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2 Creating Protocols
About Protocols
A protocol contains the parameters of a Bio-Plex Manager™ MP software run. It
includes information about the analytes included in the run, the plate wells to be
read, the concentrations of standards, and instrument settings. These parameters
are saved in the result along with the data from the reading.
You can save a protocol and reuse it or modify it for another reading. Each time you
run the protocol, a new result is created and stored in the database.
You set up your protocol from the protocol dialog box. There are three phases to
setting up your protocol that correspond to the three panes in the protocol dialog
box:
 Select Analytes – select an assay panel and the analytes for your
experiment.
 Format Plate – specify which wells are to be read and the sample type of
each well.
 Standards Info – specify the concentrations of your standards.