Convpot

Convpot is a converter program written in C++ which converts raw data from potentiostats into a sqlite database ready to be plotted by plotpot.py. Convpot is automatically called by plotpot.py, but can also be called on its own for example to merge files.

Supported instruments

• Arbin Instruments BT2000
• Gamry Interface 1000
• Biologic VMP3
• Ivium CompactStat
• Zahner IM6

Getting Started

Installing

Follow these instructions (for Windows):

1. Download the latest convpot installer from GitHub.
2. Run the installer convpot-x.y.z-win32.exe and choose the option to add Convpot to the PATH variable for the current user (non-admin install) or system-wide (admin install).
3. Navigate to the Convpot menu entry and click on Run Convpot.
4. A Cmd window opens. You can now run one of the examples:

convpot arbintest.res

If all goes well you should now have the file arbintest.sqlite created.

Compiling from source

For compiling from source see the wiki pages.

Usage

Single file

To process a single input file

convpot arbintest.res

The output is the corresponding SQLite database containing the raw data. You can use the --output option to give a different filename.

Merge files

To process multiple files

convpot arbintest.res gamrytest.DTA

Alternatively, the files to merge can be given in a text file listed one by line. Lines starting with the "!" character are ignored.

convpot --merge files_to_merge.txt

Command-line Options

• --help or -h - show convpot help
• --version or -V - show the version header
• --verbose or -v - print verbose output, can be given multiple times to increase verbosity
• --info or -i - display supported instruments
• --timer - benchmark the program run time, useful for very large files
• --output FILE - give alternative output filename. The default is the name of the first input file
• --merge FILE - a file with filenames to merge one by line. A "!" denotes a comment.
• --smooth LEVEL - smooth current and voltage data. Useful for dQ/dV plots which show artefacts due to noise.

Authors

• Alexander Pohl - Initial work

See also the list of CONTRIBUTORS who participated in this project.

Changelog

All notable changes and releases are documented in the CHANGELOG.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license - see the LICENSE file for details