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BITE / POWER DB

AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17, 2012

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SECTION 3.0: CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS, SELECT A FORM, SITE &
STRING DATA

To configure the BITE2 or BITE3 communication configuration click on TOOLS in the

main menu bar then click on INSTRUMENT SETUP.

This will re-open the Wizard as shown below.

Select the desired BITE instrument by clicking on the associated button. This will open

the communications configuration screen, as shown below.

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Page 1: ...BITE POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 1 Power DB LITE Operation with the Megger BITE Battery Testers www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply com...

Page 2: ...imits 33 Section 6 4 Manually Entering String Data 34 Section 6 5 Manually Entering Charger Data 35 Section 6 6 Creating Charts 36 Section 6 6 1 Bar Charts 37 Section 6 6 2 Show Symbols 37 Section 6 6...

Page 3: ...BITE3 as well as import data configure the units import Hydrometer data create reports and charts configure the reports and charts configure battery data as well as import pre existing ProActiv Databa...

Page 4: ...ge data for all electrical equipment One step report generation Summarize noted comments and or deficiencies Trigger work order and maintenance schedules Synchronize results from field to master datab...

Page 5: ...to open a report by clicking on the Open Existing Results File button or they can chose to close the Wizard by clicking on the Cancel button If the operator selects an instrument to interface with the...

Page 6: ...BITE POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 6 www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply com...

Page 7: ...BITE2 or BITE3 communication configuration click on TOOLS in the main menu bar then click on INSTRUMENT SETUP This will re open the Wizard as shown below Select the desired BITE instrument by clicking...

Page 8: ...he proper serial port that the unit will be connected to If you are unsure of the serial port you will be using then click on the DEVICE MANAGER button This will open the computers device manager scre...

Page 9: ...xt to Ports in order to drop down the menu and view the communication ports Once you know the port you are connecting to then close the device manager screen and enter that port number in the instrume...

Page 10: ...ll be using then click on the DEVICE MANAGER button and locate the appropriate port Once the proper port number has been entered click on OK then the following message will appear If you want to IMPOR...

Page 11: ...String to the BITE3 To SELECT A FORM click on the desired form 10750 BATTERY IMP COND TEST for the BITE units and then click OK This form will now open and the user can select the desired test file to...

Page 12: ...EV 1 April 17 2012 Page 12 SECTION 4 0 TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A BITE2 2P RECEIVER Open PowerDB LITE The following screen shall appear Click on BITE2 The following screen shall appear www actoolsupply...

Page 13: ...M port the unit will be connected to then click on DEVICE MANAGER and scroll down to COM Ports Expand the COM Port section and you will be able to see what the COM port designations are Select COM Por...

Page 14: ...reen The following BITE2 data transfer Wizard screen shall appear Connect the BITE2 receiver to the COM port you selected Power Up the BITE2 receiver by pressing the Power ON key on the receiver The m...

Page 15: ...too much time lapses between these steps Select Y on the BITE2 receiver by pressing the UP arrow key on the BITE2 receiver The following shall be displayed on the BITE2 receiver Select EBITE PC on the...

Page 16: ...rrow key on the BITE2 receiver The receiver shall now start transferring the data to the PC When the data transmission is complete the following screen shall be displayed This screen shall allow you t...

Page 17: ...s displayed If you are not saving the data to a different path just click on NEXT to proceed When the desired path is selected then click on the NEXT button The following screen shall be displayed NOT...

Page 18: ...Select the desired OWNER by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a NEW OWNER Select the desired REGION by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a N...

Page 19: ...Select the desired SITE by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a NEW SITE Select the desired STRING by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a NE...

Page 20: ...Page 20 When selections have been completed click on the FINISH button The transferred data shall now be saved to the desired location and the following import completion message shall appear Click O...

Page 21: ...2318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 21 SECTION 5 0 TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A BITE3 Open PowerDB LITE The following screen shall appear Click on BITE3 The following screen shall appear www actoolsupply com ww...

Page 22: ...M port the unit will be connected to then click on DEVICE MANAGER and scroll down to COM Ports Expand the COM Port section and you will be able to see what the COM port designations are Select COM Por...

Page 23: ...wing BITE3 data transfer Wizard screen shall appear Connect the BITE3 receiver to the COM port you selected using the Null modem RS 232 cable supplied with the unit Power Up the BITE3 receiver by pres...

Page 24: ...LITE will now display all the data files recorded in the BITE3 unit Select the data files you wish to download by checking the box next to them When complete click the NEXT button The data shall now...

Page 25: ...to select the data path you wish to save the transmitted data to If you wish to save the data to a different path then the one displayed then click on the BROWSE button and select the desired path NOT...

Page 26: ...shall be displayed NOTE All the recorded data files in the receiver shall be displayed Uncheck the box next to any files you do NOT want to save such as old files that have already been saved Select t...

Page 27: ...Select the desired REGION by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a NEW REGION Select the desired SITE by clicking on the drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a...

Page 28: ...drop down arrow NOTE You can also select to add a NEW STRING When selections have been completed click on the FINISH button The transferred data shall now be saved to the desired location and the fol...

Page 29: ...TION 6 0 REPORT GENERATION SECTION 6 1 OPENING A REPORT To open a report either click on FILE in the main menu bar then on OPEN or click on OPEN EXISTING RESULTS FILE in the Wizard The following windo...

Page 30: ...12 Page 30 Select the desired file to open then click on OPEN The following screen will open Select the desired test to open then click on OPEN The report will now open as shown in the example below w...

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Page 32: ...ON SITE data can be entered manually in the below section of the report Simply click on the desired field and enter the data When the report is closed it will prompt you to save the changes Select YES...

Page 33: ...ta will be actively used by the reports to calculate voltage limits variation limits deviation limits percent change limits and strap limits Simply click on the desired field and enter the data When t...

Page 34: ...TRING data can be entered manually in the below section of the report Simply click on the desired field and enter the data When the report is closed it will prompt you to save the changes Select YES t...

Page 35: ...HARGER data can be entered manually in the below section of the report Simply click on the desired field and enter the data When the report is closed it will prompt you to save the changes Select YES...

Page 36: ...the following window should open Click on SELECT CHARTS and the following Window should open All the available charts are displayed on the right side of the window under CHART To view a chart in the r...

Page 37: ...nless the bar chart selection is checked for the associated chart NOTE This option is only available for those charts that are displayed as both bar charts and line charts SECTION 6 6 2 SHOW SYMBOLS W...

Page 38: ...CTION 6 6 3 SHOW LIMITS When this selection is enabled for the associated charts it will display warning limits and alarm limits in the chart NOTE These limit values in the report are the ones used by...

Page 39: ...17 2012 Page 39 SECTION 6 7 CALCULATING BASELINE DATA Create a battery report It is recommended to use data from a new string that has completed formation Click on USE THIS TEST AS THE BASELINE www ac...

Page 40: ...er then discarding any cells values that are more that 5 from the average Then the average is recalculated This process id continued until all the cell values used are within 5 of the calculated avera...

Page 41: ...82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 41 Click cell 1 The Cell Information Window will now open Click on CELL MODEL The Battery Model Window will now open Enter the new baseline value www actoolsupply com ww...

Page 42: ...REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 42 Click OK to close the Battery Model Window Click OK to close the Battery Cell Information Window SECTION 6 9 VIEWING BASELINE DATA Create a battery report www actoolsupply...

Page 43: ...M82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 43 Click on USE DATABASE BASELINE Baseline value shall now be displayed using the baseline value entered in the Battery Cell Information Window www actoolsupply com www...

Page 44: ...2012 Page 44 SECTION 7 0 ENTERING NEW BATTERY CELL DATA Create the battery report Click cell 1 The Cell Information Window will now open Click on CELL MODEL The Battery Model Window will now open www...

Page 45: ...BITE POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 45 Click on NEW Enter new battery data Click OK to close the Battery Model Window www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply com...

Page 46: ...AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 46 Click OK to close the Battery Cell Information Window SECTION 7 1 ENTERING NEW WARNING ALARM LIMIT VALUES Create the battery report www actoolsupply com www acto...

Page 47: ...E POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 47 Click cell 1 The Cell Information Window will now open Click in the Cell Model Field Select the desired battery www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply c...

Page 48: ...BITE POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 48 Click on CELL MODEL Enter new warning and alarm values Click OK to close the Battery Model Window www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply com...

Page 49: ...l 17 2012 Page 49 Click OK to close the Battery Cell Information Window SECTION 7 2 SELECTING A NEW BATTERY CELL Create a battery report Click cell 1 The Cell Information Window will now open www acto...

Page 50: ...TE POWER DB AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17 2012 Page 50 Click in the Cell Model Field Select the desired battery Click OK to close the Battery Cell Information Window www actoolsupply com www actoolsupply c...

Page 51: ...report first click on TOOLS in the main menu bar then click on OPTIONS The Options window will now open This window will allow the operator to insert logos on both sides of the report right or left S...

Page 52: ...te to the location of the bitmap you wish to use Select the desired bitmap and then click on OPEN The software will return to the OPTIONS screen Simply click on OK to apply the logo NOTE It will be ne...

Page 53: ...17 2012 Page 53 SECTION 9 0 TRANSFERRING SETUP DATA TO THE BITE3 To transfer setup data to the BITE 3 instrument via software click on TOOLS then select INSTRUMENT SETUP Click on BITE 3 button www ac...

Page 54: ...ORT in use and click on ADVANCE button The following INFORMATION AND SETTINGS Window shall open Input the desired data under the Bite 3 Settings Section Turn on the BITE 3 instrument wait until unit h...

Page 55: ...ril 17 2012 Page 55 SECTION 10 0 IMPORTING A PROACTIVE DATABASE Click on FILE IMPORT IMPORT PROACTIV DATA The following screen will open Click on the ProActiv Database BROWSE button as shown www actoo...

Page 56: ...following screen will open Navigate to your database location and then select your desired database When complete click on OPEN The following screen will open Click on the PowerDB Database BROWSE but...

Page 57: ...een will open Navigate to the folder you wish to copy the database to The default folder is MY DOCUMENTS POWERDB When complete click on the OK button The following screen will open Click on the IMPORT...

Page 58: ...12 Page 58 The following screen will open showing the import status in the lower left When it reads Import Complete then click on the CLOSE button The following message will be displayed Click on OK w...

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