Admiral Potentiostat Internal

Admiral Potentiostat Internal

Admiral Potentiostat installation

Overview

The admiral instrument is a potentiostat for DC and AC measurements, working with the SquidStad software.

The Admiral instruments along with working, reference and counter sensors cable
The Admiral instruments along with working, reference and counter sensors cable

Admiral MFT Software integration

  1. Add the following lines to “Components.xml” located at "C:\ProgramData\Rtec”.
      2. <Components>
    <Component>Admiral</Component>
    <Group>Corrosion</Group>
    <ConfigFile>Admiral.xml</ConfigFile>
    <Available>True</Available>
    <ClassName>Squidstat.clsAddIn</ClassName>
    <Address>COM3</Address>
  </Components>

<Components>
    <Component>None</Component>
    <Group>Corrosion</Group>
    <ConfigFile>Admiral.xml</ConfigFile>
    <Available>True</Available>
    <ClassName>None</ClassName>
  </Components>
  1. Add the following lines to “ComponentsOptions.xml” located at "C:\ProgramData\Rtec”:
      2.   <ComponentOptions>
    <Component>Admiral</Component>
    <Name>Admiral</Name>
    <ConfigFile>Admiral.xml</ConfigFile>
  </ComponentOptions>

 <ComponentOptions>
    <Component>None</Component>
    <Name>N/A</Name>
  </ComponentOptions>
  1. Create a new text document
  1. Rename it “Admiral.xml” in "C:\ProgramData\Rtec”.
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<Parameters>
  <Cor Param="UserID" Value="Cor" />
  <Cor Param="Debug" Value="True" />
  <Cor Param="DataInterval" Value="1" />
  <Cor Param="ComPort" Value="COM3" />
</Parameters>

Admiral communication setup

  1. Assign the Admiral Port Com to COM3
      2. How to assign a new COM Port?
      • Search in windows for Device Manager.
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      • Develop Ports (COM & LPT).
      • Right-click on the wrongly assigned COM Port → Press Properties.
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          Connect and disconnect the USB cable to find which port disappears to identify the wrongly assigned COM Port.
      • Click on the top window Port Settings → Advanced
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      • Change it to the correct COM Port.
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      • Save and Restart PyComTool to confirm the change.
  1. Open the SquidStad Software to check for correct communication, on the upper right of the interface.
      2. Squidstat software download
      You must download the following Squidstat version (v2.11.26.2024) as newer versions will have a successful initialization in Squidstat but failed one in MFT.
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      As the notification box say, on the first installation, you must unplug then reconnect the instruments to connect it successfully.
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      Click on “Postpone” when prompted if you want to install the latest version. The MFT software initialization will fail if the version is not the correct one (as in the previous download part).
  1. Close SquidStad Software.
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      The Squidstat software must be closed in order not to interfere with the MFT communication of the instrument.
  1. Launch the MFT software and check for the admiral communication in the status dialog box.

Admiral Potentiostat in MFT Software

To Control the potentiostat, you can create a Standard step and click on “E-Test”, the following controls will appear:
  • Constant Voltage: Apply a constant VDC voltage (V).
  • Constant Current: Apply a constant current (A).
  • EISGalvanostatic: Sinusoidal application of the current.
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  • EISPotentionstatic: Sinusoidal application of the voltage.
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Annex