VOLTCRAFT CHARGE MANAGER 2024 User guide

BATTERY CHARGING STATION „CHARGE MANAGER 2024“

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SOFTWARE

Item no. 2002024

VERSION 05/15

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.	Functions of the „CM2024 Logger“ Software...............................................................................................................................................	3
2.	Installation of the „CM2024 Logger“ Software.............................................................................................................................................	3
3.	Getting Started.............................................................................................................................................................................................	4
4.	Operation of the Software............................................................................................................................................................................	5
5.	Starting Charging Programmes...................................................................................................................................................................	7
6.	Cancelling Charging Programmes...............................................................................................................................................................	7
7.	Saving/Loading Recordings.........................................................................................................................................................................	8
8.	Use of the Windows Clipboard.....................................................................................................................................................................	8
9.	Display Options............................................................................................................................................................................................	9
10.	Operation of the Chart Function.................................................................................................................................................................	10
11.	Setup „Settings“.........................................................................................................................................................................................	12
12.	Suspend/Contine Recordings....................................................................................................................................................................	12

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1. FUNCTIONS OF THE „CM2024 LOGGER“ SOFTWARE

•Display of the selected programme, the current programme section, the rechargeable battery chemistry, the time and charging parameters, such as voltage and charging current

•Recording the progress of voltage, current, charging and discharging capacity, etc.

•Graphical illustration of the progresses of voltage and current in chart form

•Print function for measuring logs

•Saving, loading, pausing and continuing recordings

•Export of the recorded data to Excel (from Version 2010 or higher) including generation of voltage and current charts

•Export of the recorded data as CSV file (= „Comma Separated Values“) for reading into all common spreadsheet programmes

•Input and start of charging programmes

•Import of the records from the SD memory card

System Requirements:

•Windows operating system from Windows XP with SP3 or higher

•Net Framework V4.0 (Client Profile)

•Resolution at least 1280 x 768

2. INSTALLATION OF THE „CM2024 LOGGER“ SOFTWARE

After the operating system has been fully loaded, start installation of the software and follow the instructions of the installation programme or your operating system.

Note:

Before connecting the „Charge Manager 2024“ to the computer, always install the driver software („Silicon Labs CP210x USB-UART Bridge“) according to the instructions of the installation programme.

The latest driver version can be found under http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx

After completion of the software and driver installation, connect the „Charge Manager CM2024“ to a free USB port of your computer with a suitable connection cable. The charger has a USB interface for this (USB-B socket at the rear of the device).

Windows recognises the new hardware when it is connected for the first time and completes the installation of the required drivers.

In the Windows control panel, you can check in the device manager which COM port has been awarded to the „Charge Manager 2024“ (e.g. „COM7“, see arrow in the following figure).

Now software installation has been completed.

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3. GETTING STARTED

At the first start of the software, you need to select the COM port of the „Charge Manager 2024“ according to the entry in the control panel (in this example „COM7“.

This setting can be changed under „Settings/COM-Port“ later.

After confirming the selection with „OK“, the main window of the software appears.

By clicking the button „Start Logging“ (upper left), recording of the data will be started (the button switches its colour from red to green and the label switches to „stop logging“).

The charger must be in operation, i.e. the display lighting of the „Charge Manager 2024“ is on.

To terminate data recording, click the button again. The colour changes back to red (and the label of the button back to „Start Logging“, see above).

If no data are recorded by the charger for more than approx. 10 seconds because, e.g., the connection to the charger has been disconnected, the programme will automatically interrupt data recording. Continuation of the recording is possible.

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