# Can a single Autoloader/iScan run contain multiple types of beadchips?

Question: Does the autoloader accept multiple chip types in the same sitting for scanning? For example, can 10 EPICs, 10 GSA, 10 Omni2.5Exomes, could all 30 chips be put together on the autoloader in one run for scanning? Or do they have to be separated into 3 different runs for scanning on the autoloader?

Answer: the autoloader allows mixed beadchip types in the same run. In fact. the scanner allows mixed beadchip types in the same carrier. Each beadchip is scanned separately, identified by barcode, and then the scanner pulls the appropriate dmap file from the dmap repository based on the barcode, uses the .sdf file contained in the dmap folder to set the parameters for the scan, and scans the beadchip. So you can run any number of different beadchip types in the same run, or even in the same carrier.

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