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(A) Sample Potentiostatic EIS data file as it opens
in the Gamry Echem Analyst.
(B) Manipulated form of the same data file — the secondary Y-axis (Phase
Angle) is reversed, data are fitted, axes are formatted, and both the Curve
Selector and Point Information Viewer are open.
Sources of More Information
Technical specifications for the potentiostat are in the hardware manual on the
CD shipped with the instrument.
More information about the Gamry software is available in Help, accessible from
the Framework and Echem Analyst menu bars.
Gamry manuals (as .pdf files) are on the software CD. Access the files from the
links on the page you used to install the Framework and Echem Analyst
software. This page is in the file "Welcome.htm". It is at the root of the CD. For
example, if your CD drive is D, the path to the file is D:\Welcome.htm.
The Readme file is installed in the same folder as the Gamry software.
More information about Gamry potentiostats, software, and electrochemical
applications is available at the Gamry Web site:
988-00008
Reference 3000
http://www.gamry.com
Gamry Instruments, Inc. © 2008
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Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA Quick-Start Guide
Accessing Gamry Echem Analyst
Installing the Gamry Echem Analyst software
adds a new icon to the desktop: Echem
Analyst.
You can also use the Start > Programs > Gamry
Instruments path to open the Gamry Echem Analyst main
window. A shortcut to the Echem Analyst main window is also
available in Framework. Click on Analysis in the Framework
menu bar to launch the Echem Analyst software.
Manipulating Sample Data
Files containing sample data are written to the "My Gamry
Data" folder when the Gamry Framework software is installed.
You can begin to gain an appreciation for the rich set of
features available in Echem Analyst by manipulating this
sample data.
To open a data file, select File > Open from the Echem
Analyst menu bar. The sample data filenames start with
"Sample" and include the name of the type of experiment,
such as "Sample Cyclic Voltammetry.dta". Figure A is an
example of a data file as it opens.
Some functions available in the Echem Analyst window are
applicable to many types of experiments. For example,
commands in the Tools menu are available to display point
information, change the current convention, and make other
choices that affect how data is displayed. The Common
Tools menu choices, such as Linear Fit, Add Constant E,
and Add Constant I, let you manipulate data.
Other functions, specific to the experiment type, are available
from the menu named for the type of experiment. For
example, when analyzing data gathered with Potentiostatic
EIS, the Impedance menu contains commands for functions
specific to EIS300 experiments.
Similarly, some tabs in the display, such as Experimental
Setup and Hardware Settings, are common to all types of
experiments. Other tabs, such as Bode, Nyquist, and
Randles (the selected Fit model) in Figure B, are specific to
particular types of experiments.
After you have used Echem Analyst menu functions to
manipulate the data and its presentation, you can use File >
Save As to save your changes, along with the experiment
data, as .GData files. You can open the .GData file later (by
selecting File > Open) and see the data presented exactly as
you saved it.
Contacting Gamry
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or
problems during the installation or operation of the
potentiostat.
E-mail: techsupport@gamry.com
Telephone: Within the USA and Canada. phone 1-877-367-
4267. From other countries phone +1-215-682-9330.
The support team is available from 8:15 AM to 6:00 PM
US Eastern Standard Time.
Fax: 215-682-9331
Mail: Gamry Instruments, Inc.
734 Louis Drive
Warminster, PA 18974
USA
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