Zahner Lab Custom Experiment Builder: streamlining advanced electrochemical measurements

Developing customised electrochemical measurement protocols can require considerable programming effort, particularly when experiments involve multiple sequential operations. The Custom Experiment Builder, part of Zahner Lab, provides a visual approach to experiment design, allowing researchers to build measurement sequences without writing the complete Python code manually. 

Build Custom Protocols with Visual Programming 

The Custom Experiment Builder uses a block-based, drag-and-drop interface based on Blockly. Electrochemical methods can be constructed by combining fundamental operations, such as ramps and polarisations, into tailored experimental sequences. 

The environment supports a range of functions for designing more sophisticated workflows: 

• Visual construction of measurement sequences through configurable blocks. 
• Conditional statements, loops and variable manipulation for implementing experimental logic. 
• Potentiostatic and galvanostatic operation, according to the initial potentiostat configuration. 
• Dedicated blocks for EIS, static, dynamic and pulse operations, together with configurable stop conditions. 
• Automatic generation of Python code, providing a direct route from the graphical experiment to a scriptable workflow. 
• Data-handling functions, including the combination of datasets generated by different experiment blocks.

For Materials Science, this functionality can be particularly useful when standard measurement methods need to be adapted to specific experimental requirements. Researchers can structure multi-step procedures within a single workflow while retaining the possibility of accessing the generated Python code for further development. 

The Zahner documentation also provides practical examples including cyclic voltammetry, potentiostatic EIS, chronoamperometry and CC-CV, illustrating how the Custom Experiment Builder can be applied to different electrochemical measurement scenarios.

With the Custom Experiment Builder, Zahner Lab provides a practical bridge between visual experiment design and programmable electrochemical workflows. 

Explore the dedicated product page for further details. 

To discuss your application, evaluate a measurement strategy or request a technical demonstration, contact our expert Dario D’Ubaldo.