BTSClient8.0 User Manual V1.4-Eng
BTSClient8.0 User Manual V1.4-Eng
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Neware Battery
Testing System 8.0
User Manual
Contact Information:
Sales Representative: Zhufeng(Harry) Liu
Tel/WhatsApp: +86 18126414787
Battery Testing System 8.0 Email:[email protected]
Website:www.newarebatterytester.com
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Category
1. Overview..........................................................................................................................................4
1.1. Purpose.................................................................................................................................4
1.2. Introduction..........................................................................................................................4
1.3. Software requirements........................................................................................................ 4
1.4. BTS Software features.......................................................................................................... 5
2. Hardware and software connection................................................................................................6
3. User instruction............................................................................................................................... 6
3.1. Content Description............................................................................................................. 6
3.2. Installation of client software.............................................................................................. 7
3.3. Installation of server software............................................................................................. 8
3.4. Verify the correct installation of server............................................................................. 10
3.5. Basic functions of software................................................................................................13
3.6. Setting.................................................................................................................................17
3.6.1. Process type setting................................................................................................ 19
3.6.2. System setting......................................................................................................... 19
3.7. User management..............................................................................................................27
3.7.1. User login................................................................................................................ 27
3.7.2. Modify passwords................................................................................................... 29
3.7.3. User logout..............................................................................................................30
3.7.4. User management...................................................................................................30
3.8. Language switching............................................................................................................ 35
3.9. Tools....................................................................................................................................36
3.9.1. Download log.......................................................................................................... 36
3.9.2. Step editor...............................................................................................................37
3.9.3. BTSDA...................................................................................................................... 38
3.9.4. Middle machine list.................................................................................................39
3.9.5. Delete historical data.............................................................................................. 40
3.10. Help.................................................................................................................................. 41
3.11. Device list......................................................................................................................... 41
3.11.1. Add server............................................................................................................. 41
3.11.2. Delete offline device............................................................................................. 43
3.11.3. Modify notes/remarks.......................................................................................... 44
3.11.4. Update middle machine........................................................................................45
3.11.5. Restart middle machine........................................................................................ 46
3.11.6. Upgrade low machine........................................................................................... 46
3.11.7. Set and display middle machine and low machine.............................................. 47
3.11.8. Sound-light alarm reset.........................................................................................48
3.11.9. Version information.............................................................................................. 48
3.12. Channel interface............................................................................................................. 49
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1. Overview
1.1. Purpose
BTSClient8.0 is based on BTSClient7.6.0 and a brand new version, it has better performance and
will replace 7.6.0 gradually.
This document targets Neware users, to help them get to know the installation and operation of
BTSClient8.0.
1.2. Introduction
BTSClient8.0 is the brand new client of Neware battery test system, it’s based on BTS7 and even
better.
BTS software is based on C/S structure and database(mysql), a typical diagram
Looks like the picture below.
Items Configuration
CPU Intel i3 or better
Memory 4GB minimum, 8GB+ better
Hard drive 200GB+
File system NTFS
OS Microsoft Windows 7 + 64 bit
Interfaces USB, Ethernet
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3. User instruction
BTSClient8.0 mainly introduced the installation and uninstall of client software, the connection
between software and server, and how to connect with computer after software successful
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installation. What’s more, it also introduces the operation of each function, such as battery
sorting, auxiliaries mapping setting and trans-middle machine mapping realizing,etc.
Only one client software is allowed in one computer for the operation efficiency.
Notes : The FAT file system has a high probability of errors during power failure. When installing
software, you should install it into NTFS file system.Otherwise, when the power is cut off or the system is
shut down abnormally, the entire directory may be wrong, which may cause errors in the steps files,
system files or data files.View NTFS system property display, please refer to the figure below.
Client software is green version of RAR,double click “BTS.exe” to use it after decompressing.
Notes : Net environment is required when running client software, please install “Microsoft .NET
Framework 4.5.1.exe” firstly. If not the client can not be started.
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Notes: If you have installed another version of BTS server on your computer, be sure
to uninstall it before installing the new version. Please backup the data in other
version database before uninstalling.
Notes:The FAT file system has a high probability of errors during power failure. When
installing software, you should install it into NTFS file system.Otherwise, when the
power is cut off or the system is shut down abnormally, the entire directory may be
wrong, which may cause errors in the steps files, system files or data files.View NTFS
system property display, please refer to the figure 3.3.1.
1. Enter the install guidance of “ BTSServer” and click “Next” as shown in the figure 3.3.2:
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2. After accepting User License Agreement,choose the server installation path. Default path is
“D:\Program Files(x86)\Neware\BTSServer”. Click “Modify” to choose other path, then click
“Next”to install. (Shown in the figure 3.3.3)
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Figure 3.3.3 Installation path window
3. The installation process bar appears(in the last half of process bar it is normal when two
command window appears),click “Finish” after installation. ( Shown in the figure 3.3.4)
After finishing installation, you need to verify whether the server is installed correctly or not, the
operations as follows:
1. Click “Control Panel”→ “System and Safety” → “ Management tools”Choose “ Service” to
make sure whether “MySQL” and “NEWARE BTS Service” are in the list on the right and
started.( Shown in the figure 3.4.1)
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2. If there is no “MySQL”or “NEWARE BTS Service” in the list, please uninstall the server and
install it again.And reconfirm with the steps above that the server is properly installed and
started.
3. If there is no “MySQL”or “NEWARE BTS Service” in the list, please uninstall the server and
install it again.And reconfirm with the steps above that the server is properly installed and
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started.
4. If you find that the start type of either service is "Manual", please change it to "Auto" as
follows. For example, the start type of NEWARE BTS Service is manual(as same as MySQL)
Method 1:
1. Right click “NEWARE BTS Service”,choose “Property”
2. Start type: choose “Auto” (Shown in the figure 3.4.3)
Method 2:
1. Open “Running...” from the start menu, enter “msconfig”and click “Enter”.
2. Enter “System configuration utility”. choose“NEWARE BTS Service”in the service, click
“Apply”and restart the computer.(Shown in the figure 3.4.4)
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Notes: In Computer Management window. Right click and choose “Stop” to close
the running service. It will be needed when manually upgrade the server.
If there is no channels displayed in the client software, it needs to map again.( Client software
interface after mapping successfully shown in the figure 3.5.1)
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When the software display is minimized, the image of it on taskbar will be hidden. You can
find it in the pallet list.You can also drag client software into the quick start bar,which is a
common feature of popular software.
Notes: You also can choose that minimization software will be displayed in the taskbar
through system setting.
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3.5.1Explanation of Nouns in Step name drop-down list:
Figure 3.5.3
CCD: The channel discharges at constant current, and the battery voltage drops, in which the cut-off
voltage and the constant current value must be set. Time, capacity, energy are alternative
conditions . It means “or” logically relations among them. The figure above indicates that
the battery discharges from the beginning of 1200mA current to the end of the 2.8V.
Figure 3.5.4
CCC: The channel is charged with a constant current value, and the battery voltage is raised. The
cut-off voltage and the constant current value must be set. Time, capacity, energy are
the conditions of choice, it means “or” logically relations among them. The figure above indicates
that the battery charges from the beginning of 1200mA current to the end of the 4.2V.
Figure 3.5.5
Rest: The channel is rest. The step time must be set. The picture above indicates that the channel
will rest for 5 minute.
Figure 3.5.6
Cycle: Define multiple steps for cycling . The figure above indicates that step 1 or step 2 will be
performed 5 times from the first step.
Figure 3.5.7
CC&CVC: When the battery voltage is below the set voltage value, the device charges the battery
in a constant current mode until the battery reaches the set constant voltage value and then enters a
CV process. The figure above shows that the battery is charged by 1200mA, and the battery enters
the CV process at 4.2V, where the voltage remains constant and the current drops slowly until the
current goes down to 50mA. Lithium battery charging and CV-Chg to CC-Chg process, the step voltage,
current, off current must be set.
Figure 3.5.8
CP-DChg: The channel is equivalent to a battery with a constant power load, and the current in
the discharge increases with the decrease of the voltage. The product of current and voltage at
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any time is equal to the set power value. As shown above, the battery discharges at constant
power of 10W until the end of the 2.8V (assuming that the battery voltage is 5V, the discharge
current = 2A, and when the voltage drops to 4V, the current should be 2.5A). The cut-off voltage
and power value must be set.
Figure 3.5.9
CP_Chg: Charge according to the setting power, and the current will decrease with the increase of
the voltage, because the product of the current and the voltage is always equal to the setting power.
As shown above, the battery is charged at a constant power of 4.2W until the voltage becomes 4.2V
(assuming the battery voltage is 4V, the current should be 1.05A, and when the voltage rises to 4.2V,
the current should be 1A). The cut-off voltage and power must be set in this step.
Figure 3.5.10
IF: The insertion of this step in any step is supported, and judge the direction of the step goto by
its parameters. As shown below, you can add voltage, step time, environment temp and current,
then you can choose Goto to the target step.
Figure 3.5.11
Figure 3.5.12
CV_DChg: Adopt it when the voltage required to be constant during the discharge, and the discharge
current will gradually decrease. As shown above, the battery discharges at the maximum 2000mA
(if less than 2000mA, discharges at the actual value, which depends on the battery voltage) until the
voltage reaches 3.0V, then the voltage remains constant and the current begins to decrease, and the
step will finish when the current falls to 200mA. If the current value is not set in this step, the starting
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current discharge value may reach the full scale current (depending on the initial voltage). This step
requires hardware support.
Figure 3.5.13
CCCV_DChg: Discharge at a constant current value, when the voltage drops to the setting voltage,
the voltage remains constant, the current gradually decreases, and then the step comes to the
end when it drops to the cut-off current. As shown above, the battery discharges at 1200mA and
decreases when voltage reaches by 3.5V, then the step finishes when current drops to 10mA
3.6. Setting
When setting steps, in addition to the protection parameters in the step file, you can also set
advanced protection parameters.Edit the steps files on other computer,then copy them to local
server to merge advanced protection parameters.
Notes: The setting of protection will take effect only when the whole tester or
whole unit is started.
Operation as follows:
1. Chick “Menu”-- “Setting”-- “Protection parameter setting”(Shown in the following figure)
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2. You can set single-point startup to load advanced protection parameters in the system settings.
After setting, single-point startup will automatically merge the advanced protection parameters
into the step file (As shown in the following picture)
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As shown below, enter the process type you want to use in the left list, click ‘>’、‘>>’and move
the type from left list to right. Click ‘<’、‘<<’move it from right list to left. The process type on
the right list can choose whether it is a formation or a grading process type.
When the software is used for the first time, the system configuration interface will appear. At
other times, you can also call up the system configuration by clicking the menu bar.
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1. Startup mode
After registration, choose the type of startup mode and restart the client software.(Shown in the
following figure)
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2. Barcode
Barcode format, the number of channel, barcode length, default grading category path can be
chose under the barcode interface. Meanwhile, you also can confirm whether lowercase are
allowed, and whether a single point can start up when there is barcode errors or no
barcode.After finishing,click “Save”.(Shown in the following figure)
3. Data download
Support to set file format, export mode, export method, etc. After finishing, Click “Save”.(Shown
in the following figure)
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4. Foolproof settings
The startup test channel has functions such as whether the protection prompts or starts, whether
passwords is required for the startup test, whether advanced protection parameters are loaded
at a single-point startup, whether password verification is required to exit the software,etc. After
the foolproof settings are configured, click “Save”.(Shown in the following figure)
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5. Step edit
It includes following settings: Step parameters, Step type, Required conditions for step
parameters, Creator, Batch number, Remarks, Default voltage and current upper and lower limit
protection, Default and minimum step interval, Cutoff current, Weather a single step is allowed
to edit advanced protection parameters, etc. After finishing, click “Save”.(Shown in the following
picture).
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6. Display setting
It consists of 6 parts : Display setting(Weather display the type of device or not,etc.), View setting
( Big image and small image,List,Sorting,etc. ), Channel number display per line(Be used when
click fixtures),Channel dividing line, Right-click menu function, Channel colour. After finishing,
click “Save”. (Shown in the following picture)
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Users can not operate until they log in the client software as a administrator.
Login instruction
1. Left click IP, click “User” and “User login”.(Shown in the following picture)
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2. Enter “User” and “Passwords”in user login window.( Default user: admin, Default passwords:
neware. You can change them through “Modify password”and click “OK” .)(Shown in the
following figure)
You can remember the last login password through “system settings” → foolproof
settings.(Shown in the following figure)
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Modify instruction:
Click “User”→ “ Modify passwords”, after entering your original passwords, it will require you
to enter your new passwords. (Shown in the following figure)
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If the currently logged-in user is an administrator, you can add, delete, and configure permissions
for ordinary users.
Manage instruction:
Click “ User”--> “User management”(Shown in the following figure)
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1. Add new user group: configure the permissions for new user group.(Shown in the following
figure)
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2. Modify user group: Select the user group you want to modify, choose or cancel the
permissions you do not need, then click “Submit”. (Shown in the following figure)
3. Delete user group: Select the user group you want to delete and click “ Submit”.(Shown in
the following figure)
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4. Add users: Select the user group for new user, enter the user name, password and click
“Submit”.(Shown in the following figure)
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5. Modify users: Choose user group name and user name, enter new passwords, click “Submit”.
(Shown in the following figure)
6. Delete users: Choose user group name and user name, click “Submit”.(Shown in the
following figure)
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Figure 3.7.10 Delete users window
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3.9. Tools
You can find other software of BTS series through “Tools”.Such as BTSDA, Offline step
editor,Download log software.(Shown in the following figure)
Choose “Download log” in “Tools”,you can choose server IP, time range of log, save path of
log. The content of log includes client software log and server log.(Shown in the following figure)
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Choose “Step editor”in “Tools”or double click “BuildTest.exe” to start up offline step editing
function.(Shown in the following figure)
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Notes:For detailed instructions on how to use the step editor, please see the BuildTest user manual
3.9.3. BTSDA
1. Right click at channel data, you can open BTSDA window.(Shown in the following figure)
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Open middle machine list to automatically search for the online middle machine, you also can
modify middle machine IP and server address.(Shown in the figure)
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3.10. Help
1. About BTS
This window contains the our official website(You can directly click it), the version information,
contact number and complaint email.
2. Registration
Registration function: For different automation projects,it will not displayed and used normally
until corresponding mode is registered.(Shown in the following figure)
Default local service:127.0.0.1. If you want to access other services,select any service IP and right
click “Add server”, you also can add and modify notes on it.(Shown in the following figure)
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Notes: Adding server is not allowed in the mode of automatic production line
Move the mouse cursor at server IP, you can see the information of server version.(Shown in the
following figure)
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image will be displayed after the device offline.If you do not wants to display them, you can
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Choose the middle machine firstly , right click to modify notes.(Shown in the figure)
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Middle machine can be updated by downloading the upgrade package through client software.
Update instruction:
1. Choose the middle machine in the device list.
2. Right click and choose “Update middle machine”,entern the user name and passwords.
3. Choose upgrade file in updating window,click “Update”.
4. After finishing, upgrading complete dialog will appear, close it.
Notes:Offline devices are not allowed to update. Please contact Neware engineers for firmware update.
Please don’t use the online firmware, it might cause problems to the hardware.
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If you want to update several middle machines at one time, right click in updating window.
The median machine can be sent a restart command through the client software.
Restart instruction:
1. Choose device in device list
2. Right click and choose “Restart middle machine”.
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Notes : Offline devices are not allowed to upgraded.Please contact Neware engineers for firmware
update. Please don’t use the online firmware, it might cause problems to the hardware.
If you want to upgrade several low machines at one time,right click in upgrading window, click
“Display all devices”and choose low machines you want to update and updating files, click
“Upgrade”.(Shown in the following figure)
You can see the version and modify the number of middle machine and low machine from client
software.
Instruction:
1. Choose middle machine in device list.
2. Right click and click “Set and display middle machine and low machine”.
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3. Enter new number of machine,click “Setting”.
Figure 3.10.9 Setting and display middle machine and low machine
If the device is equipped with a buzzer, the buzzer will alarm when the channel is protected. At
this time, the alarm can be reset by the sound and light alarm reset.
Reset instruction:
1. Choose the channel or device
2. Click “Sound-light alarm reset”.
You can view the version formation of each middle machine and low machine.
Instruction:
1. Choose middle machine in device list.
2. Right click and choose “Version information”.
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Channel colour consists of background colour and foreground colour(font colour),you can change the colour
according your preferences.
1. Channel background colour setting:
Click colour box and choose the colour you want. For example, Click “Charge” the color box will appear and
choose the colour. Right click and choose “ Withdraw” the colour will become default colour. (Shown in the
following figure)
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2 Automatic backup
View the current and historical backup data. You also can add, modify, and delete the data after
starting the test.
At the right bottom corner of the BTSClient, click the icon , the downloader window will
pop up, which looks like the picture below.
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4 Alarm
At the right bottom corner of the BTSClient, click the icon , it will open or close sound alarm, and
When BTS client is in ‘large icons’view, right click the icon at the UI bottom right, a window
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will pop up which looks like below:
When BTS client is in ‘small icons’view, right click the icon at the UI bottom right, a window
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Software defaults to click the BTS number in the BTS list, right side shows all channels for the
corresponding equipment, channels will not be displayed if click on other nodes,if multiple BTS
need to be started uniformly, It can be selected in the system configuration interface“Displays all
channels under the server”after that, click on the server node, all channels under this server are
displayed on the right side. As shown in figure below.
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As shown in figure below, switch to large icon, small icon, list, sorting interfaces respectively
through the button in up-right corner.
Right-click the channel display area, if the option is grayed out, user needs to log in first, then
corresponding operation can be carried out
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when channel is offline,the background color of the channel changes to the gray, as shown in
figure below.
For functions that cannot be operated in the right-click menu, hovering mouse cursor over a
corresponding position,the corresponding reason will pop up,as shown in figure below.
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Figure 3.12.3 For unavailable items, system will prompt you why you can work with it
Figure 3.12.4 Choose what items will be shown in the right menu
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If we need to start up tests for more than 1 channel at the same time, say start
up tests on a row or a layer. We can make it by doing as following way.
1) Right click →“unit start”;
2) Here the unit start window popped up, and after we’ve set up the profile path,
sample frequency, safety settings, then click ‘ok’button.
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“all stop” option needs to be executed when all channels test need to be stopped at the same
time,operation is as follows: right click in the channel status display area.In this moment, All
channels that are being tested will be in a "stop" state.
Appointed pause
When user wants the channel to stop running automatically after the work step has
completed, It can be realized through “appointed pause”
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operation is as follows
1. Select the channel which need appointed pause, (A channel marked with a yellow border),as
shown in the figure
2. right click→“set appointed pause”→“Pop up the appointed pause interface”
3. right click→“set appointed pause”→“Pop up the cancel appointed pause interface”
After setting the appointment pause, The corresponding channel will display a pause
mark ,indicates that the current cycle will be paused or the specified cycle will be paused
after completion; When the number appears in the right corner of the pause mark,represents
the pause after the completion of the current work step or specify pause after the work step is
completed,the number represents the serial number of the work step.When the pause Settings
need to be unset,select the option to cancel the appointment pause in the right-click menu.the
mark of appointed pause on the channel will disappear;After the current work step or cycle is
completed “pause”will appear on the channel
Note:This function only supports BTS82 and above BTS types
Sometimes you did continue/resume operations on the running tests to protect the data from
being loss or due to some other reasons. And after that, you can to continue/resume the tests,
then you can use this function.
Operation: Select the channels need to be ‘continue’, right click and choose ’continue’, then the
paused tests will resume and go on.
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Note: Stop and continue can only be used on channels ongoing, for channels
Finished/completed, this function makes no sense.
3.13.6. Jump
When the channel is executing a working step,the current work step can jump to the target work
step,This operation maintains the normal continuation of the test data
method:
1. Double click the working step,when the working step background turns yellow, it is selected.
2. In the “Jump”interfaces,Fill the required working step number in
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Function: Migration of working step parameters and test data from one unfinished test channel
to another completed test channel to continue testing,the purpose is to prevent the failure of
this test due to channel damage.
operational approach:
1. Select both channels(test channel,Target channel after migration)
2. Right click→“channels move”;the target channel is not in the working state
Note:this function only support for BTS80 and above BTS types
Function:When the user needs to modify the working step or parameters of the running channel,
it can be achieved by resetting the working step
Operation method:
1. Choose the running channel need to modify the test profiles;
2. Right click and choose ‘reset step, then the test profile editor will show up
as screenshot below.
Function: Once the tests already started but operators find the bar-codes were wrong, then they
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can use bar-code rest to modify the barcodes.
Operation steps:
1) Choose the barcodes/channels need to be modified, right click and choose “bar-code rest”,
the start test window will pop up, you can reenter or modify the barcodes here.
1, For some channels which are running important tests and you just don’t want
others to touch them incidentally, then lock them up would be the best option here.
Right click on the channels you want to lock and select ‘chnl locking’, then the channels will be
2, If you want to unlock the channels, just need to right click on the channels and choose ‘channel
unlock’, then it will be unlocked.
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1. Some channels were showing red exclamation mark due to safety settings triggered, in
this kind of case, if you need to clear the warning, then right click
on the channels and choose ‘reset alarm’, then the warning message will be gone.
2. If there are more than one channel were in warning status and you want to clear them all,
then please right click on the mid machine ID, and choose ‘reset alarm’, then you can clear all the
warning messages on all the channels under this mid machine.
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Set the mapping operation for the middle machine that has never been mapped, select the
middle machine to be mapped (select in the device list, as shown in the figure below), click the
right mouse button in the blank area on the right side of the interface → "reset mapping" → pop
up " Settings mapping" interface.
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Default mapping 1x8 means there’ll be 8 channels on each row, 1x16 means
there’ll be 16 channels on each row.
1x24 means there’ll be 24 channels on each row, and 1x32 means there’ll be 32 channels on each
row. 1x8 looks like the picture below.
And you can also customize mapping row*col, such as when you input 20 it means
each row will have 20 channels. Maximum channels number on one row is 32, so if
you input 32, then col will be 8 automatically.
Figure 3.12.14 How many channels you want them to show in a row
Aux channels mapping: Right click on the main channel needs to add aux channels,
select menu ‘aux channels mapping as default’ which means the aux channels will
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be mapped to main channels in average. After the mapping operation, right click
again and choose ’save mapping’. Please refer to the picture below.
Note : Yellow icon in above picture means channels not mapped yet, purple Icon
means aux channels not mapped yet. And once the channels were mapped, the color will be
gray, and the channels can’t be mapped again.
Note:The battery icon in front of the mapped main channel turns from yellow to gray, that is,
it cannot be remapped; if you want to cancel the current mapped channel, click the right
mouse button on the channel and select "Cancel current channel"; if you select "Clear all",
cancel All mapped channels.
Note:If you want to cancel the mapping of an auxiliary channel, click the right mouse button
on the auxiliary channel and select "Cancel current channel". To cancel all the mappings, select
"Clear all". At this time, the mapping of all main channels and auxiliary channels will be
cleared.
Function: When the channel ranges are the same, copy the step parameters of one channel to
another or multiple channels.
Operation method:
1. Select the target channel;
2. Right-click → "Channel Copy" to enter the channel copy interface, as shown in the figure
below;
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3. Click "Select Channel" in the lower right corner of the interface to enter the channel selection
interface;
4. Select the channel number to be copied.
Some functions can only be operated when the channel is completed. For protected or stopped
channels, use the clear flag to change the channel status to completed.
Operation method:
1. Select the target channel in the channel area
2. Right click "clear mark"
According to the different test purposes of users, set the corresponding unit parameters to
provide a flexible and simple setting platform.
Operation method:
Right-click on the channel --> "Unit customization", select the unit to be set --> "OK", at this time,
the data unit in the test data has been displayed according to the unit parameter set by the user,
as shown in the following
figure:
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The BTS logs are included local logs and equipment logs. The local logs are user operations
recorded by the client. The equipment logs are the channel test status changes recorded by the
central computer and abnormal and prompt information during the test.
Operation method:
Select the channel, right-click --> Log, and the log list will open as shown in the figure below:
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Figure 3.12.18 BTS log view
For local logs, you can double-click to view further information. For example, reset the mapping
to view the mapping information before and after mapping, as shown in the following figure:
Right-click → "Channel Data" to open the test data of the selected channel. Now you can
analyze the corresponding channel test data, the interface is shown in the figure below, click
icon , then the curve setting interface will appear. Under the "Curve Setting" interface,
select the parameters represented by the X coordinate axis and the Y1 and Y2 coordinate axes.
The default parameter settings are: X means "time", Y1 means "empty", Y2 means "empty", Y3
means "empty", Y4 means "empty", and then click the color under the label attribute
then you can set up the color of the curves in the graph area. There are also other short-cut
function on the tool bar, such as curves comparison, Data filter, Cycle layer data
expand, Steps layer data expand, Sampling layer data expand, Excel file export,
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Test data can be viewed through "Channel Data" and "Save Data As".
Channel data operation method:
Click the right-click menu --> "Channel Data" to open the test data of the selected channel, and
then analyze the data through the BTSDA software.
How to save data as:
Click the right-click menu --> "Save Data As", select "Nda File" or "Excel File" and then select the
export path, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 3.12.21 Save Neware NDA test data as other files format
The naming format of the data saved as file can be configured through the system settings, as
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shown in the figure below:
Query the channel information to learn the detailed information of the selected channel. For
example, you can view the current channel range, channel number, execution step status,
software version and other detailed information, this icon indicating the currently executing
step.
Operation method:
1. Select the channel to be viewed (the selected mark means that the channel has a yellow
frame);
2. Double-click or right-click "Channel Information".
1. The range information of dual-range equipment can be viewed through the battery range
information on the channel information interface.
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The channel state parameters are displayed in the form of a list, and the list display interface has
the same functions as the channel graphic display interface for starting test, stopping test, and
viewing data.
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The list interface and the channel graphical interface have the same right-click menu
function, as shown in the following figure:
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The bar code entry function is displayed in the list. Right-click on the bar code entry column has:
delete bar code, clear bar code, batch generate bar code, import bar code, export bar code, copy
and other functions.
1. Input bar-code
1 Manually enter or scan the bar code to start the test at a single point, and the bar code
can be bound to the test data of the corresponding channel.
2 Operation method:
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3 In the list display, check "Enter barcode" (the newly entered barcode, which will be
used in the next test) and "Barcode" (the barcode currently being tested);
4 Select the channel number corresponding to the input bar code column, double-click
the left mouse button to enter the input mode, and you can also use the code scanner;
⑤ After entering the barcode manually, press Enter or scan the barcode with a barcode
scanner, just make sure the input focus in in the correct barcode field;
⑥ The edit box automatically jumps to the next selected channel, and continues to scan the
barcode;
⑦ Single-point start the corresponding channel after scanning is completed.
Note:
1. The barcode will be automatically saved after scanning. As long as the test is not
started, whether it is switching other devices or restarting the software, after switching
back, the scanned barcode still exists.
2. When selecting the "Enter barcode" menu, the display boxes of other columns cannot
be selected, otherwise the corresponding right-click menu will not be displayed.
3. The channel that has not selected "Enter barcode" cannot scan the barcode. If the
channel selected to enter the barcode is not continuous, after scanning the current
channel, it will skip to the next entered channel instead of the next channel number.
4."Barcode input" column can import and export barcode, "Barcode" column can export
barcode to txt format, this function is useful.
2. Delete
In the bar code entry column, select the channel which bar code needs to be deleted,
right-click to delete the bar code then.
3. Clear/delete all
In the bar code entry column,right click to clear bar code,all bar codes will be cleared then.
4. Generate bar-code in a batch
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For the convenience of testing, the software can generate continuous bar codes in batches.
Operation method:
1. Select the edit box in the "Enter barcode" column;
2. Right click --> "Generate barcodes in batches";
3. Enter the initial barcode in the batch bar code generation window -->
"OK".
5. Import
Select the bar code entry column, select the channel to import the bar code, right-click and select
import bar code file, after confirming, you can import the bar code file.
Note:Barcode input/import will start from the selected channel.
6. Export
Select input bar code or bar code column, right-click and select export bar code, the whole
column bar code export will be saved as TXT file.
7. Copy
Select the bar code to be copied and right-click to copy.
The battery is sorted according to its performance,this software can set the sorting conditions
and view the sorting results.
Sorting is calculated using the test data from the last cycle
Description of sorting:
Discharge capacity:The discharge capacity of the last discharge step in the last cycle.
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Discharge time:Discharge time of the last discharge step in the last cycle.
Platform time: in the last cycle, the time when the last discharge step reaches the specified
platform voltage;
Platform capacity: The capacity when the last discharge step reaches the specified platform
voltage in the last cycle;
Open circuit voltage:Voltage of the first recorded data in the last cycle
Discharge median voltage: in the last cycle, the voltage corresponding to half of the discharge
capacity of the last discharge step;
Constant current charging time:The time taken by the last constant current charging step in the
last cycle.
Charge and discharge efficiency:The capacity of charging step/discharging step in the last cycle.
Recovery voltage:recovery voltage of the last discharge step in the last cycle.
Interval sorting setting:
Method 1:Double-click the text box,enter each interval in XX-XX (minimum-maximum) format.
Method 2:right click→add grading criteria
Sorting steps can be saved as a file,or can be also loaded from a saved file.
Sorting can operate on multiple equipment simultaneously , default is to operate the current
equipment,what if more than one equipment needs to be operated, select the corresponding
equipment in the list on the left side.
Click “sorting” button after setting sorting conditions,the software will be sorted according to the
conditions set,it will automatically jump to the sorting result interface after sorting, you can also
light up the channels in the grading result interface,It is convenient for users to choose batteries
according to the sorting results,shown as follows:
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History of interfaces provide the functions of searching historical data, viewing historical data,
exporting historical data, etc.
Click to enter the history of interfaces.shown as follows:
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displayed in the list,please keep in mind that the relationship of all the search criteria is ‘AND’, which
means more criteria will get you less results.
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4. Appendix
4.1. FAQ
Q:How many channels could control by one mid machine? what is the rationale?
A : One mid machine could monitor 1600 channels, rationale is the maximum data acquisition
frequency could be 10Hz,which means record one test data in 0.1 seconds(If the data record
frequency is 1Hz,mid machine could monitor 2000 channels.
Q: The reason for the failure of searching the mid machine by host computer?
A:There are two possibilities
1. There is no networking between the host computer and the mid machine
2. The host computer and the mid machine are not connected in the same network segment,
so that cannot be connected.
Q:How long can the BTS 8.0.0 client view the test data?
A:As long as the database has data, there is no limit to the number of query days.
Q : When looking at the bar code information in the channel, the original battery bar code
information is missing
A : It cannot be moved when the bar-code is connected with channel, otherwise the information
might be lost.
Q : Why does the voltage is fluctuate as displayed on the client interface when the test is
suspended?
A:When the device is connected to the battery, the interface displays the actual battery voltage;
if the device is not connected to the battery, because the device is in an open circuit state,
the input impedance is high, the device sampling line is easy to collect the crosstalk voltage
of the external environment, so the displayed voltage will be random Beating.
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Before you use Neware’s products, please pay attention to the following items:
The model of the power lines should match the power of the equipment,check the voltage rating
before connecting the equipment to the power outlet , to make sure the required voltage and
frequency match the actual power supply.
·When multiple equipment are running simultaneously,don't put the equipment too close,in case
air back-flow or air preheating,and also it is not conductive to maintenance.
·Do not uninstall the circuit board without authorization,to effectively avoid future errors that can
cause equipment harm or communication error.
·Before using the device, please turn on the power to check whether the device is normal and
whether the battery clamp probe is damaged. If it is damaged, it cannot be used and a label is
attached for timely maintenance.
·When the battery is clamped,please note that the anode and cathode of the battery should be
properly connected to the anode and cathode of the clamps.
·The battery will be damaged if the distance between clamps is too small,if the distance between
clamps is too big,it will affect the accuracy of the test data.
·Please set the working steps correctly during the test,which will damage battery and even cause
safety accidents.
·When the internal temperature of the equipment exceeds 50℃,please check whether the fan is
working properly.
·If voltage and current data of a channel are unusual during the test, please stop using this
channel immediately,mark it and contact Neware’s after-sales department immediately.
The equipment you choose is a product with excellent design and outstanding workmanship,it
should be used with caution.The following suggestions will help you use the warranty service
effectively
·To ensure the best performance of the equipment with high precision,calibration operations are
recommended in every six months.
·Uninstall the previous version before upgrading or reinstalling a new version of software.
·Please follow the instructions in this manual, do not try other methods.
·Keep equipment dry.Electronic circuits can be corroded by wet weather and liquids
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·Equipment should be kept clean,do not use or store the equipment in dusty or dirty,this will
damage a series of electronic components.
·Do not store the equipment in high temperatures,high temperatures may damage the device or
battery.
·Do not store the device in cold temperatures. When the device warms to its normal temperature,
moisture can form inside the device and damage it.
·Only use a soft, clean, dry cloth to clean the surface of the equipment.
·Please use parts certified by Neware, unverified parts might cause hardware
issue or even more serious problems.
·Free technical training:Neware provides free technical training before and after sales,we have
professional technical engineers at your service,you are welcome to visit us.
·Telephony Support:If user have any questions or need further information please feel free to
contact us when using Neware products,the consultation time is based on Neware's timetable.
·Troubleshooting and support:Receive notification from the customer that Neware’s products are
out of order or not working normally,if it cannot be corrected by Neware’s telephony
support,Neware will solve the problem as soon as possible during service hours,to correct,
repair or adjust or replace component of the product.
Thank you very much for using Neware products,we hope that Neware’s products will be your
right-hand assistant during the test.
Please contact us if you have any questions about our products.
Sales Representative: Zhufeng(Harry) Liu
Tel/WhatsApp: +86 18126414787
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.newarebatterytester.com
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