includes the following features:

* Preconfigured NovaSeq 6000 v3.8 workflow that maps to lab protocols and instrument runs.
* The following preconfigured protocols:
  * Run Format (NovaSeq 6000 v3.8)
  * NovaSeq Standard (NovaSeq 6000 v3.8) (supports the loading of pooled libraries into a library tube)
  * NovaSeq Xp (NovaSeq 6000 v3.8) (supports individual lane loading on the NovaSeq)
  * AUTOMATED - NovaSeq Run (NovaSeq 6000 v3.8)
* Automated generation of v1 sample sheet for use with bcl2fastq2 v2.20 analysis software or v2 sample sheet. This file is automatically uploaded to the instrument through the API.
* Automatic validation of run setup information. This information is used to create the run recipe and initiate the run.
* Automated tracking of the NovaSeq sequencing run and parsing of run statistics into Clarity LIMS, including the following features:
  * Progress and metrics of sequencing run
  * Per-instrument sequencing runs (tracked as part of the Run ID field value)
  * Sequencing run parameters
  * Sequencing run data directory location
  * Real-Time Analysis v3 (RTA3) version and other run-specific information
* \[Optional] Preconfigured Library Prep Validation v2.3.1 workflow used for validation purposes only. The workflow contains a single-step protocol that models the library prep required to produce normalized libraries that are ready for the NovaSeq 6000 v3.8 workflow. For more information, refer to [NovaSeq 6000 Integration v3.6.0 User Interaction, Validation and Troubleshooting](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/instruments-and-integrations/novaseq6k-api/novaseq6k-api-v3.6.0/novaseq6k-api-v3.6.0-user-interaction-validation-and-troubleshooting). The Library Prep Validation v2.3.1 workflow is available in IPP v2.6 package.