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12.4 Sending Readings via IR to a Computer
While the fastest way of transferring readings from Cellcorder temporary
storage to a computer is with the memory card, data can also be sent via IR
using the BAS or Previewer programs. Refer to the
Battery Analysis System
(BAS) User's Guide
or
CRT-300 Previewer User's Guide
for more about
creating and importing into an
.ADF
file. To send readings via IR, do the
following. (If using a Palm PDA, refer to the PDA portion of this manual.)
Shift+Send
Start the BAS program, then click the
Start the Cellcorder Interface
button.
On the next box, select
CRT-300
. Align the computer and CRT-300 IR ports.
On the CRT-300, press Shift+Send.
In the Battery Data area on the
CRT-300 Interface
box, to include site
configuration data, click Include Configuration. Click Capture. If an .ADF
file is not open, select or create one. On the
Battery Data Capture
box, select
the number of cells to download, the starting cell number, and the read date,
then click OK. The Cellcorder displays
Sending data for cells
.
When done, the
CRT-300 Interface
box displays
Data transfer completed
.
Click Close. On the computer Main Menu, select File|Save, name the file,
and click Save to store the .ADF file under Programs/Alber/
Alber Battery Analysis/Cellcorder ADF Files.
12.5 Printing Test Results
You may print test results using the optional thermal printer that interfaces to
the Cellcorder via IR, or you may transfer data to a computer and send to any
printer on your system. A complete test printout contains the following:
Site Information:
Location ............. Location name.
Battery ................ Battery name.
String.................. String name.
Model # .............. Battery model number.
Total V ............... The string overall voltage (OV).
# cells ................. Number of cells in the string.
Installed .............. Battery installation date.
Read ................... Date Cellcorder readings were taken.
