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Change Log

2023.09 (updated 08.11.2023)

Added voltage areal capacity comparison graphs
Fixed “skip” function for collect-monitor, general improvement to “skip”
Prevent some dialogs from opening in the background and halting the process
Collect monitor error and progress improvements
Improved test type detection
Prioritize selected cycle for 100% Capacity and SOC over Nominal-Cap
Support Maccor files with Voltage in µV
Added axis title units separator and parts selection
Coating and stack volumetric capacity comparison
Support extracting active material and nominal capacity from some Neware file formats
Added option to separate charge/discharge curves graphs
Added option to load graph style from template
Added option for fixed capacity/voltage scale ranges
Added line thickness and symbol size and color selection
Bug fixes

2023.08 (updated 15.09.2023)

Added dVA (dV/dQ) graphs
Improved merge functionality to allow merging files with different columns, i.e. for different BioLogic methods
Improved pulse graphs
Added minimal dV ranges for differential graphs smoothing
Relative loss + discharge capacity graph
New option for selecting cycles to display with offset, i.e. you can enter 2+10 to show cycles 2, 12, 22…
Improved waterfall diagrams
Improved Ivium and BioLogic support
Improved and fixed thickness measurement graphs, ability to merge thickness measurement data
Multiple bug fixes

2023.06 (updated 17.07.2023)

Added voltage vs. areal capacity graph (single tests)
Added end-of-charge/discharge-voltage graphs (single tests + comparison)
Improved “Merge” function to support merging of additional file structures
Added “Load” and “Export” Buttons to specific components inside the parameters dialog
Improved 3-electrode diagrams
New entry fields in the parameters dialog – notes, porosity, temperature and pressure
Accuracy improvements for step type recognition and average current calculation, especially for steps with few data rows
Multiple bug fixes

2023.05 (updated 11.05.2023)

Improved Batalyse-Collect integration, enable MPR file import from Collect
Multiple bug fixes

2023.03 (updated 21.03.2023)

Improved Batalyse-Collect integration
Added parameter for ignoring steps with capacity smaller than a specified value
Added a comparison summery sheet with 1 cycle/row and all comparison columns
Added a button to calculate fractions/masses of individual components in the parameters dialog
Multiple bug fixes

2023.02 (updated 07.02.2023)

Added unit selection to the parameters dialog to choose between mg/g/kg and mm/cm/m
Added Power vs. Current CV graph
Bug fixes

2023.01 (updated 17.01.2023)

Automatically detect the test type (Cycling, EIS, CV)
Improved DB import table – the first 3 columns are fixed in place for better overview
Improved graph-export mechanism and fixes to some graphs not being correctly exported
Slight precision improvements for some file structures by utilizing additional columns
Auto-fill merge groups for excel files with multiple sheets
Support for measurements with reference electrodes: when activating “Reference electrode(s)” under “Supplemental test methods” you will later be prompted to assign the correct electrode type, and new diagrams will be plotted accordingly
*this method currently doesn’t work when analyzing multiple files in parallel
Improved support for Lanhe, Neware and AVL devices
Added initial support for Origalys files
Bug fixes

2022.09 (updated 25.11.2022)

Comparisons which are made during the initial evaluation can now run in parallel for improved performance.
Improved connection to Batalyse Collect. All Collect connections are made via the Collect API,
and the MySQL driver and ODS file are no longer needed
New test summary table worksheet, showing the important values with each cycle in a single row
Small performance improvements to the Import from Database table
Show file/test name during evaluation in the parallel evaluation window
Improved MS graphs
Improvements to license system
Bug fixes

2022.08 (updated 19.10.2022)

Added cycle selection for CV and EIS graphs
Improved SOC calculation method and graphs, always go from 0-100%
Added EIS as an additional test method under Electrochemical Cycling
(for combined measurement files)
The “Split graphs” button has been renamed to “Split graph/table”,
and can now be used for generating sheets with separated curve data columns (i.e. Capacity vs. Voltage)
Bug fixes

2022.07 (updated 30.09.2022)

Bug fixes and small improvements to the parameters dialog

2022.06 (updated 22.09.2022)

Major improvements to the parameters dialog,
which allow more detailed description of the cell and its components
Added a new feature for parallel processing of tests for better CPU usage,
leading to significant performance improvement when analyzing multiple files
Performance and visual improvements to the “Import from database” table
New graphs:
– Capacity vs. cycle number with differentiation between total capacity and galvanostatic (CC) capacity
– Voltage vs. capacity curves, with current as right Y axis
Differential graphs: use span instead of points for Loess and Lowess smoothing methods
Bug fixes and performance improvements

2022.04 (updated 23.05.2022)

Added initial support for Ivium files.
Added options for modifying axis units display format,
e.g. choose between “Capacity / mAh g^-1” and “Capacity – mAh/g”
Communications between Data Analysis and the Batalyse license server are now encrypted.
Bug fixes and performance improvements

2022.03 (updated 12.04.2022)

Additional improvements when working with Batalyse Collect
Simple comparisons of EIS and CV tests are now possible, showing all curves from the compared tests in one graphs.
New graphs: V vs. log(t)
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

2022.01 (updated 15.02.2022)

You can now try our Collect Demo server directly from Data Analysis! Make sure that the MySQL ODBC driver is installed on your computer, click on “Import from Database” (the second button in the Data Analysis toolbar), select the “Batalyse Collect” database type and check the “Use the public Batalyse-Collect demo server” checkbox.
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

2021.17 (updated 14.12.2021)

When selecting multiple tests, you can now delete tests from the “Multiple files” dialog without starting again
Improved voltage vs. SOC graph
Improvements to the “Continue import” function, now also supports Arbin Access files
Additional options for Pulse tests (allow detection of relaxation pulses, change Pulse axis units)
Added 3D Pulse Ri vs. SOC and cycle graph
Added electrode area input for CV tests, which will show the current density as an additional axis
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

2021.16 (updated 12.10.2021)

Improvements to the “Continue import” function, now also supports Arbin xlsx files
Implemented BioLogic mpr file support (requires Origin 2020b or later and the BioLogic connector)
Added “Relative Irreversible Capacity” graphs
Added an option to not ignore cycles with negligible capacity
Added an option to show pause steps in V vs. time graphs
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

2021.14 (updated 20.08.2021)

Improvements to the “Continue Import” function, allows using the function for merged data.
Changed the Graphs overview table to use Bitmap caching, which allows much faster scrolling and tab switching after initially displaying the graphs.
Added Turkish language for plotting
Bug fixes and performance improvements

2021.13 (updated 20.07.2021)

Improved license system, use license server instead of license files
Improvements to SOH graphs: the cycle for 100% SOH can be selected with the “Auto-determine full capacity” function.
Otherwise, the cycle with the highest discharge capacity will be used automatically
DCIR: Added option to show Charge DCIR in addition to Discharge DCIR
Improved the “Re-open parameters dialog” function to also re-calculate values which weren’t updated in previous versions.
*Please note that the update function will only work for evaluations made with this and later versions
Improved waterfall diagrams
Bug fixes
Changed the minimal Origin version requirement to 2019b

2021.11 (updated 29.06.2021)

New logo, new design for some of the toolbar icons
The manual “Compare” Button has been extended to “Compare or edit parameters”,
which now also allows editing the parameters for multiple previously-evaluated tests at once
Due to changes in the license mechanism, Data-Analysis group licenses which were created for v2021.10 won’t work anymore.
If you are affected by this, please send us a new license request after installing the new version
Added a list of open-source modules and their licenses, which are used by Batalyse – Data Analysis (licenses.md)
Bug fixes

2021.10 (updated 02.06.2021)

Fixed performance issues from version 2021.09
Bug fixes

2021.09 (updated 31.05.2021, license file not included)

New diagrams: Delta-V, additional pulse measurements diagrams, areal capacity single Y axis
Added impedance column type selection to the “column assignment” dialog
Better test selection when using the comparison button
Default trial license file is removed, and must be requested through the pop up dialog
Added product disclaimer
Bug fixes

2021.07 (updated 28.04.2021, valid until 31.05.2021)

Added comparison bar charts for the first 3 cycles coulomb-efficiency
Bug fixes

2021.06 (updated 27.04.2021, valid until 31.05.2021)

Comparison of comparison now creates its own comparison sheet, and the same graphs which are created for “normal” comparison
Re-open parameters button now works for comparisons too, allowing you to change graph-related parameters and replot the comparison graphs
Added comparison bar charts for the first cycle coulomb-efficiency and 100th cycle relative capacity
In the comparison data table, you can now directly see the values of each tests for each cycle.
The Continue Import button now lets you choose multiple tests to continue at the same time.
Added support for CorrWare cyclers, improved Bitrode support
Bug fixes and performance improvement

2021.05 (updated 18.03.2021, valid until 30.04.2021)

Bug fixes and performance improvement

2021.04 (updated 16.03.2021, valid until 30.04.2021)

Added “Continue Import” button, which allows you to continue the analysis of a test file which was already partly analysed
This function currently doesn’t support Excel files
Improved the automatic column recognition algorithm, and added the possibility to manually assign columns to their content type
This function currently supports electrochemical cycling column types
Added a selection for calculating efficiency values also between cycles with different current rates
Added an option for emptying the content of raw data columns which are not used in the analysis in order to reduce the total project file size
Bug fixes and performance improvement

2021.03 (updated 26.02.2021, valid until 30.04.2021)

Bug fixes and performance improvement

2021.02 (updated 23.02.2021, valid until 31.03.2021)

Improved support for Digatron import
Additional comparison graphs are plotted when comparing sets of comparisons
Graph names are now displayed in the overview table when using the “embed graphs” feature
New graphs:
- “Irreversible (capacity) loss” comparison graphs as percentage of theoretical capacity
- Voltage vs. SOC curve graphs, based on cycle capacity
Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug which caused wrong axis units factor (i.e. Ah instead of mAh) to be displayed in some graphs
- Fixed missing current rate display in specific use cases
- Various other fixes

2021.01 (updated 05.01.2021, valid until 28.02.2021)

Option to add names to comparison groups from the multiple files dialog
Improved smoothing of dQ/dV graphs with selection of the smoothing function
Added EIS support for some ScienLab data formats
New graphs:
- Relative discharge capacity (%) vs. cycle number – also as comparison graphs
  When using the “Auto determine full capacity cycle” option, the capacity at the given cycle will be used as 100% in this graph.
  This allows for better comparison of tests with varying initial capacity
- Discharge capacity vs. cycle (Without additional axis)
Bug fixes:
- Fixed error when saving the parameter file to network paths starting with “//”
- In some cases V/C graphs showed incorrect plots when merging multiple files
- Comparison grpahs of groups had incorrect colors for the standard deviation curves
- Some axis labels sometimes showed incorrect order of magnitude
- Various other small bugs

2020.17 (updated 01.12.2020, valid until 31.01.2021)

Multiple bug fixes and improvements
Improved support for some Maccor, Scienlab and Arbin file formats

2020.16 (limited-release beta version, skipped)

2020.15 (updated 09.10.2020, valid until 30.11.2020)

Added a new dialog for managing the analysis of multiple files,
which gives a better overview of the parameters used for each file
and a more powerful control over comparison and merging
Added charge endpoint capacity slippage graphs
Added support for Lanhe files
Improvements to Pulse-analysis –
added ability to specify the time-points for Resistance/SOC Analysis,
added C-rate columns to the pulse statistics table
Multiple bug fixes and improvements

2020.14 (updated 27.08.2020, valid until 31.10.2020)

Activate the graphs page by default after evaluation
Fixed bug which prevented comparison graphs from being plotted

2020.13 (updated 21.08.2020, valid until 31.10.2020)

Added single test and comparison “Accumulated Coulomb Inefficiency” graphs
Improved graph numbering in the parameters dialog
Bug fixes

2020.12 (updated 12.08.2020, valid until 30.09.2020)

Added single test and comparison DCIR graphs
Bug fixes

2020.11 (updated 30.07.2020, valid until 30.09.2020)

Added new potential curves (V cs. C) diagrams which display the charge and discharge together as a single curve per cycle
(standard and compare diagrams available)
Bug fixes

2020.10 (updated 13.07.2020, valid until 31.08.2020)

Improved support to some Basytec data formats
Added an option to set start and end cycle range for all graphs with cycle number as X axis
Improved step time calculation accuracy – in measurements with very low sampling rates or heavily reduced data files,
the calculation of step time in previous version may have resulted in inaccurate values,
which in turn were used for calculating values such as averaged current and potential.
The old calculation method will still be used when using Origin 2020 due to a bug in that version of Origin,
which was resolved in Origin 2020b.
Added links to the Batalyse upload server in the bug report and support windows.
Improved Russian diagram translations
Bug fixes

2020.09 (updated 03.06.2020, valid until 31.07.2020)

To help us stay in contact with you and improve Batalyse, entering an email address is now required
Added a progress bar indicator for the import of Excel files
Improved diagram translations to French, Portuguese and Japanese
Small visual improvements to SQL import table
Bug fixes

2020.08 (11.05.2020)

Bug fixes

2020.07 (05.05.2020)

Added support for Arbin .res/.accdb files under “Import from database”
Added filter fields to DB import table selection
Added option to cancel evaluation from the parameters dialog (hover on the submit button and click “Cancel all” on top)
Improved support for excel files with multiple tests, each test can have separate parameters now
Improvements to EIS evaluation
Many bug fixes and usability improvements

2020.05

New layout for the SQL import table with better filtering and sorting
Changes to SQL import parameters input
Rearranged toolbar icons and some labels
Support import of Basytec and Arbin excel files with multiple tests in a single file
Bug fixes and improvements

2020.04

Improved support for Arbin excel files
Better handling of Maccor exported files with numeric file extensions
Improved average current calculation for current/c-rate display
New comparison functions:
- Ability to set name to automatically created comparison
- Average potential curves graph
- Potential curves comparison in a single graph
- Added voltaic efficiency to cycle average potential graph
- Cycle average potential comparison graph
Use test name instead of number when importing from Basytec SQL Server
Bug fixes and improvements

2020.03

Improved error handling
New bug reporting dialog with automatic notification on errors
Bug fixes and improvements

2020.02

New version numbering scheme

2020-0124

Added support for Bitrode cyclers
Improved Maccor support
Bug fixes and improvements

2020-0122

Bug fixes and improvements

2020-0109

Small rearrangement to the parameters dialog to improve usability
Fixes for pulse tests
New graphs: State of Health, Cycle Polarization and Potential vs. total Capacity
Bug fixes and improvements

2019-1212

Small bug fixes to the comparison function

2019-1211

Improvements to the comparison function to allow comparison of comparisons
Better naming for the comparison folders and worksheets
Improvements to the relative capacity graph
Re-changed the weight units to mg when no cell type is selected
When active material weight is entered, gravimetric capacity will always be shown as mAh/g
bug fixes and improvements

2019-1206

Many internal changes to the processing of the user parameters.
The structure of the parameters file has changed, therefore the information in JSON parameter files from previous Batalyse versions is no longer recognized
If a bug is encountered when the parameters dialog is opened, please try deleting the old JSON file and then retry.
Added an option to select from an existing cell type to use pre-set cell parameters regarding the volume of the cell and area of the electrodes.
The pre-set parameters may be further modified by the user
Changed the input mass units from milligram to gram, except when Lab / Custom cell type is selected
Separated inputs for theoretical capacity (in mAh/g) and nominal capacity (in Ah). Only one of the two is necessary for calculating the C-rate.
When a cycling test includes pulse measurements, the pulses will now be ignored by the cycle detection mechanism to make the cycling graphs more useful
Many bug fixes and small improvements

2019-1107

Rearranged the parameters dialog for better organization and increased user friendliness
Added switch for areal weight, automatically convert areal weight to absolute weight if selected
Simplified graph legends parameters
Improved the processing performance and added a new progress bar
Improved Maccor processing
Automatic axis unit scaling in most graphs
Bug fixes

2019-1029

Further improvements to Scienlab support
Fixed bugs when running in Origin 2020
Bug fixes and improvements to comparison graphs

2019-1023

Improved Scienlab support
Bug fixes

2019-1021

Added support for Neware data files

2019-1018

Bug fixes and improvements

2019-1016

Bug fixes and improvements

2019-1008

Bug fix for certain tests with no full cycles (only charge / discharge)

2019-1007

Bug fixes for auto determining full capacity
Fix for missing spaces in some graphs between “mAh” and “g⁻¹” when the active material weight is entered

2019-1001

Added key figures table to the comparison function

2019-0925

Added a parameter under “graph control” for changing the line style of curve graphs (Both discharge and charge as solid, or discharge as solid and charge as dashed)

2019-0918

Further improvements to dQ/dV Graphs: For better control, added a parameter for setting the minimal potential interval to be used (dV)
New graph: Differential Thermal Voltammetry (DTV – dT/dV)
Added comparison graphs for dQ/dV over Capacity and for DTV
Improved cycle recognition for Bio-Logic
Improved full-capacity auto-determination
Bug fixes and improvements

2019-0916

dQ/dV Graphs:
- removed the “# of rows for differentiation calculation” parameter which was previously used to deal with cases where dV = 0. Instead, the differentiation will now use 1 row by default, and automatically use more rows when needed. This results in better accuracy and less “clipped” peaks
- Added option to automatically mask and hide pause and potentiostatic steps from dQ/dV graphs
Prevent plotting of the relative capacity graph when the prediction result is negative
Bug fixes and improvements

2019-0902

Fixed bug from 2019-0829 which prevented comparison graphs from being plotted

2019-0829

Added a feature for setting priorities to the graphs, which determines the order of the embedded graphs in the worksheet created by “embed graphs”.
- Please note that graph selection from JSON parameter files created with older Batalyse versions won’t be used, therefore if using old parameter files please re-select the relevant graphs for you.
From this version onwards the changelog will be available separately on get.batalyse.com
Bug fixes and improvements

2019-0826

Bug fixes to relative discharge and potential curves graphs

2019-0816

Redesign of the parameters input dialog
New graphs:
- Relative capacity loss (in %) over cycle with linear fit and prediction to 80% capacity
- Cycle resistance curves over Capacity or time
  Improvements to DEMS graphs
Starting now, older versions of Batalyse will be available on get.batalyse.com as a temporary “quick fix”, in case that a certain feature is broken in the newest version.

2019-0806

Bug fix for some diagrams with missing templates.
Made the welcome screen only reappear once a month when “don’t show again” is checked

2019-0805

Moved the electrode selection back outside of extended parameters.
Bug fix for averaged potentials diagrams when negative electrode is selected.
Changes to plot colors in comparison diagrams

2019-0802

Changes to plot colors in curves diagrams
Improvements to EIS

2019-0731

Merged pulse analysis with cycling.
Added an option in cycling to determine the nominal capacity automatically, which is then used for calculating the C-rates.
Changed step averaged current calculation to exclude potentiostatic steps from the average.
Added 100% Coulomb-efficiency lines to additional graphs.
Small visual changes to the parameters input dialog.
Changed the default colors and turned on antialiasing (for smoother display) in some graphs.
Improvements to thickness measurement evaluation.
Adjustments to cycle time calculation to include the time of the first row.
Basytec SQL Import: Added filtering to system# column, removed the system name column.
Various bug fixes.

2019-0716

Added an option to set the first cycle as partial (only discharge or charge step),
such that the following cycles will begin at the next step (i.e. cycles begin with charge after an initial discharge).
Bugfix for error while merging specific files.
Added a parameter to pulse test for choosing capacity determining step
Fix for “Select all” in sql table selection to only affect currently visible rows.
Various changes to step detection algorithm to make it less likely to fail in some new situations.
Improved support for Biologic

2019-0711

Bugfix for error in batch evaluation in specific cases

2019-0708

Added Temperature curve to Potential+Current over Time graph when temperature data is available
Added initial support for some Graphtec measurements

2019-0704

Changed the capacity detection algorithm for Pulse test to use charge capacity instead of discharge when using auto-detect full capacity.
Fixed a bug which caused the power and energy densitied per kg active material to show values per gram instead of kg.

2019-0701

Bug fixes
Changed default selection of “Auto-detect important cycles” to disabled to prevent confusion

2019-0612

Fixed bug for files ending with text rows

2019-0606

Initial support for graph customization: allows selecting font sizes for various graph elements in the parameters dialog
Additional small changes to the parameters dialog
Bug fixes

2019-0528

Fixed bug which caused capacities to be shown as 1000x higher in some systems which use mA for current
Fixed possible mismatch between the capacity units on the y-axis and on the legend

2019-0527

Moved the electrode selection option to make it more accessible
Modified the V and E efficiencies calculations when negative electrode is selected
Added an option to set a title for the graphs
Improved error messages in some cases
Bug fixes

2019-0520

Added option to select the tested electrode (positive/negative)
Fixes “DISP_FUNCTION” warning messages showing when opening the dialogs
Removed the restriction on the precision in some of the column formulas to make the calculations more precise
Small bug fixes.

2019-0517

Fixed bug which caused the comparison function not to work properly

2019-0515

Fixes to DB import
Increased cycle energy and power calculations accuracy

2019-0513

Bugfixes and general improvements
Only save the full path for the parameters file if it is different than the path of the test file, otherwise only save the file name without the full path.
Changed the Parameters file format from XML to JSON, please note that older parameter files will no longer be recognized.
Changed the default behavior to automatically open the parameters dialogs for files without existing dialogs. If a (JSON) parameters file already exists, ask whether to use it as-is or modify it before running.
Added “Project Id” field to the SQL import table.
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