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 ATA004N and ATA005P Smart Battery Data Reader 

 

Operating Instructions

 

Inspired Energy   25440 NW 8

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Place, Newberry FL 32669

 

US toll free: 1-888-5-INSPIRE (1-888-546-7747) Tel: 352 472 4855  Fax: 352 472 4859 

www.inspiredenergy.com

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

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The ATA004N-5P software will be listed in your Start Menu alongside the light bulb icon: 

 

The Battery Data Screen: 

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The battery data is displayed in boxes in the center of the window.  

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A full description and derivation of each data field can be found in the Smart Battery Data 

Specification rev.1.1. Please contact Inspired Energy or visit www.sbs-forum.org/specs/ for a copy. 

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Clicking on the logo at the top of the page will take you to www.inspired-energy.com. 

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Along the bottom are the status indicators for the USB connection, data scanning and battery status codes. 

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On the left of the window are the scanning buttons and the quick health check status indicators. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connecting to the ATA004N: 

Connecting to the ATA005P: 

 

 

Battery Pack

 

USB Port

 

Device or Charger

 

Battery Pack

 

USB Port

 

Device or Charger

 

Summary of Contents for ATA004N

Page 1: ... system testing SMBus communications troubleshooting and battery end of life determinations The unit can also be used to write to those battery data fields which support external input What s in the box Getting Started 1 Insert the CD into the drive on your PC a If installation does not automatically begin navigate to the root directory on the CD click on Setup exe 2 If you wish to load the softwa...

Page 2: ... A full description and derivation of each data field can be found in the Smart Battery Data Specification rev 1 1 Please contact Inspired Energy or visit www sbs forum org specs for a copy Clicking on the logo at the top of the page will take you to www inspired energy com Along the bottom are the status indicators for the USB connection data scanning and battery status codes On the left of the w...

Page 3: ...wish to view or log dynamic battery data during a charge or discharge plug the female connector into a charger or into your battery powered device This will enable the battery to operate the device as if it were inserted The Battery Health monitor provides a quick check on a battery s state of health The bars will change from green through amber to red depending on the health of the battery These ...

Page 4: ... Inspired Energy products have this value set to 10 of the design capacity Open this window enter a value to a value that will enable your device to shut down in an orderly manner press the write button The Read button can be used to check that the battery has accepted the new data Similarly the Remaining Time Alarm can be adjusted to suit the length of time your users require to save their work a...

Page 5: ... a date older than 4 years Full Charge Capacity If this value is less than 65 of the Design Capacity These are guidelines only Each application is different and may have differing thresholds for battery replacement To assist in your decisions the battery state of health monitor uses a traffic light system to monitor communicate those battery parameters which are typically used in end of life deter...

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