CorrWare, ZPlot and MultiStat Software

CorrWare, ZPlot and MultiStat software packages provide the most
comprehensive range of control, measurement and analysis facilities
for electrochemical and materials research. These packages support
systems based on our models 1287, 1285 and 1470; for information on
software packages suitable for controlling the Solartron ModuLab
system, click here
The software makes it simple to set up and control experiments,
acquire data and display results in the required format. There is no
complex programming involved, leaving the researcher to concentrate
totally on analyzing the results.

CorrWare for DC Analysis
Corrware, with its companion data display and analysis program
CorrView, is able to run a wide range of DC electrochemical tests
using Solartron single channel 128x series potentiostats. It is the
ideal tool for corrosion analysis, battery / fuel cell development
and general electrochemistry.
CorrWare DC electrochemical experiments include:
- Static and dynamic polarization
- Open circuit vs time
- Potentiostatic and potentiodynamic
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Galvanostatic and galvanodynamic
- Potential and current square waves
- Potential stair-step
- Potential scan and hold
- Electrochemical (E&I) noise
- Galvanic square wave
- Galvanic cycle (battery test)
- Linear and anodic polarization scans
CorrView provides the most comprehensive range of analysis
functions available for DC electrochemical data, including trend
overlays, Tafel and line fitting techniques, data integration etc.
Data can easily be exported into other Windows applications for
additional analysis and report generation.
ZPlot for impedance analysis
ZPlot, with its companion data display and analysis program
ZView, is simply the most flexible and powerful impedance software
available today.
ZPlot, when operated together with CorrWare, is able to control
Solartron single channel 12xx series potentiostats and frequency
response analyzers to run a variety of electrochemical impedance
tests in potentiostatic and galvanostatic modes. Applications
include corrosion studies, coatings investigations and battery
research.
ZPlot stand alone is able to control the Solartron 1260 impedance
analyzer for advanced materials research into polymers, ceramics and
composites.
ZPlot experimental methods include:
- Sweep frequency, AC amplitude, DC polarization
- Impedance vs time
Standard techniques:
- Electrochemical impedance
- AC voltammetry
- Mott-Schottky analysis
- Dielectric characterization
- Harmonic characterization
ZView provides all facilities required for the detailed
analysis of impedance data including a very powerful and easy to use
equivalent circuit fitting routine that allows interpretation of the
raw impedance data in terms of cell parameters such as diffusion
rate, series resistance, polarization resistance etc. Bode, complex
plane and 3D plot formats are available and data can easily be
exported to other Windows packages for further analysis.
Multistat is a combined impedance / DC measurement package
designed exclusively for use with the Solartron CellTest® System
comprising of multichannel1470E potentiostats and 145x series
modular frequency response analyzers (FRAs). Multistat uses a data
organization program called Data Explorer to efficiently
store and retrieve multi-channel data and the integrated CorrView
and ZView programs provide comprehensive data analysis facilities.
Multistat's intuitive design builds upon the capabilities of
CorrWare and ZPlot and those users with experience of these packages
will adapt to the MultiStat software with ease.
Flexibilty
With all of these packages, data may be viewed in real time
while previously collected data is analyzed. The software is the
perfect complement to Solartron’s range of test instrumentation.

Specifications
| CorrWare, ZPlot
and MultiStat Software Specification |
|
PC requirements |
Pentium PC, 1.0 GHz, 256 MB RAM,
USB ports (2) for software key, CD drive |
|
PC operating system |
Windows XP Professional or
Windows 2000 |
|
PC Interface (all programs) |
IEEE-488.2 interface (National
Instruments) AT-GPIB, or PCMCIA-GPIB, PC2.2A, USB-GPIB) |
|
Interface (for Multistat only) |
Ethernet 10 / 100BaseT or GPIB
(as above) |
| Instrumentation / Software
Compatibility |
|
ZPlot |
FRA: Solartron 1260, 1255A / B,
1253, 1252, 1250A / B, 1254, 1280A / B |
|
|
Materials Interface:1294,
Keithley 428 |
|
CorrWare |
Pstat / Gstat: Solartron 1287,
1286, 1285, 1284, 1280A / B PAR 283, 273 / 273A, 263 / 263A,
Versastat, Versastat 2, 173 w / 276 plug-in,Amel 5000
Power booster: Solartron 1290
Multiplexer:1281A / B |
|
Multistat |
FRA: Solartron 1455 / 1451 plus
12xx series
Pstat / Gstat: Solartron 1470A, 1480A, 1470E
Power booster: Solartron 1290 |
| Counter Electrode |
|
Output voltage |
>±30 V w.r.t. LO |
|
Output current |
2 A, subject to thermal
protection limits: |
|
Slew rate |
>10 V/µs (
potentiostatic control) |
| Ordering Information |
|
USB125505S |
ZPlot only |
|
USB128702S |
CorrWare only |
|
USB125587S |
ZPlot / CorrWare |
|
USB129603S |
ZView for analysis only |
|
USB1470N0ES |
Multistat for N 1470E, where N =
1, 2, 3 or 4 |
|
USB1470N0EC |
Multistat for N 1470E /1470A /1480A and
N12xx series FRAs, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
|
USB1470N0EF |
Multistat for N 1470E, and N sets of eight
145x series FRAs, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
For information on software packages suitable for
controlling the Solartron ModuLab system, click
here
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