Product Overview
Designed to protect your experiment from the unexpected, the PARSTAT™ MC is the most modular and robust multi-channel electrochemical testing platform on the market.It builds on our industry-leading 50+ years of experience in potentiostat development and software user-interface design.The PARSTAT™ MC combines function, flexibility and value.
Each PARSTAT MC chassis is configured with up to eight (8) potentiostats.Each potentiostat card provides a wide range of functionality as standard.
Channels can operate simultaneously for high-throughput routine testing, asynchronously for different experiments on distinct cells or in a complex matrix of multiple electrodes in a single test environment. Additional channels can be added on-site by the user, even while other channels are in operation. Every component within the chassis is designed to be user-replaceable minimizing the impact of any interruptions in your experiment.
This design maximizes value by reserving the slots of the chassis for potentiostat channels and not expensive hardware options. The high-functioning core potentiostat is the basis for a system with excellent price-per-channel, especially compared to typical configurations of other option-based offerings.
Key features of the PARSTAT MC include:
- The Ultimate modular design
- Widest dynamic current range of 2 A to 4 nA (120 fA resolution) as standard – No need for expensive hardware options
- Hot-swappable channels allow potentiostats to be added or removed without interruption of experiments on other channels
- Fast data acquisition at 500 kS/sec allows for a wide range of high speed applications
- Features the most popular electrochemical acquisition and analysis software solution, VersaStudio
Specifications
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Data Acquisition |
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Data Acquisition |
3 x 16 bit 500k samples per second ADCs synchronized voltage/current/auxiliary |
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Time Base Resolution (min) |
2µs (500k samples/second) |
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Automatic Noise Filters |
Enabled/disabled |
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Power Amplifier |
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Voltage Compliance |
±12V |
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Current Compliance |
±2A |
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Potentiostat Bandwidth |
1 MHz |
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Stability Settings |
high speed, high stability |
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Slew Rate |
≥8V per µs typical
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Rise Time (-1.0V to +1.0V) |
< 500 ns typical; measured on 100 Ω load |
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Voltage Control (potentiostat mode) |
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Applied Voltage Range |
±10V |
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Applied Voltage Resolution |
for ±10mV signal = 300nV for ±100mV signal = 3µV for ±1V signal = 30µV for ±10V signal = 300µV |
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Applied Voltage Accuracy |
±0.2% of value ±2mV |
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Maximum Scan Rate |
25000 Vs-1 |
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Maximum Scan Range |
±10V / 300µV |
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Current Control (galvanostat mode) |
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Applied Current Range |
±full scale (depends on range selected) ±2A |
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Applied Current Resolution |
±1/32,000 x full scale |
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Applied Current Accuracy |
±0.2% of reading, ±0.2% of range ±200pA |
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Max. Current Range/Resolution |
±2A / 61µA |
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Min. Current Range/Resolution |
±4nA / 120 fA |
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Electrometer |
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Max. Input Range |
±10V |
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Bandwidth |
≥10MHz (3dB) |
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Input Impedance |
≥1012 Ω in parallel with ≤5pF (typical) |
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Leakage Current |
≤5pA at less than 25°C |
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CMRR |
60 dB at 100kHz (typical) |
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Voltage Measurement |
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Voltage Range |
±10V |
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Minimum Resolution |
6µV |
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Voltage Accuracy |
±0.2% of reading, ±2mV |
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Current Measurement |
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Current Ranges |
Auto-ranging (10 ranges) 2A to 4nA |
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Current Resolution |
120 fA |
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Current Accuracy (DC) |
20nA to 2A: ±0.2% of reading, ±0.2% of range 4nA: <0.5% ±20pA
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Bandwidth |
1MHz (signal ≥2mA range typical) |
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Bandwidth limit filter |
Yes |
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Impedance (EIS) Available with PMC-1000 |
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Mode |
Potentiostat/Galvanostatic |
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Frequency Ranges |
10µHz to 1MHz |
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Minimum AC Voltage Amplitude |
0.1mV RMS |
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Sweep |
Linear or Logarithmic |
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iR Compensation |
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Positive Feedback |
Yes |
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Dynamic iR |
Yes |
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Interfaces (included as Standard) |
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Digital inputs/outputs |
5 TTL logic outputs, 2 TTL logic inputs |
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Auxiliary Voltage Input |
Measurement synchronized to V and I ±10V range, input impedance 10kΩ Filter: off, 1kHz, 200kHz 9 pin connector standard / cable for BNC option |
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DAC Voltage Output (Standard) |
±10V range, output impedance 1kΩ 9 pin connector standard / cable for BNC option (for stirrers, rotating disk electrode etc.) |
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PC / Software |
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Communications Interface |
Universal Serial Bus (USB) |
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Operating System |
Windows 8 (64-bit & 32-bit) Windows XP |
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PC Specification (minimum) |
Pentium 4 (1GHz) / 1GB memory High Data rates may require additional memory |
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Software |
VersaStudio |
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General |
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| Ground (selectable) | Isolated (floating) / Earth |
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Power |
90Vac to 264Vac 47Hz to 63Hz 1254VA max |
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Dimensions |
20¼” x 16” x 15¼” 51.43cm x 40.64cm x 38.73cm |
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Weight |
67lbs, 30.3kg, Instrument only |
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Operating Temperature Range |
10°C to 35°C |
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Humidity |
Maximum 80% non-condensing |
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Temperature (specified) |
25°C |
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Dummy Cell |
Internal (DC only) |
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CE Approved |
Yes |
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Chassis |
Up to 8 Channels per chassis Up to 32 channels per computer User replaceable modules |
