You can download firefly protocols from the Cloud based firefly Community.
There are various options to simplify searching for protocols:
- free text search - this searches the names of available protocols, and will return all partial matches
- vendors - use this search if you want to run a protocol using a specific company's products
- kits - use this search if you want to run a specific assay on firefly. Note that you may need to download multiple protocols to perform the complete assay.
When you have found the one you need, download a local copy, by clicking on the arrow. This will open the Save Protocol As form which enables you to store your copy in a Cloud location or on your local PC or networked drives.
The download arrow will be replaced by the word 'Installed'. If a protocol has been updated after you downloaded it, you will see 'Update'. All protocols are versioned and show their last modified date, so you can decide whether to download the update or retain your current version e.g. because you are using older reagent kits.
You can also select to download the protocol formatted for an older version of firefly software, if this is what your instrument is running.
If you cannot find the exact protocol you need, you can either design it from scratch yourself, or you can download the closest match and use the ‘Design’ tools to edit it before you use it.