Gamry ECM8, Operator'S Manual

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Table of Contents
If You have Problems .....................................................................................................................i
Limited Warranty...........................................................................................................................ii
Disclaimers....................................................................................................................................iii
Copyrights .....................................................................................................................................iii
Chapter 1 -- Safety Considerations ................................................................................................1-1
Inspection.........................................................................................................................1-1
Protective Grounding and Product Safety ..........................................................................1-1
Line Voltages and Fuses ....................................................................................................1-2
Changing the Line Voltage Selection..................................................................................1-3
Replacing the AC Power Line Fuses...................................................................................1-4
Ventilation........................................................................................................................1-5
Defects and Abnormal Stresses..........................................................................................1-5
Cleaning ...........................................................................................................................1-6
Service .............................................................................................................................1-6
RFI Warning .....................................................................................................................1-6
Electrical Transient Sensitivity............................................................................................1-6
CE Compliance.................................................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2 -- Introduction..............................................................................................................2-1
Operation Overview.........................................................................................................2-2
Keyword Definitions .........................................................................................................2-4
Switching and Inactive Cell Control ...................................................................................2-5
Communications Overview...............................................................................................2-7
Chapter 3 -- Installation ................................................................................................................3-1
Initial Visual Inspection .....................................................................................................3-1
Physical Location ..............................................................................................................3-1
Power Cord and Line Voltage Selection.............................................................................3-1
Power Up Test..................................................................................................................3-2
Communications Test .......................................................................................................3-2
Connection to a Gamry Instruments PCI4 (or PC4) Potentiostat .........................................3-2
Connection to Gamry Instruments Reference 600..............................................................3-3
Connection to a Gamry Instruments FAS1 or FAS2 Femtostat.............................................3-3
Connection to a 3rd Party Potentiostat Galvanostat............................................................3-3
Cell Cables .......................................................................................................................3-3
Software Installation..........................................................................................................3-4
Appendix A -- ECM8 Specifications ................................................................................................4-1
Appendix B -- Changing The Baud Rate Setting ..............................................................................4-3
Appendix C -- I/O Connections for the ECM8.................................................................................4-5
The Cell Connectors..........................................................................................................4-5
Normal Cell Cable Connections ........................................................................................4-6
The Potentiostat Connector...............................................................................................4-7
Cabling the ECM8 to a Gamry Instruments PCI4 Potentiostat.............................................4-7
RS232 Connector .............................................................................................................4-8
Appendix D -- RS232 Commands ..................................................................................................4-9
General Hardware Description..........................................................................................4-9
Register Map ....................................................................................................................4-9
General ECM8 Firmware Description ................................................................................4-11
Commands.......................................................................................................................4-13
Appendix E -- Grounds and Floating Operation ..............................................................................4-15
Overview..........................................................................................................................4-15