Ametek Solartron Analytical ModuLab XM ECS Installation Manual page 105

ModuLab XM ECS Electrochemical System: Installation Guide
• The
Hardware Requirements
the Custom
field has to be changed in the usual way, to a potentiostat group that includes
an external booster.
• The choice of an experiment that uses the external booster will cause the
booster to appear in the
Experiment
In this example the external booster in the
Requirements
and appears under
has turned red because it does not have a booster, indicating that it is
unsuitable for the experiment.
NOTE:
• You can use the auxiliary channels on the potentiostat, if they are fitted, but
the connections to the cell are not the same as those for the ModuLab XM
Test Cell, shown in the connections diagram for the Auxiliary Channel DC
Test. The ModuLab XM 0.1 ohm Cell has only a single component, a resistor
between CE (which connects to RE1) and WE (which connects to RE2). The
auxiliary channels should therefore all be connected in parallel to the
reference electrodes, with the blue cables connected to RE1 and the green
cables connected to RE2, and they will all be expected to give the same
results. Otherwise, the test is carried out as described for the Auxiliary
Channel DC Test.
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NOTE:
21006002_AD 11/06/14
option initially specified as the
Experiment Hardware
screen as follows:
is Booster 12V/20A. This model is available in
Potentiostat Group
When a row in the tabulated list turns red, it does not always
mean that the potentiostat group cannot be used. For example, if
there was a potentiostat group containing a different model of the
external booster, the row would turn red because it has a different
voltage and current range (and a power limitation in the case of
the Booster 50V/25A/125W). However, the potentiostat group
can still be used, as long as the experiment remains within the
limitations of the booster.
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Details of how to use equipment variants for experiments
are described in the User Guide.
Section 3.3.1, Auxiliary Channel DC Test.
The CE socket on the potentiostat is a multi-socket, containing
control output pins to turn the external booster on and off as required.
Switching occurs according to the same principle as external device
control, by opening and closing a circuit, but without using the
control output sockets on the rear panel of the ModuLab XM, and
there is no need for a control output setup procedure from the
ModuLab XM software.
sub-screen, in the experiment setup screen, has
Potentiostat Group to
Requirements, in the
Experiment Hardware
Capability. The row for
Installation Tests
use. The
Start
Pstat Group 2
Pstat Group 1
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