Thales-Remote-Cpp is a C++ extension which uses the Zahner Remote2 to control Zahner Zennium Potentiostats.
It was developed to easily integrate Zahner Zennium Potentiostats into Python scripts for more complex measurement tasks and for automation purposes.

The measurement methods EIS, IE, CV and DC sequences are supported. Also constant current or constant voltage can be output and current and voltage can be measured. Single frequency impedance measurement is also possible.

In the GitHub repository Thales-Remote-Python are more detailed examples which can be easily implemented in C++.
The setter and getter in C++ and Python are always named the same and behave the same.

The complete documentation of the individual functions can be found on the API documentation website.

Download the folder ThalesRemoteCppLibrary and compile the library into your project.
The examples were created with cmake, this can be used as a template.

⚠️ Since v1.1.1 works only with Thales ≥ 5.8.6. For previous versions of Thales Software, please download an older version of the package.

/*
 * Connect to the Zahner Zennium Potentiostat
 */
ZenniumConnection ThalesRemoteConnection;
ThalesRemoteConnection.connectToTerm("localhost", "ScriptRemote");
ThalesRemoteScriptWrapper zahnerZennium(&ThalesRemoteConnection);
zahnerZennium.forceThalesIntoRemoteScript();

/*
 * Read the measured voltage and current.
 */
 std::cout << "Potential " << zahnerZennium.getPotential() << std::endl;
 std::cout << "Current " << zahnerZennium.getCurrent()   << std::endl;

/*
 * Single frequency impedance measurement at 1 V DC and 2 kHz
 * with 10mV amplitude for 3 periods.
 */
zahnerZennium.setPotentiostatMode(PotentiostatMode::POTENTIOSTATIC);
zahnerZennium.setPotential(0);
    
zahnerZennium.setFrequency(2000);
zahnerZennium.setAmplitude(10e-3);
zahnerZennium.setNumberOfPeriods(3);

zahnerZennium.enablePotentiostat();
zahnerZennium.getImpedance();
zahnerZennium.disablePotentiostat();

There are several examples available on different topics.
In the GitHub repository Thales-Remote-Python are more detailed examples which can be easily implemented in C++.
The setter and getter in C++ and Python are always named the same and behave the same.

• Switch potentiostat on or off
• Setting potentiostat potentiostatic or galvanostatic
• Setting output potential or current
• Read potential and current
• Measure impedance

• Switch potentiostat on or off
• Setting potentiostat potentiostatic or galvanostatic
• Measurement of an impedance spectrum (EIS) on a stack with single cells connected to the PAD4 card.
• Configuration of the PAD4 card

• Measurement of an impedance spectrum
• Monitor activity with the HeartBeat
• Acquiring the measurement files with C++ via network

• Configure FRA Probe measurement
• Measure EIS with FRA Probe

• Switch potentiostat on or off
• Setting potentiostat potentiostatic or galvanostatic
• Setting output potential or current
• Read potential and current
• Measure impedance

• Switch potentiostat on or off
• Setting potentiostat potentiostatic or galvanostatic
• Setting output potential or current
• Read potential and current
• Measure impedance

• The Zahner sequencer outputs current and voltage curves defined in a text file.
• Setting output file naming for sequence measurements
• Parametrizing an sequence measurement

This example uses a DLL which was created from the library. The DLL is loaded from the C++ code in the example with WinAPI at runtime. But in C++ the library itself should be used this is easier. The DLL and the source and header files of the DLL generated.cpp and generated.h are located in the subfolder ThalesRemoteExternalLibrary. The DLL is built with CMAKE and MinGW and does not contain any debug information. The repository contains all files to generate the DLL from the generated.cpp and generated.h files.

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Feel free to create a new issue with a respective title and description on the the Thales-Remote-Cpp repository. If you already found a solution to your problem, we would love to review your pull request!

The library was developed and tested with C++20 without additional libraries.