Multichannel Systems nanoZ manual User Manual
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mouse button held down, moving the mouse pointer over individual electrode
sites will display a small pop-up window with the measured impedance
magnitude and phase for that site.
Report window
When
using
any
of
the
automated modes of operation,
the nanoZ stores impedance
and electroplating results in an
Excel-like spreadsheet.
To view or hide the report
window, select View | Report
from the main menu.
The upper panel of the report
shows information about the currently selected probe and when it was most
recently tested, user-defined criteria for flagging whether or not an electrode site
is faulty, and several display options.
If an electrode has been selected in the main nanoZ program, the probe name
and description is shown. This metadata is extracted from the ʻelectrodes.iniʼ file.
The time and date when the last impedance test or plating procedure began is
also displayed.
The Short and Open user input boxes are editable. An electrode is considered
shorted when the measured impedance magnitude falls below the value entered
in Short, and is considered open circuit when the impedance magnitude is
greater than the value entered in Open. Impedances within this range are
considered normal.
The left-most column in the spreadsheet displays the electrode site index.
The column titles show the impedance test frequency and, if applicable, the
plating current that was applied. In electrode impedance spectroscopy mode
there will be additional columns, two for each test frequency.
The body of the spreadsheet contains the most recent site impedance
measurements for all tested sites. If the Phase checkbox is checked, then both
the impedance magnitude and phase are displayed. If unchecked, only the
impedance magnitude is shown. For electroplating modes, the cumulative plating
time is shown for each individual electrode, which may vary from site to site, for
example, if impedance matching mode was run. Both pre- and post-plating
impedances are stored in separate columns to the left and right of the cumulative
plating time, respectively.