BiStat Bi-Potentiostat / Galvanostat

Product Description

1. Introduction Historically the first of our multi-channel instruments was designed to study intercalated compounds with long time experiments because of slow diffusion coefficients. It was working either in galvanostatic mode or in potentiostatic mode (each channel was devoted to one of both mode). Then the interest for multichannel potentiostats increased with battery testing, corrosion study and recently with biosensors development. Now our multichannel product range has four different very modular instruments that are both potentiostats/galvanostats. They can be used in most of electrochemical applications from battery testing or intercalated compounds study to corrosion or multipitting. We can also mention electrochromics, fuel cells, capacitors or biosensors study. The BiStat consists of single computer board associated with potentiostat channel boards. The BiStat has its own operating system included into the computer board. When started, the on-board computer performs full control of the experiment. The bipotentiostat can receive two independent channel boards. It is designed to provide very flexible use with one or two different users. One or two computers perform full remote monitoring of the system. These computers are connected to the BiStat through an Ethernet connection. With the Ethernet connection, each one of the users is able to monitor his own channel from his computer. Our aim is to design the most modular, versatile and flexible instruments as possible. This instrument is very modular. It can be provided with low current board channel. All the channels can be coupled with current amplifiers (2, 5, *0, *0 A). Moreover, the BiStat can control auxiliary instruments (rotating electrode or thermostatic bath). The aim of this manual is to drive the user in the instrument installation and configuration. This manual is made up of several chapters. The first one is an introductive part. It explains to the user the abilities of the instrument.