Figure 18: An empty BAR (Battery Analysis Routine).
We want our BAR to first charge the battery, so we'll add a quick charge cycle or action. Actions are the building
blocks of the BAR. There's no limit (except for screen size) to the number of actions that a BAR can contain.
Right click on the gray background and choose: NiCd/NiMH | Add Cycle | Quick Charge Cycle.
Figure 19: Adding a new action (Quick Charge Cycle) to the BAR.
Now add a standard charge cycle by right clicking and choosing NiCd/NiMH | Add Cycle | Standard Charge Cycle.
Finally add a cycle that will discharge the battery and measure its capacity. Right click again and choose
NiCd/NiMH | Add Cycle | Discharge Cycle.
Now would be a good time to save what you’ve done. Choose Save As... (File menu) and save the file as NiCd IEC
Test. You should get this:
Figure 20: The BAR with actions (action parameters not yet specified).
The BAR starts at the "Begin" circle and proceeds from left to right to the "End" circle. Each action is executed in this
left to right sequence. Click Animate (Window menu) to see this.
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