Generate FASTQ file(s) from Illumina basecall read data.

This tool generates FASTQ files from data in an Illumina BaseCalls output directory. Separate FASTQ files are created for each template, barcode, and index (molecular barcode) read. Briefly, the template reads are the target sequence of your experiment, the barcode sequence reads facilitate sample demultiplexing, and the index reads help mitigate instrument phasing errors. For additional information on the read types, please see the following reference here.

In the absence of sample pooling (multiplexing) and/or barcodes, then an OUTPUT_PREFIX (file directory) must be provided as the sample identifier. For multiplexed samples, a MULTIPLEX_PARAMS file must be specified. The MULTIPLEX_PARAMS file contains the list of sample barcodes used to sort template, barcode, and index reads. It is essentially the same as the BARCODE_FILE used in theExtractIlluminaBarcodes tool.

Files from this tool use the following naming format: {prefix}.{type}_{number}.fastq with the {prefix} indicating the sample barcode, the {type} indicating the types of reads e.g. index, barcode, or blank (if it contains a template read). The {number} indicates the read number, either first (1) or second (2) for paired-end sequencing.

Usage examples:

Example 1: Sample(s) with either no barcode or barcoded without multiplexing 
java -jar picard.jar IlluminaBasecallsToFastq \
      READ_STRUCTURE=25T8B25T \
      BASECALLS_DIR=basecallDirectory \
      LANE=001 \
      OUTPUT_PREFIX=noBarcode.1 \
      RUN_BARCODE=run15 \
      FLOWCELL_BARCODE=abcdeACXX 

Example 2: Multiplexed samples 
java -jar picard.jar IlluminaBasecallsToFastq \
      READ_STRUCTURE=25T8B25T \
      BASECALLS_DIR=basecallDirectory \
      LANE=001 \
      MULTIPLEX_PARAMS=demultiplexed_output.txt \
      RUN_BARCODE=run15 \
      FLOWCELL_BARCODE=abcdeACXX 

The FLOWCELL_BARCODE is required if emitting Casava 1.8-style read name headers.

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Category Base Calling

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Overview

IlluminaBasecallsToFastq (Picard) specific arguments

This table summarizes the command-line arguments that are specific to this tool. For more details on each argument, see the list further down below the table or click on an argument name to jump directly to that entry in the list.

Argument name(s)	Default value	Summary
Required Arguments
--BASECALLS_DIR  -B	null	The basecalls directory.
--LANE  -L	null	Lane number.
--MULTIPLEX_PARAMS	null	Tab-separated file for creating all output FASTQs demultiplexed by barcode for a lane with single IlluminaBasecallsToFastq invocation. The columns are OUTPUT_PREFIX, and BARCODE_1, BARCODE_2 ... BARCODE_X where X = number of barcodes per cluster (optional). Row with BARCODE_1 set to 'N' is used to specify an output_prefix for no barcode match.
--OUTPUT_PREFIX  -O	null	The prefix for output FASTQs. Extensions as described above are appended. Use this option for a non-barcoded run, or for a barcoded run in which it is not desired to demultiplex reads into separate files by barcode.
--READ_STRUCTURE  -RS	null	A description of the logical structure of clusters in an Illumina Run, i.e. a description of the structure IlluminaBasecallsToSam assumes the data to be in. It should consist of integer/character pairs describing the number of cycles and the type of those cycles (B for Sample Barcode, M for molecular barcode, T for Template, and S for skip). E.g. If the input data consists of 80 base clusters and we provide a read structure of "28T8M8B8S28T" then the sequence may be split up into four reads: * read one with 28 cycles (bases) of template * read two with 8 cycles (bases) of molecular barcode (ex. unique molecular barcode) * read three with 8 cycles (bases) of sample barcode * 8 cycles (bases) skipped. * read four with 28 cycles (bases) of template The skipped cycles would NOT be included in an output SAM/BAM file or in read groups therein.
--RUN_BARCODE	null	The barcode of the run. Prefixed to read names.
Optional Tool Arguments
--APPLY_EAMSS_FILTER	true	Apply EAMSS filtering to identify inappropriately quality scored bases towards the ends of reads and convert their quality scores to Q2.
--arguments_file	[]	read one or more arguments files and add them to the command line
--BARCODES_DIR  -BCD	null	The barcodes directory with _barcode.txt files (generated by ExtractIlluminaBarcodes). If not set, use BASECALLS_DIR.
--COMPRESS_OUTPUTS  -GZIP	false	Compress output FASTQ files using gzip and append a .gz extension to the file names.
--FIRST_TILE	null	If set, this is the first tile to be processed (used for debugging). Note that tiles are not processed in numerical order.
--FLOWCELL_BARCODE	null	The barcode of the flowcell that was sequenced; required if emitting Casava1.8-style read name headers
--FORCE_GC	true	If true, call System.gc() periodically. This is useful in cases in which the -Xmx value passed is larger than the available memory.
--help  -h	false	display the help message
--IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_BARCODES  -INGORE_UNEXPECTED	false	Whether to ignore reads whose barcodes are not found in MULTIPLEX_PARAMS. Useful when outputting FASTQs for only a subset of the barcodes in a lane.
--INCLUDE_NON_PF_READS  -NONPF	true	Whether to include non-PF reads
--MACHINE_NAME	null	The name of the machine on which the run was sequenced; required if emitting Casava1.8-style read name headers
--MAX_READS_IN_RAM_PER_TILE	1200000	Configure SortingCollections to store this many records before spilling to disk. For an indexed run, each SortingCollection gets this value/number of indices.
--MINIMUM_QUALITY	2	The minimum quality (after transforming 0s to 1s) expected from reads. If qualities are lower than this value, an error is thrown.The default of 2 is what the Illumina's spec describes as the minimum, but in practice the value has been observed lower.
--NUM_PROCESSORS	0	The number of threads to run in parallel. If NUM_PROCESSORS = 0, number of cores is automatically set to the number of cores available on the machine. If NUM_PROCESSORS < 0, then the number of cores used will be the number available on the machine less NUM_PROCESSORS.
--READ_NAME_FORMAT	CASAVA_1_8	The read name header formatting to emit. Casava1.8 formatting has additional information beyond Illumina, including: the passing-filter flag value for the read, the flowcell name, and the sequencer name.
--TILE_LIMIT	null	If set, process no more than this many tiles (used for debugging).
--version	false	display the version number for this tool
Optional Common Arguments
--COMPRESSION_LEVEL	5	Compression level for all compressed files created (e.g. BAM and VCF).
--CREATE_INDEX	false	Whether to create a BAM index when writing a coordinate-sorted BAM file.
--CREATE_MD5_FILE	false	Whether to create an MD5 digest for any BAM or FASTQ files created.
--GA4GH_CLIENT_SECRETS	client_secrets.json	Google Genomics API client_secrets.json file path.
--MAX_RECORDS_IN_RAM	500000	When writing files that need to be sorted, this will specify the number of records stored in RAM before spilling to disk. Increasing this number reduces the number of file handles needed to sort the file, and increases the amount of RAM needed.
--QUIET	false	Whether to suppress job-summary info on System.err.
--REFERENCE_SEQUENCE  -R	null	Reference sequence file.
--TMP_DIR	[]	One or more directories with space available to be used by this program for temporary storage of working files
--USE_JDK_DEFLATER  -use_jdk_deflater	false	Use the JDK Deflater instead of the Intel Deflater for writing compressed output
--USE_JDK_INFLATER  -use_jdk_inflater	false	Use the JDK Inflater instead of the Intel Inflater for reading compressed input
--VALIDATION_STRINGENCY	STRICT	Validation stringency for all SAM files read by this program. Setting stringency to SILENT can improve performance when processing a BAM file in which variable-length data (read, qualities, tags) do not otherwise need to be decoded.
--VERBOSITY	INFO	Control verbosity of logging.
Advanced Arguments
--showHidden	false	display hidden arguments
Deprecated Arguments
--ADAPTERS_TO_CHECK	[]	Deprecated (No longer used). Which adapters to look for in the read.

Argument details

Arguments in this list are specific to this tool. Keep in mind that other arguments are available that are shared with other tools (e.g. command-line GATK arguments); see Inherited arguments above.

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--ADAPTERS_TO_CHECK / NA

Deprecated (No longer used). Which adapters to look for in the read.

List[IlluminaAdapterPair]  []

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--APPLY_EAMSS_FILTER / NA

Apply EAMSS filtering to identify inappropriately quality scored bases towards the ends of reads and convert their quality scores to Q2.

boolean  true

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--arguments_file / NA

read one or more arguments files and add them to the command line

List[File]  []

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--BARCODES_DIR / -BCD

The barcodes directory with _barcode.txt files (generated by ExtractIlluminaBarcodes). If not set, use BASECALLS_DIR.

File  null

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--BASECALLS_DIR / -B

The basecalls directory.

R File  null

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--COMPRESS_OUTPUTS / -GZIP

Compress output FASTQ files using gzip and append a .gz extension to the file names.

boolean  false

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--COMPRESSION_LEVEL / NA

Compression level for all compressed files created (e.g. BAM and VCF).

int  5  [ [ -∞  ∞ ] ]

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--CREATE_INDEX / NA

Whether to create a BAM index when writing a coordinate-sorted BAM file.

Boolean  false

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--CREATE_MD5_FILE / NA

Whether to create an MD5 digest for any BAM or FASTQ files created.

boolean  false

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--FIRST_TILE / NA

If set, this is the first tile to be processed (used for debugging). Note that tiles are not processed in numerical order.

Integer  null

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--FLOWCELL_BARCODE / NA

The barcode of the flowcell that was sequenced; required if emitting Casava1.8-style read name headers

String  null

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--FORCE_GC / NA

If true, call System.gc() periodically. This is useful in cases in which the -Xmx value passed is larger than the available memory.

Boolean  true

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--GA4GH_CLIENT_SECRETS / NA

Google Genomics API client_secrets.json file path.

String  client_secrets.json

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--help / -h

display the help message

boolean  false

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--IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_BARCODES / -INGORE_UNEXPECTED

Whether to ignore reads whose barcodes are not found in MULTIPLEX_PARAMS. Useful when outputting FASTQs for only a subset of the barcodes in a lane.

boolean  false

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--INCLUDE_NON_PF_READS / -NONPF

Whether to include non-PF reads

boolean  true

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--LANE / -L

Lane number.

R Integer  null

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--MACHINE_NAME / NA

The name of the machine on which the run was sequenced; required if emitting Casava1.8-style read name headers

String  null

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--MAX_READS_IN_RAM_PER_TILE / NA

Configure SortingCollections to store this many records before spilling to disk. For an indexed run, each SortingCollection gets this value/number of indices.

int  1200000  [ [ -∞  ∞ ] ]

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--MAX_RECORDS_IN_RAM / NA

When writing files that need to be sorted, this will specify the number of records stored in RAM before spilling to disk. Increasing this number reduces the number of file handles needed to sort the file, and increases the amount of RAM needed.

Integer  500000  [ [ -∞  ∞ ] ]

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--MINIMUM_QUALITY / NA

The minimum quality (after transforming 0s to 1s) expected from reads. If qualities are lower than this value, an error is thrown.The default of 2 is what the Illumina's spec describes as the minimum, but in practice the value has been observed lower.

int  2  [ [ -∞  ∞ ] ]

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--MULTIPLEX_PARAMS / NA

Tab-separated file for creating all output FASTQs demultiplexed by barcode for a lane with single IlluminaBasecallsToFastq invocation. The columns are OUTPUT_PREFIX, and BARCODE_1, BARCODE_2 ... BARCODE_X where X = number of barcodes per cluster (optional). Row with BARCODE_1 set to 'N' is used to specify an output_prefix for no barcode match.

Exclusion: This argument cannot be used at the same time as OUTPUT_PREFIX.

R File  null

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--NUM_PROCESSORS / NA

The number of threads to run in parallel. If NUM_PROCESSORS = 0, number of cores is automatically set to the number of cores available on the machine. If NUM_PROCESSORS < 0, then the number of cores used will be the number available on the machine less NUM_PROCESSORS.

Integer  0  [ [ -∞  ∞ ] ]

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--OUTPUT_PREFIX / -O

The prefix for output FASTQs. Extensions as described above are appended. Use this option for a non-barcoded run, or for a barcoded run in which it is not desired to demultiplex reads into separate files by barcode.

Exclusion: This argument cannot be used at the same time as MULTIPLEX_PARAMS.

R File  null

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--QUIET / NA

Whether to suppress job-summary info on System.err.

Boolean  false

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--READ_NAME_FORMAT / NA

The read name header formatting to emit. Casava1.8 formatting has additional information beyond Illumina, including: the passing-filter flag value for the read, the flowcell name, and the sequencer name.

The --READ_NAME_FORMAT argument is an enumerated type (ReadNameFormat), which can have one of the following values:

CASAVA_1_8

ILLUMINA

ReadNameFormat  CASAVA_1_8

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--READ_STRUCTURE / -RS

A description of the logical structure of clusters in an Illumina Run, i.e. a description of the structure IlluminaBasecallsToSam assumes the data to be in. It should consist of integer/character pairs describing the number of cycles and the type of those cycles (B for Sample Barcode, M for molecular barcode, T for Template, and S for skip). E.g. If the input data consists of 80 base clusters and we provide a read structure of "28T8M8B8S28T" then the sequence may be split up into four reads: * read one with 28 cycles (bases) of template * read two with 8 cycles (bases) of molecular barcode (ex. unique molecular barcode) * read three with 8 cycles (bases) of sample barcode * 8 cycles (bases) skipped. * read four with 28 cycles (bases) of template The skipped cycles would NOT be included in an output SAM/BAM file or in read groups therein.

R String  null

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--REFERENCE_SEQUENCE / -R

Reference sequence file.

File  null

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--RUN_BARCODE / NA

The barcode of the run. Prefixed to read names.

R String  null

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--showHidden / -showHidden

display hidden arguments

boolean  false

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--TILE_LIMIT / NA

If set, process no more than this many tiles (used for debugging).

Integer  null

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--TMP_DIR / NA

One or more directories with space available to be used by this program for temporary storage of working files

List[File]  []

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--USE_JDK_DEFLATER / -use_jdk_deflater

Use the JDK Deflater instead of the Intel Deflater for writing compressed output

Boolean  false

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--USE_JDK_INFLATER / -use_jdk_inflater

Use the JDK Inflater instead of the Intel Inflater for reading compressed input

Boolean  false

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--VALIDATION_STRINGENCY / NA

Validation stringency for all SAM files read by this program. Setting stringency to SILENT can improve performance when processing a BAM file in which variable-length data (read, qualities, tags) do not otherwise need to be decoded.

The --VALIDATION_STRINGENCY argument is an enumerated type (ValidationStringency), which can have one of the following values:

STRICT

LENIENT

SILENT

ValidationStringency  STRICT

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--VERBOSITY / NA

Control verbosity of logging.

The --VERBOSITY argument is an enumerated type (LogLevel), which can have one of the following values:

ERROR

WARNING

INFO

DEBUG

LogLevel  INFO

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--version / NA

display the version number for this tool

boolean  false

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