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7
Operation
This section details the operation of the Battery Management Studio software.
7.1
Starting the Program
Run Battery Management Studio from the Start → Programs → Texas Instruments → Battery
Management Studio menu sequence. The main Battery Management Studio window (see
appears.
When Battery Management Studio first starts up the Gauge Dashboard window, the Registers window,
and Command window should be seen in the main window. DataMemory, chemistry, and other windows
can be added to the main window by clicking on the corresponding icon in the tools panel at the top of the
main window.
Data should appear initially in the Gauge Dashboard, Registers, and DataMemory sections. The Refresh
(single-time scan) or the Scan (continuous scan) buttons can be clicked to update the data in the
Registers and DataMemory windows.
Battery Management Studio provides a logging function which logs selected Data Registers and Data
Memory values last received from the bq27742 fuel gauge. To enable this function, click the DataLog icon.
The DataLog window will appear below the Registers and DataMemory windows. Registers and
DataMemory parameters can be added to the log by clicking on the Add Register and Add DataMemory
Parameter drop-down menus in the DataLog window and then selected the desired Registers or
DataMemory parameters to be added to the log. After all the desired Registers and DataMemory
parameters have been added to the log, click the Play button in order to begin logging. A Stop button will
replace the Play button once logging starts, the Stop button can be clicked to stop logging. The log can
be saved by clicking on the Save icon and specifying a file name.
The logging intervals are specified by the value in the drop down menu in the DataLog window. To change
the logging intervals, click the drop down menu and choose one of the intervals provided in the menu
selections that appear.
Figure 7
shows the main Battery Management Studio window. Additional Flag and Status data can be
viewed at the bottom of the Registers window.
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Figure 7. Battery Management Studio Screen
bq27742EVM Single-Cell Impedance Track™ Technology Evaluation Module
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