Model 600E Series Electrochemical Analyzer/Workstation User Manual CH Instruments CH Instruments Model 600E Series User Manual © 2014 CH Instruments, Inc. All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher. Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners. The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it. In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Printed: August 2014 in Austin, Texas. Contents i Table of Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Electrochemical................................................................................................................................... Techniques 4 1.3 Software................................................................................................................................... Features 6 1.4 System................................................................................................................................... Requirements 9 1.5 Hardware................................................................................................................................... Specifications 10 Chapter 2 Getting Started 11 2.1 Installation................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 USB Driver................................................................................................................................... Installation 16 2.3 Testing................................................................................................................................... 19 2.4 Some................................................................................................................................... Useful Tips 20 Chapter 3 File Menu 21 3.1 Open................................................................................................................................... command 22 3.2 Save ...................................................................................................................................As command 24 3.3 Delete................................................................................................................................... command 26 3.4 Retrieve................................................................................................................................... command 27 3.5 Update................................................................................................................................... Instrument Program command 28 3.6 List Data................................................................................................................................... File command 29 3.7 Convert................................................................................................................................... to Text command 30 3.8 Text File................................................................................................................................... Format command 31 3.9 Import................................................................................................................................... Text File command 34 3.10 Print ...................................................................................................................................command 35 3.11 Print ...................................................................................................................................Multiple Files command 36 3.12 Print ...................................................................................................................................Setup command 37 3.13 Exit command................................................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 4 Setup Menu 41 4.1 Technique................................................................................................................................... command 42 4.2 Parameters................................................................................................................................... command 44 4.2.1 Cyclic Voltammetry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 45 4.2.2 Linear ..........................................................................................................................................................Sw eep Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 47 4.2.3 Staircase.......................................................................................................................................................... Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 49 4.2.4 Tafel Plot.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 50 4.2.5 Chronoamperometry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 51 4.2.6 Chronocoulometry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 53 4.2.7 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 55 4.2.8 Normal.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 56 4.2.9 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Normal Pulse Voltammetry dialog box 57 © 2014 CH Instruments, Inc. ii CH Instruments Model 600E Series 4.2.10 Square.......................................................................................................................................................... Wave Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 58 4.2.11 AC Voltammetry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 59 4.2.12 2nd Harmonic.......................................................................................................................................................... AC Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 60 4.2.13 FT AC.......................................................................................................................................................... Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 61 4.2.14 Amperometric.......................................................................................................................................................... i-t Curve dialog box 62 4.2.15 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Amperometry dialog box 63 4.2.16 Double.......................................................................................................................................................... Differential Pulse Amperometry dialog box 64 4.2.17 Triple.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Amperometry Parameters dialog box 66 4.2.18 Integrated.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulsed Amperometric Detection Parameters dialog box 68 4.2.19 Bulk Electrolysis.......................................................................................................................................................... w ith Coulometry Parameters dialog box 70 4.2.20 Hydrodynamic.......................................................................................................................................................... Modulation Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 71 4.2.21 Sw eep.......................................................................................................................................................... Step Function Parameters dialog box 72 4.2.22 Multi-Potential.........................................................................................................................................................