Te1

Te1 is a software platform designed to orchestrate automated tasks and data flows in scientific and engineering contexts. It provides a runtime engine, a declarative workflow language, and a plugin system enabling integration with laboratory instruments, sensors, databases, and compute resources. Workflows coordinate data acquisition, instrument control, real-time monitoring, and automatic data processing and storage.

The architecture centers on an event-driven core that schedules tasks, routes data between components, and enforces provenance and access control. Plugins expose hardware interfaces and data adapters, while the workflow language encodes dependencies, retries, and parallelism without imperative code. The platform supports containerization and can operate on local workstations, clusters, and cloud environments.

Te1 originated in the mid-2010s as a research concept and was later released as an open-source framework by TechEchelon Labs, with contributions from a broader community. Variants and forks exist that add user interfaces, enhanced security, and enterprise features. In practice, Te1 is used in academic laboratories, pharmaceutical process development, and industrial research and development to improve reproducibility and throughput.

A key emphasis of Te1 is reproducibility and traceability. Each task execution records input parameters, tool versions, and data lineage to support audit trails and result verification. The project maintainers publish interoperability guidelines and best practices, and the framework aims to remain compatible with common data formats and instrument protocols.

See also: Laboratory automation, Workflow management, Data provenance, Reproducibility in science.