Single Booster - Connections At The Booster, Digital Cable - Ametek PMC BOOSTER Series Hardware Manual

Single Booster – Connections at the Booster, Digital Cable
Connect the cable pictured below from the 'AUX' connector on the PMC BOOSTER to the 'AUX'
connection on the PMC Channel.
The PMC Booster takes advantage of the digital signals (TTLs) from the PMC channel. Importantly the
Firmware of the system uses advanced logic to control the ENABLE/DISABLE of the PMC BOOSTER.
Users are not required to set actions to send the TTL; so long as the booster is connected and assigned
through the software – both converted in detail later in this document.
One purpose of these digital control signals is to ENABLE the PMC BOOSTER when the cell is under
control. This is during all actions, expect those ran in Open Circuit Mode. Open Circuit actions do not
measure the current. As such, the BOOSTER is not required and will not ENABLE.
The other purpose of this function is to shutdown the potentiostat if the PMC Booster overloads. The
booster has a more restricted voltage range than the core potentiostat; in order to supply higher current
at similar power. Therefore, on a voltage overload the booster shutdown prior to the PMC channel.
This advanced logic communicates a PMC Booster shutdown – voltage or thermal – to the potentiostat;
which then terminates the experiment.
With all cabling in place and the unit powered, it will look as it does in the picture below.