Inspired Energy ATA004N, ATA005P Operating Instructions Manual

ATA004N and ATA005P Smart Battery Data Reader

ATA004N - For use with

Inspired Energy ‘N’-series
battery packs

ATA005P - For use with
Inspired Energy ‘P’-series
battery packs

The ATA005P consists of:

 A “Y” cable with 3 connectors
 A CD containing the software

The ATA004N consists of:

 A “Y” cable with 3 connectors
 A CD containing the software

Operating Instructions

The ATA004N and ATA005P are diagnostic tools which can be used to view the data fields stored by Inspired
Energy smart battery packs. It uses a standard USB port, with software written by Inspired Energy to display the
battery data on any windows based computer. The unit can be used to view and record static battery data, or to
log dynamic battery data while the battery is charging or discharging. This makes it an invaluable tool for quality
assessments, system testing, SMBus communications troubleshooting and battery end-of-life determinations. The
unit can also be used to write to those battery data fields which support external input.

What’s in the box?

Getting Started:

1. Insert the CD into the drive on your PC

a. If installation does not automatically begin, navigate to the root directory on the CD & click on

“Setup.exe”

2. If you wish to load the software in the recommended directories click “Next” or browse to the directories into

which you wish to save the software.

3. Accept the license agreements; one from Inspired Energy & one from National Instruments, and click “Next”.

4. For windows 8 and above, uncheck the "Disable windows fast startup to prevent problems with installation or

removing hardware" option. Click “Next” to begin the installation process & then “Finish” to complete the

installation.

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ATA004N and ATA005P Smart Battery Data Reader

Battery Pack

USB Port

Device or Charger

Battery Pack

USB Port

Device or Charger

Operating Instructions

5. The ATA004N-5P software will be listed in your Start Menu alongside the light bulb icon:

The Battery Data Screen:

• The battery data is displayed in boxes in the center of the window.
o A full description and derivation of each data field can be found in the Smart Battery Data

Specification rev.1.1. Please contact Inspired Energy or visit www.sbs-forum.org/specs/ for a copy.

• Clicking on the logo at the top of the page will take you to www.inspired-energy.com.

• Along the bottom are the status indicators for the USB connection, data scanning and battery status codes.

• On the left of the window are the scanning buttons and the quick health check status indicators.

Connecting to the ATA004N: Connecting to the ATA005P:

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US toll free: 1-888-5-INSPIRE (1-888-546-7747) Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

www.inspiredenergy.com

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Place, Newberry FL 32669