Full Patch Notes for EmStat4 Firmware Update 1.3

Version 1.3.02

• Fixed runtimes for versus time techniques could not exceed 4294 seconds.

Version 1.3.01

• Limit current to max ~75 mA on ES4HR in order to protect Mux8R2

Version 1.3.00

• Significantly improved measurement timing
• Increased averaging sample rate to 1 MSPS
• Made faster fast fixed-frequency EIS time-scans possible
• Added new MethodSCRIPT commands:
  • Mux commands: mux_config , mux_get_channel_count , and mux_set_channel
    • AC Voltammetry (ACV) measurement technique: meas_loop_acv
    • Multi-Sine EIS (MSEIS) measurement technique: meas_ms_eis
    • Fast CA (FCA) measurement technique: meas_fast_ca
    • Alternating mux measurement techniques:
    • CA: meas_loop_ca_alt_mux
    • CP: meas_loop_cp_alt_mux
    • OCP: meas_loop_ocp_alt_mux
  • iR compensation: set_ir_comp
  • Modulo operation: mod_var
  • Alter the VarType of a MethodSCRIPT variable: alter_vartype
  • Output user notifications using the device LED: notify_led
  • Set scan direction for Cyclic Voltammetry (CV): set_scan_dir
• Added support for limited string formatting
• Added support for array access syntax
• Disallowed commands that would interfere with measurment in meas_loop commands
• Increased total mscript array entries from 32767 to 50000
• Script execution no longer blocks when uncomplete line is received
• Added mod_var command to calculate the modulo
• Added CV reverse functionality
• Implemented USB watchdog to recover from some Windows USB errors
• MethodSCRIPT errors are now logged to file before if output to file was enabled
• Added command to alter variable VarType
• Added support for auto-incrementing number in file
• Added EmStat4X support
• Added support for multicharacter variable names
• Various minor bugfixes

Version 1.2.03

Fixed D0 toggles when potential is set

Version 1.2.02

Changed pullups to be default on (was changed to default off unintentionally in 1.2.00)

Version 1.2.00

• “set_gpio_cfg” command now returns error if configuration is invalid
• Added configurable UART baudrate
• Added support for limiting UART datarate
• Default UART baudrate increased to 921600
• Line number in error messages are now maintained when comments are used
• Added “set_acquisition_frac_autoadjust” MethodSCRIPT command for filtering 50/60 Hz noise
• MethodSCRIPT data packages are now buffered and only sent on the “pck_end” command
• Added register to retrieve warnings
• Fixed hibernate command
• Added meas_fast_cv MethodSCRIPT command
• Updated MethodSCRIPT version format to be consistent with documentation
• EmStat4R support
• Various bugfixes

Version 1.1.00:

• Added support for alternate USB PID of ES4
• Added RMS noise readout for measured MethodSCRIPT vars
• Enhanced ranging algorithm to take noise into account
• Added MES4 support (set_channel_sync command), multi device serial.
• Added MUX8-R2 support
• Added set_gpio_msk and, get_gpio_msk MethodSCRIPT commands
• Added set_e_aux MethodSCRIPT command
• Added lock to Non-Volatile-Memory for extra protection of factory settings
• Fixed timing of first point for time based techniques
• Added set_acquisition_frac command that allows more control over measurement timing
• Added EIS MethodSCRIPT optional commands “eis_tdd”, “eis_acdc”
• Minor fixes