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key repeatedly will step the display through
Battery 1, 2, 3, 1, etc. To display the Capacity Remaining
(Amp-Hours % Remaining), press the
and
keys simultaneously.
Setting High Volts Alarm
While viewing Battery #1 volts, press and hold the
key
for ten (10) seconds. You will hear a beep and the High
Volts alarm value will be displayed. Use the
and
keys to set the desired alarm value. Press the
key
for 1/2 second to save the High Volts Alarm value to
memory.
Setting Low Volts Alarm
While viewing Battery #1 volts, press the
key for ten (10)
seconds. You will hear a beep and the Low Volts alarm
value will be displayed. Use the
and
keys to set the
desired alarm value. Press the
key for
1/2 second to save the new alarm value.
Setting Low Amp-Hours Alarm
While viewing Amp-Hours, press and hold the
key for
ten (10) seconds. You will hear a beep and the Low Amp-
Hours alarm value will be displayed. Use the
and
keys to change it. Press the
key for 1/2 second to
save the new value.
Changing Battery Capacity
Press and hold the
key while applying power to the
DCE. The Battery Capacity (in Amp-Hours) will be
displayed. Use the
and
keys to change it. Press
the
key for 1/2 second to save it.
Changing Charge Efficiency
The Default Charge Efficiency is 80% (meaning you get
back 80% of what you put into the battery). To change it,
press and hold both the
and
keys and apply power to
the DCE. Charge Efficiency % is displayed. Use
the
and
keys to change it. Press the
key for 1/2
second to save the new value.
Changing Peukert's Exponent
Peukert's Exponent relates how efficiently you can draw
current from a battery. Because of inefficiencies, the faster
you drain the battery, the smaller it appears to be. The
default Peukert's Exponent is 1.25 (shown as 125), which is
typical for many batteries. To change it, press and hold the
and
keys while applying power to the instrument.
Peukert's exponent will be displayed. Use the
and
keys to set the desired value. Press the
key for 1/2
second to save the new value. If your battery seems to
discharge faster than what the DCE is telling you, try
increasing Peukert's Exponent slightly. Lower the exponent
if the reverse is true. The correct setting will depend upon
how your battery was manufactured and it's age, etc.
NMEA 0183 Sentences
Volts:
$IIXDR,U,xx.x,V,VAH35,*CS
Amps:
$IIXDR,I,xxxx,A,VAH35,*CS
A-H Remaining:
$IIXDR,G,xxxx, ,VAH35,*CS
*CS = Check Sum
Selecting NMEA 0183, External Alarm or Charger Control
Output
Screw terminal pin (B) can be programmed as an NMEA
0183 Data Output, External Alarm Output, or as a Charger
On-Off Control. The factory default is NMEA 0183 serial
data output.
To toggle Screw Terminal Pin (B) between NMEA 0183,
External Alarm Output and Charger Control, press and hold
down both the
and
keys for 10 seconds (until you
hear a long beep). The display will toggle between showing
“dAtA” (Data), “E-AL” (External Alarm) or “-CC-”
(Charger Control) to show you which mode is selected. The
new output mode is automatically saved to memory.
A 5V signal (10 mA Max.) is output on screw terminal (B)
whenever an alarm condition exists and the alarms are
enabled or whenever a charger is to be turned on
automatically.