The EC301 gives electrochemists the opportunity to equip their labs with high compliance, research-grade instrumentation at a very attractive price. Stand-alone front-panel operation allows easy use in the field or in handling routine electrode preparation. The free Windows software (SRSLab) has routines for all major electrochemical experiments and can be downloaded from the SRS web site. The EC301 has an open command set which allows scientists to write their own unique waveforms and even write custom software.