Current Release Version
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Current AfterMath Release
AfterMath v 1.6.10513
Released: 18 Nov 2020
Release Notes
Initial WaveNow Wireless support
Legacy Product Support
We continue to provide support for legacy software (PineChem) and our legacy instruments (e.g., AFCBP1 Bipotentiostat). We have moved legacy product support to its own knowledgebase page.
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All Versions
Here we present all versions of AfterMath, including Beta (not yet fully released) and archived (older) downloads. We suggest the Current Release Version in most cases.
Archived (Earlier) Releases
These releases have previously been made available. Select an archived version from the list below. Use search field (above) to search release notes from all archived releases.
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Released: 15 May 2020
Release Notes
Fixed missing rows from exported data
Fixed intermittent firmware update procedure issues
Added new option for stopping the current experiment immediately but also continuing with the next queued experiment
Added minor performance improvement for live experiment view
Released: 10 Sep 2019
Release Notes
Fix unlocked pore depth in Transmission Line for user circuits.
Fix disabled “Save” button on Transmission Line editor when changing only lock status.
Fix EIS data import by sorting by descending frequency.
Fix units for Mott-Schottky tool results.
Fix copying a circuit fit analysis (loss of solver method and weighting).
Fix adding a tool or performing a transform from the archive tree context menu.
Fix initial rotation rate “blip” on WaveNow and WaveNano.
Fix labels and units for galvanostatic DECV specification dialog.
Fix the Experiment End Trigger for “charge” selection.
Change Mott-Schottky (EIS-MOTT) technique default temperature to Celsius.
Enhance Transmission Line fitting (eg for series and parallel).
Remove requirement for analog rotators to have a permissions (license) file.
Released: 9 Aug 2019
Release Notes
Add save/discard parameter to EIS inter-frequency settling data.
Add signal reference option (vs OCP) to LSV parameters.
Add “as displayed” option for units during data export.
Add prompt for Mott-Schottky parameters during import
Add display of mouse cursor position on a plot.
Add navigation of live plots.
Add “zoom window” mouse mode on plots.
Fix rotator running at end of single-iteration LPR.
Fix orthonormal plotting issues.
Improve AC circuit fitting GUI (auto-select custom weighting if non-integral weight entered).
Improve EIS phase and magnitude measurements.
Released: 19 Mar 2019
Release Notes
Fix GUI issues on Windows 10 high-DPI devices
Fix OCP issues
Add support for WaveDriver 100
Released: 6 Feb 2019
Release Notes
Improve memory management an performance
Add AC circuit simulation
Add bulk circuit fit
Change EIS parameters for WaveDriver200
Improve cable capacitance measurement failures
Increase WaveNow script length (from 5010 elements to 6143)
Fix extreme lag when selecting a user-defined circuit for circuit fit
Fix missing per-iteration OCP plots in rotating LPR methods
Fix for OCP range-change problems
Fix for overwriting aftermath version information on every completed experiment with the then-running version when saving an archive
Fix failure during transform after pasting data columns
Fix LPR resistance calculation by computing the slope for I vs E data (rather than E vs I data)
Fix for intermittent display problems (eg selecting an instrument does not update the display)
Fix for transmission line analysis always prompting for template selection
Fix for data order on plots duplicated from circuit fit analysis
Released: 20 Dec 2018
Release Notes
Add additional software filtering for WaveNow, WaveNano, and WaveNowXV
Fix failure to open an archive from the file system (by way of the file extension association mechanism)
Fix truncated text on plots
Fix “missing instrument” during firmware update
Fix issues with OCP during LPR vs time technique
Released: 5 Dec 2018
Release Notes
Add rejecting bad cell cable capacitance measurement values
Add preventing user from running an EIS experiment without a known cell calibration
Add updating WaveNow, WaveNano, and WaveNowXV firmware from Aftermath
Fix “no available axis” when adding traces to plots
Fix live monitor for Avantes spectrometer
Released: 23 Oct 2018
Release Notes
Fix opening archive files via double-click in Windows file explorer
Fix potential failures for LPR experiment if wait period between iterations is zero
Fix memory leak when using Simplex method for user defined circuits
Fix random permanent halt of the experiment post-processing
Fix wrong labels on some DECV axes
Fix CSCA/CSCP triggering for WaveDrivers. Symptom was data samples with both E and I of zero
Add orthonormal plotting
Improve user defined circuit initial fit by taking the upper and lower limits into consideration
Released: 20 Sep 2018
Release Notes
Add support for WaveDriver 200 and WaveDriver 40 potentiostats
Add EIS techniques
Add EIS data fitting
Expand plotting options
Released: 21 Aug 2017
Release Notes
Add log plotting
Fix for spectroscopy live plotting, specification auditing, and unused data discard
Fix Tafel plot math
Released: 18 Jul 2016
Release Notes
Add control of potentiostat ranges to idle and post-experiment settings
Add new plot data transforms and improve existing ones
Change alpha timing for WaveDriver on sweep techniques
Fix hit-testing for traces on a plot
Fix experiment recovery issues including SPECE-specific
Fix CPU utilization constantly increasing during large experiments
Released: 22 Mar 2016
Release Note
Fix step-experiment triggers (CSCA, CSCP) for WaveNow and WaveDriver
Fix experiment end conditions GUI
Fix LPR cell conditions on explicit terminate
Fix function boundary marking
Fix node dependency removal
Fix for spectroscopy “Discard Transmittance” checkbox initially showing up yellow
Fix area tool results for cathodic data
Fix spectrometer live idle display
Add iR compensation determination techniques (RUCI, RUPF)
Improve per-experiment CPU utilization
Released: 26 Oct 2015
Release Notes
Add experiment end conditions for dual-electrode Bulk Electrolysis
Add options for discarding unwanted spectra
Add WaveDriver trigger on experiment execution
Restore iR compensation audit
Change default Avantes integration time
Improvements to LPR technique
Added X-Y transform
Added crash data recovery
Improved tool result display
Improved performance and memory usage
Fix segment information
Fix crosshair tool output when dragging with mouse
Fix RCE recovery
Fix reading future XML
Released: 3 Apr 2015
Release Notes
- Fixes for Avantes spectrometer capabilities detection
Released: 9 Oct 2014
Release Notes
Fix selection of the excitation filter on the WaveDriver 10 & 20
Fix live view for dual-electrode CV galvanostatic shielding and collection modes
Fix for step-triggers (used in CSCA & CSCP techniques) for WaveNow potentiostat (*requires firmware update to v1.1.114)
Fix for undismiss-able modal dialog when an error leads to user selecting “Abort” during data export
Fix data streams (missing names, cross-archive copy failure, create new plot contains multiple)
Fix for “phase delay conflict” message when starting slow-sweep experiments
Revert vs-t live display initial range to no more than 30 seconds
Revert to previous naming scheme for new archive objects
Improvements to stripping methods
Added PCI-6221 and PCI-6229 control of response filters on an AFCBP1 bipotentiostat
Added iR compensation to experiment setup parameters
Added initial support for spectroelectrochemistry
Added OCP measurement to dual-electrode CV (as “galvanostatic shielding” or “galvanostatic collection”)
Added initial support for experiment sequences
Added instrument and driver control (ignore specific instruments or drivers, assign instrument nicknames)
Released: 4 Apr 2014
Release Notes
Fix peak height tool properties dialogs for epsilon > 100
Allow NI 625x cards to run up to the rated 1MS/s
Released: 11 Nov 2013
Release Notes
Improvements to smoothing transforms
Revert to previous naming scheme for new archive objects
Fix WaveDriver K1/K2 rear-panel input controls
Released: 30 Aug 2013
Release Notes
Extends multi-perform to CV and CRP methods.
Added an automatic archive-save-and-close to reduce memory requirements for long-term experiments
Fix for unexpected offsets at range limits on WaveDrivers with span DACs (>=rev2)
Released: 7 May 2013
Release Notes
Fix WaveDriver CV experiment shows final erroneous data point
Fix WaveDriver number of points reported when step termination script elements fire
Fix WaveDriver display of initial idle conditions
Fix WaveDriver forced disconnect of second working electrode in idle state (incl post-experiment conditions)
Fix alpha phase delay timer to support the faster WaveDriver hardware clocks
Add WaveDriver 2MHz hardware clock for slower experiments
Released: 12 Mar 2013
Release Notes
Fixed WaveDriver down-sampled clocks table (provides additional clocks to resolve some “Cannot render as specified” messages)
Added user option to discard the applied signal data (reduces size of experiment results data in archive files)
Released: 2 Jan 2013
Release Notes
Added support for WaveDriver 10 potentiostats
Released: 13 Dec 2012
Release Notes
Added support for WaveDriver potentiostats
Added expanded autoranging control for WaveXXXX potentiostats (was on|off, now none or up|down|both plus initial range)
Released: 30 Jul 2012
Release Notes
Added support for FT232H USB chip to fix wireless USB throughput problems. Required for WaveNow, WaveNano, and WaveNowxvunits manufactured after the third quarter of 2012 (starting with serial numbers 3212xxx)
Released: 2 Mar 2012
Release Notes
Fixed AFCBP1 bipotentiostat galvanostatic methods failure on 1/10/100mA range settings (“signal level too high”)
Fixed Plot axis label not saved when the units are scalar (user-defined axis labels lost trac# 581)
Fixed AFTPx long-term experiments (more than 40 days)
Added AFTPx calibration register reporting
Added ability to specify separator character for data export to CSV file
Added ability to optionally include segment markers for data export
Added experiment step end-triggers (for charge/discharge methods) [NOTE: firmware upgrade v1.1.103 or greater required for WaveNow/WaveNano/WaveNowxv, unsupported for AFCBP1 bipotentiostat
Released: 22 Apr 2011
Release Notes
Fixed AFCBP1 current range settings for select National Instruments board models
Fixed slow USB link (wireless) causing loss of instrument control during experiments
Released: 10 Feb 2011
Release Notes
Added Galvanostatic Staircase methods (requires new permissions key-file)
Added Cyclic Voltammetry dual-electrode diametric mode
Added multiple-perform button to selected experiments (linear sweep and cyclic step methods)
Released: 13 Jan 2011
Release Notes
Fixed memory leak during archive file opening (for 1.2.4242 through 1.2.4422)
Fixed layout node corruption when moving to another archive
Fixed error when user presses “I Feel Lucky” button on CV setup with user-defined rotator iteration method
Fixed intermittent crash when many experiments (hundreds) are queued and user cancels all of them at once
Added signal-level termination conditions to cyclic step methods
Released: 25 Aug 2010
Release Notes
Fixed incorrect number of samples on second step of double-step chronoamperometry and cyclic step experiments
Improved cyclic step experiments to support 2, 3, or 4 steps
Released: 20 Aug 2010
Release Notes
Fixed out-of-memory exception while queuing many (>50) experiments
Fixed alpha drift problem on some AFCBP1 bipotentiostat systems (AO and AI sample clocks did not maintain timing relationship)
Fixed multiple-instance opening problems ( better enforcement of single instance )
Improved file drag-n-drop
Added permissions key-file file import
Released: 5 Aug 2010
Release Notes
Fixed crash during PineChem data file import for international filenames
Released: 23 Jun 2010
Release Notes
Reduced RAM needed for large archives
Added corrupted archive recovery
Added support for WaveNowXV
Added NIDAQmx driver support (for AFCBP1 bipotentiostat interface board on Windows 7/Vista/XP)
Added iterative pulse experiments (potentiostatic and galvanostatic)
Added export of experiment results to external file system
Added import for PineChem user-modified data
Fixed rotating experiments audit for WaveNowXV
Fixed firmware update utility for WaveNowXV
Fixed incorrect experiment start date on imported PineChem data
Removed dependencies on FTChipID.dll
Released: 16 Sep 2009
Release Notes
Fixed truncation of “Most Recently Used” archive file names on homepage
Fixed incorrect RTF text rendering
Fixed installation for 64-bit XP/Vista/Windows7 and 32-bit Windows2000
Added user-defined option to stop all experiments immediately (without additional prompting)
Added per-electrode value readouts to the experiment real-time monitor
Released: 16 Sep 2009
Release Notes
Fixed undefined sampling threshold when reading old-xml-format (pre-1.2.xxxx) CV experiments
Fixed crash that occurs when aborting an experiment after it has completed
Released: 20 Mar 2009
Release Notes
Added software updates download feature
Improved axis auto-scaling on live experiment plot
Released: 20 Feb 2009
Release Notes
Added full support for AFCBP1 and WaveNano potentiostats
Added RRDE and other dual electrode experiment methods
Added more options for rotator speed on Koutecky Levich method
Added file import for legacy PineChem setup and results files
Fixed clipping of traces by plot axis gridlines
Fixed mis-alignment of plot axis gridlines
Fixed axis inversion preferences for potential and current on y-axis
Released: 5 Jan 2009
Release Notes
Added additional stripping voltammetry experiments
Added initial support for AFCBP1 hardware
Added data import feature
Fixed installer failure for CustomColorDialog.dll
Fixed incorrect units displayed on axis labels
Fixed minor miscellaneous issues with experiment setup dialogs
Fixed modality of custom color dialog
Fixed plot property dialogs behavior for cancellation after apply
Released: 20 Aug 2008
Release Notes
Fixed problems with non-admin user accounts executing software that was installed by admin account
Fixed crash when displaying layout nodes with default page size
Added support for Microsoft Vista operating system
Added optional inversion of pulse direction for differential pulse voltammetry experiments
Added square wave stripping voltammetry experiment
Improved text and images copied to system clipboard
Improved printing support, including individual page settings for all printable nodes
Improved data stream selections (now sorted by stream priority)
Improved performance of on-screen rendering
Released: 29 May 2008
Release Notes
A plot is now properly redrawn after a transform (such as a smoothing operation) is performed “in place” on a plot trace
Released: 23 May 2008
Release Notes
Support for the Pine Research WaveNow USB Potentiostat
Extensive scientific plotting and analysis features
Support for over a dozen popular methods used in general electroanalytical chemistry
Beta Release
This release is still in testing and feedback stage and may result in unexpected behavior. Download and install with caution.
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Released: 6 Jan 2021
Release Notes
Fixes for DECV (missing segment boundaries in collection mode, incorrect offsets when vs OCP). Also adds explicit dual-electrode OCP (DOCP) method
Other Downloads
Instrument Device Drivers
The AfterMath installation package included with each instrument usually installs the appropriate device drivers automatically. If for some reason you need to (re)install these device drivers, select the appopriate option from the list below.
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- Software Developer
- FTDI
- Software Version
- 2.12.00
- Developer Link
- FTDI Website
- Support
- Installation Instructions
- Software Developer
- FTDI
- Software Version
- 2.12.00
- Developer Link
- FTDI Website
- Support
- Installation Instructions
- Software Developer
- Avantes
- Compatible Hardware
- AvaSpec ULS2048
Microsoft .NET Platform
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- Microsoft
- Software Version
- 4.0
- Developer Link
- Microsoft Website
- Software Developer
- Microsoft
- Software Version
- 2.0
- Developer Link
- Microsoft Website
Microsoft C++ Runtime Library
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- Software Developer
- Microsoft
- Software Version
- Visual C++ 2013 12.0
- Developer Link
- Microsoft C++ Runtime
- Software Developer
- Microsoft
- Software Version
- Visual C++ 2008 9.0
- Developer Link
- Microsoft C++ Runtime
- Software Developer
- Microsoft
- Software Version
- Visual C++ 2005
- Developer Link
- Microsoft C++ Runtime
