Electrochemistry: Potentiostat, Galvanostat, EIS, FC test station

EC-Lab Express was originally designed to be an easy-to-use educational package aimed at introducing new users to electrochemical testing techniques. It contains more than 25 techniques and has the ability to sequence up to 100 experiments to create unique test programs. It will also generate and increment the file name automatically.

EC-Lab Express has evolved into a stand alone, easy-to-use basic package with unique features and advanced functions.

Click here to download an EC-Lab Express demo/freeware version (5.32 MB)

Click here to download an EC-Lab Express / EC-Lab brochure (PDF)

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EC-Lab^® performs a variety of electrochemical techniques from basic electrochemistry to corrosion/impedance to battery test. Each of the techniques provides flexible user input, technique specific plotting formats, and data analysis tools.
With more than 45 techniques available, EC-Lab® can address all electrochemical application area.

The graphic utilities in EC-Lab® are particularly advanced. They offer two-axes representations on Y1 and Y2 and contain a number of powerful and easy-to-use analysis tools. The simultaneous display of several graphs allows the user to follow an active experiment while analyzing data acquired previously.

EIS modeling is included using the well known circuit descriptor approach. More than 140 circuits with two minimization algorithms are available. The user can also define and built his own circuit model.

Click here to download an EC-Lab demo/freeware version (14.15 MB)

Click here to download an EC-Lab / EC-Lab Express brochure (PDF)

Click here to upgrade your EC-Lab software.

See also:

• What is new in EC-Lab^® V9.5
• What is new in EC-Lab^® V9.4
• What is new in EC-Lab^® V9.3
• What is new in EC-Lab^® V9.2
• What is new in EC-Lab^® V9.0

This package supports the following instruments:

• SP-50
• SP-150
• VSP
• VMP2/VMP3
• HCP-803
• BiStat

The EC-Lab^® development package includes a DLL with specific functions for:

• Connection / disconnection to a selected instrument (Ethernet or USB)
• Initialization of the channels by loading the firmware
• Loading protocols on the channels
  • Open Circuit Voltage technique
  • Cyclic Voltammetry technique
  • Cyclic Voltammetry Advanced technique
  • Chrono-Potentiometry technique
  • Chrono-Amperometry technique
  • Voltage Scan technique
  • Current Scan technique
  • Constant Power technique
  • Constant Load technique
  • Potentio Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy technique
  • Staircase Potentio Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy technique
  • Galvano Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy technique
  • Staircase Galvano Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy technique
  • Differential Pulse Voltammetry technique
  • Square Wave Voltammetry technique
  • Normal Pulse Voltammetry technique
  • Reverse Normal Pulse Voltammetry technique
  • Differential Normal Pulse Voltammetry technique
  • Differential Pulse Amperometry technique
  • Ecorr. Vs Time technique
  • Linear Polarization technique
  • Generalized Corrosion technique
  • Cyclic PotentioDynamic Polarization technique
  • PotentioDynamic Pitting technique
  • PotentioStatic Pitting technique
  • Zero Resistance Ammeter technique
  • Manual IR technique
  • IR Determination with PotentioStatic Impedance technique
  • IR Determination with GalvanoStatic Impedance technique
  • Loop technique
  • Trigger Out technique
  • Trigger In technique
  • Trigger Out Set technique
• Start/stop the selected channel(s)
• Retrieving data

The EC-Lab^® development package also includes an LLB LabVIEW^® library where the functions of the DLL are implemented.

LabVIEW^® Potentiostatic impedance VI

LabVIEW^® Potentiostatic impedance VI diagram

VeePro^® Diagram

Notes:

• In principle, any software development tool able to call a DLL is suitable for using the EC-Lab^® development package (C, Pascal, LabVIEW^®...). However limitations of some compilers (e.g.: data types in Visual Basic,...) may prevent a proper calling of some or all the functions.
• The EC-Lab^® development package is provided "AS IS". No specific support is provided to this free package apart from the manuals. There is no warranty for damages using is.
• Use of the EC-Lab^® development package in a commercial software is forbidden without a written authorization of Bio-Logic SAS.

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FC-Lab® software can be schemed into three tabs: “Synopsis”, “Gas” and “Load”. The temperature, pressure and flow rates of fuel gases are monitored and controlled in the software on a specific “Gas” tab while electrochemical techniques are set in a separate “Load” tab. In the “Synopsis” tab, the user visualizes the setup of the different components of the gas lines in the FCT-150S (FCT-50S) tester. Real-time values for the various gas line parameters (flow, humidifier and transfer line temperature, backpressure) and fuel cell values (electrical, temperature) are also displayed.

The graphic utilities in FC-Lab® are powerful. This package offers 3 Dimensions plot, on the fly follow up of data points, overlaying, …

A great attention was paid on the safety features. In addition to the hardware security parameters, software securities are implemented such as an automatic shutdown of the instrument in case of under voltage, over current, over temperature and loss of pressure supplied. Software securities can be configured individually for each controlled variable (flow, temperature, pressure and load) both on the anodic and cathodic side. It is possible to configure the software securities as an alarm sound.

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