Chapter 2: Introduction--Software and Applications
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where other instruments require a cell in a Faraday shield to make quiet measurements, the Interface 1000
can be used with the cell exposed on a bench top.
The Interface 1000, like all Gamry potentiostats, requires a computer for its use. Unlike our older
potentiostats, the Interface 1000 interfaces to the computer through a USB connection. The USB
connection has become truly universal, with USB ports found on all modern computers. Gamry
Windows
®
-based software currently supports up to 16 Gamry potentiostats connected to one computer. A
system can include a mixture of Gamry Reference and Interface Family instruments.
The Interface 1000 is isolated from earth ground. It can therefore be used to make measurements on cells
that contain an earth-grounded metal. A few of the many examples of such systems are autoclaves, large
metal storage tanks, stress apparatus, and capillary electrophoresis detectors.
Software and Applications
The Interface 1000 supports all Gamry electrochemical applications software, including Gamry
Electrochemical Energy Software.
The Interface 1000 should be particularly useful in laboratories where high test throughput is required.
Multiple Interface 1000s can be used to configure flexible multichannel systems, where the number of
potentiostats in each system can vary as needed. For example, a dozen Interface 1000s in a laboratory can
be used as one eight-potentiostat system and four stand-alone systems one week, then used as two six-
potentiostat systems the next week.
Typical applications for the Interface 1000 include:
Corrosion testing,
Evaluation of protective coatings and paints,
Research in electrochemical storage and conversion,
Battery and electrochemical capacitor evaluation,
Bio-electrochemical testing,
Electrochemical sensor development.
MultEChem Systems
The Interface 1000 can form several different types of MultEchem multiple potentiostat systems.
In one type of system, multiple Interface 1000 units are simply stacked on top of each other. The Interface
1000 chassis was designed for easy and secure stacking. The rubber feet on the bottom of one instrument
mate with indentations in the top of the instrument below.
In this type of system, each Interface 1000 is powered by an individual AC Adapter, which in turn can be
powered by a multiple output AC power strip. The multiple USB connections for the system can be
obtained from an inexpensive commercial USB hub.
In a more formal, less-cluttered system, multiple Interface 1000 units can be added to a special Gamry-
supplied rack called the Interface Power Hub. This smart rack arranges the units side-by-side and takes
care of power and USB connections. Individual units can still be easily added and removed as required.
In some multiple potentiostat systems, users want synchronized operation of several potentiostats. This is
often desirable when multiple units are connected to one electrochemical cell. Examples of this include
ring-disk systems, series-connected laminar-flow generation-detection systems, localized EIS and
electrochemical microscopy.
A special synchronization port (Sync port) on the rear of each Interface 1000 allows one master instrument
to control the clocks and data-acquisition timing of multiple serf instruments. The master can even
generate sine waves used for EIS experiments, and the serfs can acquire very accurate EIS data derived
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