QK-A016 Manual
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2021
V1.0
You can also setup the alarm level to receive audible alerts. When the state-of-charge capacity has
fallen below the set value, the percentage and battery symbol will flash, and the buzzer will be begin
beeping every 10 seconds.
5.2. Setup process
1. Press and hold the OK key on the faceplate until the set-up screen appears. This will show the
four parameters needed to be entered.
2. Press the up(
▲) or down(▼) keys to move the cursor to the setting you would like to change.
3. Press the OK key to select the parameters for setting.
4. Press the up or down arrow keys again to select the proper value applied.
5. Press the OK key to save your settings and then press left(
◄) key to exit the current settings.
6. Press the left(
◄) key again, the display will exit the set-up screen and back to the normal
working screen.
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Setup High V or LOW V only, don’t set the both value unless you clearly know the voltage
characteristics of the battery.
5.3.
Backlight
The backlight can be switched OFF or ON to save energy. When the display works in the normal
screen mode (not setting-up), press and hold left (
◄) key will switch the backlight between ON and
OFF.
The backlight will flash during charge mode and light solid on during discharge mode.
5.4.
Sleep mode in low power
When the battery current is less than the backlight turn-on current(50mA), the A016 will enter a sleep
mode. Pressing any key can wake up A016 and turn on the display showing for 10 seconds.
The A016 will go back to the normal work mode once the battery current is higher than the backlight
turn-on current.
6. NMEA 0183 output
The A016 outputs the real time voltage, current, and capacity (in percent) via the NMEA 0183 output.
This raw data can be monitored using any serial port monitor software or apps on mobile devices.
Alternatively, apps such as OceanCross can be used to view the end user information.
The output sentence format is shown below:
