# Release Notes

Last Updated: November 2024

Release Date: February 2024

Document Version: 2

These release notes describe the key changes to Illumina Preset Protocols (IPP) v2.7.

## Compatibility

Refer to [Compatibility](/instruments-and-integrations/compatibility.md#illumina-preset-protocol) under Instruments & Integrations.

## New Features

Added the NovaSeq X Series Sequencing v1.1 protocol, which does the following:

* Supports tracking the analysis status and high level analysis summary results at the meta workflow level.
* Supports the new 1.5B and 25B flow cell types. The B3 flow cell has been renamed to 10B.
* Updates the preset values of the final loading concentration in the Make Bulk Pool step.
* Updates the Validate Library Tube Strip Barcode to support the new 2-tube library strip and future 8-tube library strip.
* Moves the PhiX control option from the Make Bulk Pool step to the Dilute and Denature step. These changes are also made to the *NovaSeqXSeries\_Bulk\_Pool1.csv*, *NovaSeqXSeries\_Bulk\_Pool2.csv*, and *NovaSeqXSeries\_Dilute\_Denature\_Calculate\_Volumes.csv* files at */opt/gls/clarity/extensions/conf/driverfiletemplates*.

## Defects Fixed

None

## Known Issues

None

## Revision History

| **Version** | **Changes**                                                                              |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2           | <ul><li>Updated Compatibility section to reference Compatibility matrix table.</li></ul> |
| 1           | <ul><li>Initial release.</li></ul>                                                       |


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