Description
Gamry Instruments offers two lines of potentiostats, the Reference™ line and the Interface™ line. The Reference line of potentiostats are our high-performance potentiostats, designed to provide the best measurements from low currents to high currents. Our Interface instruments are designed for general-purpose use,balancing both value and performance. While they do not match the exact specifications of the Reference line, they are still suitable for numerous electrochemical applications.
Each potentiostat has different capabilities and can perform various experiments, summarized in the table below:
Error Messages and Limitations
Interface 5000P
The Interface 5000 potentiostat has a sub-type model known as the Interface 5000P™, which may produce error messages under specific operating conditions.
Error Message |
Cause/troubleshooting |
|---|---|
CntrlMode=0 |
You tried to run a potentiostatic experiment on an Interface 5000P, which is not able to run such scripts. The Interface 5000P may only run galvanostatic experiments. |
This instrument is not authorized for Freq= |
The Interface 5000P is able to perform EIS at frequencies 20 kHz or lower. Higher frequencies generate this error message. Decrease the upper frequency to continue. |
Interface 1010T
The Interface 1010 potentiostat has a sub-type model known as the Interface 1010T™, which may produce error messages under specific operating conditions.
Error Message |
Cause/troubleshooting |
|---|---|
This instrument is not authorized for Freq= |
The Interface 1000T is able to perform EIS at frequencies 20 kHz or lower. Higher frequencies generate this error message. Decrease the upper frequency to continue. |
This instrument is not authorized for IERange= |
The Interface 1000T is able to operate at currents of 100 mA or lower. Higher currents generate this error message. Decrease the current to continue. |
This instrument is not authorized for ScanRate= |
The Interface 1000T is able to scan at rates of 1 V/s or lower. Higher scan rates generate this error message. Decrease the scan rate to continue. |
This instrument is not authorized for SampleTime= |
The Interface 1000T is able to record data with a sample time of 1 ms or higher. Shorter sample times generate this error message. Increase the sample time to continue. |