The CodeQuest® workstation combines optimized algorithms, powerful FPGA-based hardware acceleration, and PipeWorks® visual workflow software to drive your genome exploration and drug discovery research. With the SeqCruncher™ accelerator card, CodeQuest® is 3-30X faster than previous TimeLogic® hardware accelerators. CodeQuest® is an effective solution for bioinformatics experts and novices alike. You can build and process genomic analyses without tedious scripting to achieve compute-cluster performance using a desktop solution that can be shared by the entire lab.
Turn your lab into a core facility with a CodeQuest®workstation
A single CodeQuest® workstation provides you with the performance of 50-1000 CPUs. It adeptly handles huge searches and can manage a queue of tens of thousands of pending search jobs. Need to anotate 300,000 ESTs? CodeQuest® can handle it and will give you answers in minutes rather than weeks.
The high-performance FPGA-based accelerator engines deliver fast results, so you can be more experimental in your approach. Run more comprehensive tests to validate wetlab results, and share access with the rest of your department or collaborators.
CodeQuest® represents a high-value alternative to scheduling time on a cluster, dedicating personnel to maintaining your own cluster, and expensive outsourced computing. It brings several fold the performance of a 64-CPU cluster, yet costs less than 3 server nodes. Get in control of your annotation projects and database curation efforts with CodeQuest® today!
CodeQuest® combines these features into the ideal genomics workstation:
High performance sequence analysis
- TimeLogic's accelerated sequence analysis applications
- 1 or 2 SeqCruncher™ accelerators
- Available with Windows and PipeWorks® or on Red Hat Linux (without PipeWorks®)
Flexible access for all levels of bioinformatics expertise
- PipeWorks® drag-and-drop simplicity allows you to connect multiple searches, filters and analysis tools. Databases, input queries and pipelines can easily be saved, modified and shared with other CodeQuest® users.
- An intuitive web Interface allows searching and target database building.
- A Command line interface is provided for scripted batch searches and application integration.
Plug and play workstation saves power and is easy to maintain
- Workstation with multi-core Xeon CPUs, 4 GB of RAM, 1 Terabyte of disk space, and a 19" flat panel monitor
Since CodeQuest® requires no special power, cooling, or IT support, its operational costs are extremely low. And its compact size makes it perfect for your office desk or lab bench. These combined features make CodeQuest® an excellent value.
Acquisition Cost & Performance
CodeQuest® includes a wide range of components, from its accelerated desktop workstation to bioinformatics workflow software. To determine overall value for your institution, one must consider factors such as acquisition cost, performance, per-user licensing costs, reliability, operational costs, setup and upgrade times, plus longevity.
CodeQuest® Includes
- A workstation with multi-core CPUs, 1 terabyte of storage, 4 GB RAM and a 19" monitor.
- Complete suite of accelerated algorithms
- DeCypher® Engine accelerator card (1 or 2)
- Web interface
- Command line interface
- PipeWorks® workflow software (on Windows models) to build, share and execute workflows
CodeQuest® is priced similarly to a 10 node cluster, yet delivers up to 1000 CPU cores of sequence comparison performance. We invite you to submit performance tests on your data to validate the performance.
Cost-Saving Technology
- A 16-node cluster (128 CPU cores) requires $5000 to power, and another $5000 to cool, every year.
- A cluster often requires upgrades to UPS power conditioners, HVAC cooling and rack hardware.
- Cluster management software, halon-equipped server room space and IT personnel add another $10,000+ per year.
- The PipeWorks workflow software is included, while other commercial packages cost $4000 per user per year for just this component.
Considering the IT support costs required by a cluster, CodeQuest® can pay for itself within 1-2 years!
CodeQuest® requires only a standard wall outlet and needs no special cooling, since the DeCypher® Engine accelerator(s) are performing most of the computation. Each accelerator draws only 15W of additional power, so the internal airflow of the xw8600 workstation is enough to keep them cool.
User Licensing
CodeQuest® can be shared across your entire lab, and includes support for 5 PipeWorks® users (however the PipeWorks® client software may be installed on any PC in your lab).
CodeQuest® is more affordable and environmentally-friendly than clusters dedicated to sequence comparison and bioinformatics tasks. Contact the TimeLogic® team today to see how we can accelerate your genome annotation capabilities with CodeQuest®.
