| | Key Topics | |-------------|----------------| | Installation | Driver setup for GPIB/Serial interfaces; Windows compatibility (often XP/7, with notes for virtual machines on newer OS). | | Hardware Setup | Connecting potentiostat (e.g., PAR 2273), calibrating channels, setting frequency range (e.g., 100 kHz – 1 mHz). | | Experiment Control | Setting AC amplitude (e.g., 10 mV), DC potential, number of points/decade. | | Data Visualization | Nyquist & Bode plots, checking for noise or artifacts. | | Equivalent Circuit Fitting | Selecting circuit models (e.g., R(RC), R(Q[RW])), seeding initial values, running Levenberg-Marquardt fit. | | Exporting Results | Saving fitted parameters (resistance, capacitance, CPE exponents) to .TXT or .CSV. |