Gamry Interface 1000 User manual

Interface 1000
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Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA
Operator's Manual
Copyright 2012 Gamry Instruments, Inc.
Revision 6.0
August 27, 2012
988 00026

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If You Have Problems
Please visit our service and support page at www.gamry.com/service support/. This page contains
information on installation, software updates, and training. It also contains links to the latest available
documentation. If you are unable to locate the information you need from our website, you can contact us
via email using the link provided on our website. Alternatively, you can contact us one of the following
ways:
Internet www.gamry.com/service support/
Telephone [phone]:00 AM 5:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time
[phone] Toll Free US & Canada Only
Please have your instrument model and serial numbers available, as well as any applicable software and
firmware revisions.
If you have problems in installation or use of a system containing an Interface 1000, it would be helpful if
you called from a phone next to your computer, where you can type and read the screen while talking to
us.
We will be happy to provide a reasonable level of free support for registered users of the Interface 1000
Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA. Reasonable support includes telephone assistance covering the normal
installation, use and simple customization of a computerized system containing an Interface 1000
connected to a Windows compatible computer.
A service contract that extends both the hardware warranty and software update period is available at an
additional charge. Software updates do not include software enhancements offered to our customers at
additional cost.
Enhancements to the Interface 1000 and Gamry’s standard applications software that require significant
engineering time on our part can be performed on a contract basis. Contact us with your requirements.

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imited Warranty
Gamry Instruments, Inc. warrants to the original user of this product that it shall be free of defects resulting
from faulty manufacture of the product or its components for a period of two years from the original
shipment date of your purchase.
Gamry Instruments, Inc. makes no warranties regarding either the satisfactory performance of the Interface
1000 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA including the software provided with this product or the fitness of the
product for any particular purpose. The remedy for breach of this Limited Warranty shall be limited solely
to repair or replacement, as determined by Gamry Instruments, Inc., and shall not include other damages.
Gamry Instruments, Inc. reserves the right to make revisions to the system at any time without incurring any
obligation to install same on systems previously purchased. All system specifications are subject to change
without notice.
There are no warranties which extend beyond the description herein. This warranty is in lieu of, and
excludes any and all other warranties or representations, expressed, implied or statutory, including
merchantability and fitness, as well as any and all other obligations or liabilities of Gamry
Instruments, Inc; including but not limited to, special or consequential damages.
This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have others, which vary from state to
state. Some states do not allow for the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages.
No person, firm or corporation is authorized to assume for Gamry Instruments, Inc., any additional
obligation or liability not expressly provided herein except in writing duly executed by an officer of Gamry
Instruments, Inc.

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Disclaimers
Gamry Instruments, Inc. cannot guarantee that the Interface 1000 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA will work
with all computer systems, operating systems, and third party software applications hardware/software.
The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate as of the time of
printing. However, Gamry Instruments, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors that might appear.
Copyrights
Interface 1000 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA Operator's Manual
copyright 2012, Gamry Instruments, Inc., all rights reserved.
Gamry Framework copyright 1989 2012, Gamry Instruments, Inc., all rights reserved.
Interface 1000, Reference 600, PC4, PCI4, ECM8, Gamry Framework, DC105, EIS300, and
Gamry are trademarks of Gamry Instruments, Inc.
No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form without the prior written consent of
Gamry Instruments, Inc.

Table of Contents
If You Have Problems ....................................................................................................................i
Limited Warranty...........................................................................................................................ii
Disclaimers....................................................................................................................................iii
Copyrights .....................................................................................................................................iii
Chapter 1 Safety Considerations ................................................................................................1 1
Inspection.........................................................................................................................1 1
Product Safety ..................................................................................................................1 1
AC Mains Connection to the Power Brick..........................................................................1 1
Grounding in the Interface 1000 .......................................................................................1 2
Operation with Earth Grounded Cells and Auxiliary Apparatus...........................................1 2
Temperature and Ventilation.............................................................................................1 3
Defects and Abnormal Stresses..........................................................................................1 4
Environmental Limits.........................................................................................................1 4
Cleaning ...........................................................................................................................1 4
Service .............................................................................................................................1 5
RF Warning ......................................................................................................................1 5
Electrical Transient Sensitivity............................................................................................1 5
CE Compliance.................................................................................................................1 6
RoHS Compliance ............................................................................................................1 6
Chapter 2 Introduction..............................................................................................................2 1
About this Manual ............................................................................................................2 1
About the Interface 1000 ..................................................................................................2 1
Software and Applications.................................................................................................2 2
MultEChem Systems .........................................................................................................2 2
Front Panel Personalization ...............................................................................................2 3
Notational Conventions.....................................................................................................2 3
Chapter 3 Installation ................................................................................................................3 1
Initial Visual Inspection .....................................................................................................3 1
Physical Location ..............................................................................................................3 2
Computer Requirements...................................................................................................3 2
Quick Start Guide for System Installation...........................................................................3 2
Software Installation..........................................................................................................3 2
Reboot your Computer after Software Installation..............................................................3 3
Power Cord and Power Connection ..................................................................................3 3
Power Up Test..................................................................................................................3 4
USB Cabling .....................................................................................................................3 4
Multiple Potentiostat Systems............................................................................................3 5
Cell Cable Installation .......................................................................................................3 5
Front Panel USB LED ........................................................................................................3 5
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Time Device Installation in Windows XP .......................................................................3 6
Running the Framework....................................................................................................3 7
Framework Device Status Bar............................................................................................3 8
Gamry Instrument Manager ..............................................................................................3 9
Authorization Codes and Label .........................................................................................3 10
Firmware Update..............................................................................................................3 12
Calibration........................................................................................................................3 14
Separate AC Calibration for Each Interface 1000 Cable Type ................................3 14
DC and AC Calibration ........................................................................................3 14
The Interface 1000 Personalization Label ..........................................................................3 16

Introduction to the Interface 1000 Personalization Label.......................................3 16
Label Sheet Provided With Each Interface 1000. ..................................................3 16
Label Files on the Gamry Website ........................................................................3 16
Procedure to Change a Label ...............................................................................3 16
Chapter 4 Cell Connections .......................................................................................................4 1
Normal Cell Connections ..................................................................................................4 1
ZRA Mode Cell Connections .............................................................................................4 2
Membrane Cell Connections.............................................................................................4 3
Chapter 5 Panel Indicators and Connectors................................................................................5 1
Front Panel .......................................................................................................................5 1
Power Switch.......................................................................................................5 1
Cell Connector.....................................................................................................5 1
Monitor Connector ..............................................................................................5 1
The Power LED....................................................................................................5 1
The USB LED.......................................................................................................5 2
Cell LED ..............................................................................................................5 2
Overload LED......................................................................................................5 3
Personalization Label Area ...................................................................................5 4
Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................5 4
Power In Jack.......................................................................................................5 4
Chassis Ground....................................................................................................5 4
USB Port..............................................................................................................5 4
User I/O Connector..............................................................................................5 5
Sync Port.............................................................................................................5 5
Chapter 6 Instrument Circuitry...................................................................................................6 1
Interface 1000 Schematic/Block Diagrams .........................................................................6 1
Chapter 7 Stability in Potentiostat Mode ....................................................................................7 1
Capacitive Cells and Stability.............................................................................................7 1
Improving Potentiostat Stability .........................................................................................7 2
Chapter 8 Measurement of Small Signals....................................................................................8 1
Overview..........................................................................................................................8 1
Measurement System Model and Physical Limitations........................................................8 1
Johnson Noise in Zcell .........................................................................................8 2
Finite Input Capacitance ......................................................................................8 3
Leakage Currents and Input Impedance................................................................8 3
Voltage Noise and DC Measurements ..................................................................8 4
Shunt Resistance and Capacitance........................................................................8 4
Hints for System and Cell Design.......................................................................................8 5
Faraday Shield .....................................................................................................8 5
Avoid External Noise Sources ...............................................................................8 5
Cell Cable Length and Construction......................................................................8 5
Lead Placement ...................................................................................................8 6
Cell Construction .................................................................................................8 6
Reference Electrode .............................................................................................8 6
Instrument Settings...............................................................................................8 7
EIS Speed ............................................................................................................8 7
Ancillary Apparatus ..............................................................................................8 7
Floating Operation............................................................................................................8 7
Appendix A Interface 1000 Specifications ...................................................................................9 1
Appendix B Interface 1000 Cell Connector .................................................................................10 1
Appendix C I/O Connectors........................................................................................................11 1
User I/O Connector...........................................................................................................11 1

Sync Port..........................................................................................................................11 1
Monitor Connector ...........................................................................................................11 2
I Monitor Signal ...................................................................................................11 2
E Monitor Signal ..................................................................................................11 3
External Signal In .................................................................................................11 3
Appendix D – CE Certificate...........................................................................................................12 1
Declaration of Conformity.................................................................................................12 1
Low Voltage Certificate of Conformance............................................................................12 2
RFI Certificate of Conformance .........................................................................................12 3
Appendix E Heat in Interface 1000 MultEchem Systems..............................................................13 1
Introduction to Device Power Dissipation..........................................................................13 1
Potentiostat/Galvanostat Power Model ..............................................................................13 2
Discharging a Battery ........................................................................................................13 2
Single Interface 1000 ........................................................................................................13 3
Vertical Stacks...................................................................................................................13 3
Interface Power Hub Systems............................................................................................13 3
Comprehensive Index ....................................................................................................................14 1