Section 2: General operation
Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
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Soft-key areas for the battery test function
The 2281S display has multiple soft-key areas that you can access by pressing the
Next
soft key.
The soft-key areas give you front-panel access to some instrument settings so that you can change,
enable, or disable them quickly. The following topics describe the soft-key areas for the battery test
function.
Soft key area 1 for the battery test function
Soft-key area 1 contains the settings shown in the following figure and explained in the table. To
change a setting, press the soft key to open a setting window. After configuration, close the window
by pressing the
ENTER
or
EXIT
key.
Figure 15: Soft-key area 1 for battery test
Setting
Description
A-H/Watt
Set how the battery capacity is displayed; you can choose between
ampere-hour, instantaneous watts, instantaneous resistance, and
instantaneous capacitance.
V-Set
Set the value of voltage for charging and discharging.
I-Limit
Set the maximum current value for charging; the maximum current for
discharging is always 1 A.
End
Set the threshold current value for stopping charging and discharging.
Next
Switch to home screen 2.
If you use the navigation control to adjust the voltage and current settings, the values are applied to
the instrument immediately when output is on.
