Gamry Reference 3000 - Gamry Instruments, Inc; Computer and Power Requirements; Compatibility between Software Versions and Potentiostats; Authorization Codes and Serial Numbers

Reference 3000
™
Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA Quick-Start Guide
2 Gamry Instruments, Inc. © 2008 988-00008
Installed Potentiostat with Cell Cable Attached
Computer and Power Requirements
You must connect the Gamry Potentiostat and install the Gamry
Framework Version 5 software in the same computer. Your
Reference 3000 communicates using the Universal Serial Bus
(USB). This PC must meet the requirements below.
Hardware
• A Windows-compatible personal computer
• One available USB port, revision 2.0 (preferred) or 1.1.
• Use the supplied certified USB interconnect cable with an A/B
connector configuration.
Software
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista or Windows
®
XP, either 32-bit or 64-
bit versions
• At least 512 MB of memory (1000 MB recommended) and
200 MB of available hard disk space
Power
• Use the supplied AC to DC power brick.
Compatibility Between Software Versions
and Potentiostats
Gamry Version 5 software is compatible with all Gamry Potentiostats
in the current generation.
• The Reference 3000™, Reference 600™ and Series G
Potentiostats work with Gamry Version 5 software only.
• The PCI4/300™ and PCI4/750™
Potentiostats, and the FAS2™
Femtostat work with either Version 5 or Version 4 of the Gamry
software.
Earlier potentiostat generations (PC4, FAS1, and PC3 Potentiostats)
are not compatible with Version 5 Gamry software.
Authorization Codes and Serial Numbers
A sticker on the software license envelope contains the ten-digit
Authorization Codes needed to install (or upgrade) the Gamry
software.
Before you can use a Gamry software package, you must enter the
Authorization Code to access the software. Authorization Codes are
tied to the five-digit serial number of a specific potentiostat. The
serial number of each Reference 3000 Potentiostat is on a plate on
the bottom of the unit.
If you bought more than one potentiostat (to be installed in more than
one PC), each potentiostat will be packed in a separate carton with
its own controller board and software Authorization Codes. Keep the
contents of each carton together. Authorization Codes are valid only
for the potentiostat shipped with the codes.