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MTI BST8-10A30V Instructions Manual

MTI BST8-10A30V Instructions Manual

Battery analyzer

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Dear Customer,
Thanks for purchasing MTI's product, once you receive the shipping package form us, please carefully check the
packing list:
Item
Main Machine
Software Disc
RS232
USB to RS232 Converter
Cable with clamp
Power Cable
Please call us at
1-510-525-3070
Make sure you have installed MS Excel and Access in your computer.
Pre-testing
1. Insert the disc to your computer disc-driver, copy the folder "MTI-TC" from the disc to the place where you
can easily find it, note that you must copy it to the hard drive with a NTFS file system, to check it, double click
"Computer"---right click any of your hard drive---"properties", a window would pop up:
Qty.
1
1
1
1
8
1
or email
info@mtixtl.com
Driver, testing and calibration software
Connecting PC to main machine
Convert RS232 to USB if no serial port on the
Clamp the battery for testing
if you are lack of any item above.
Description
Battery Analyzer
PC
Plug to power

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  • Page 1 Pre-testing 1. Insert the disc to your computer disc-driver, copy the folder “MTI-TC” from the disc to the place where you can easily find it, note that you must copy it to the hard drive with a NTFS file system, to check it, double click...
  • Page 2 Tips: For most PC, the OS hard driver (usually is C) is NTFS, just copy the folder to your desktop and then enjoy the software; please delete/uninstall the older version of TC before installing the new one. 2-1. Use RS232 to connect the device to your computer if it has a serial port. 2-2.
  • Page 3 Choose “Browse my computer for driver software” and click “Browse” to find the folder “RS232 USB VISTA32” in “MTI-TC” and choose the item “Include subfolders”.
  • Page 4 COM number: e. Installation is done. Testing 1. MTI’s battery analyzer provide two ways to test your sample in terms of different battery type, they are: 1-1. Cylinder Channel: a. Test cylinder battery b. Height adjustable by set screw c.
  • Page 5 Upper Side Lower Side 2. When get everything ready, please power on the machine, go to folder “MTI-TC” and find the folder “TC5.3” to execute the file named “BtsControl.exe”, a GUI would pop up: 1. Menu area: Set case number, language and interface style;...
  • Page 6 Please order multi-port cable with 11 rs232 terminals at http://www.mtixtl.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1719, which means the customer can use only one computer to control as many as 10 sets battery analyzer in one GUI: 3. Setting 3-1. Choose a channel you need to test and make sure the battery is well connected. 3-2.
  • Page 7 Item Description Constant_Current Discharge Limiting condition Current is required, others as optional Constant_Voltage Charge Limiting condition Voltage is required, others as optional Constant_Current Charge Limiting condition Current is required, others as optional Constant_Power Discharge Limiting condition Power is required and at least one in others as discharge cut-off condition.
  • Page 8 Step-1. Constant Current Discharge at 1000mA and cut-off this step at 2.75V. Step-2. Rest for 1 minute. Step-3. Constant Current Charge at 1500mA and cut-off this step at 4.2V. Step-4. Constant Voltage Charge at 4.2v and cut-off when the charging current down to 25. Step-5.
  • Page 9 Fill the step number you need to jump to and then click “OK”. f. Move: To move this testing to another channel, please use this function, the original channel will stop after move. Select the channel you need to jump to then “OK” Reset Step: To modify any parameter, use reset function to do it without disturbing the testing status.
  • Page 10 2. Input the Unit No. and Channel No. if you can remember. 3. Select the time if you can remember. 4. Click “Search” to get the data which will display on the right. Browse from here to find “…\...\MTI-TC\TC5.3” Click Search to find the desired data Click History here BTSDA BTSDA stands for battery testing system data analyzer which is used for analyzing the data recorded by the device.
  • Page 11 Menu Area Curve Type Add more curve type Curve Area Data Area 2. Use the items from “Menu area” to change the setting of the curve/data display. 3. Click the “Curve Type” on the curve to get different curve in terms of the X-axis and Y-axis such as Cycle-Time, Capacity-Voltage, and Voltage &...
  • Page 12 5. Go to “Data area”, you can see the data are recoded every 5 seconds which was set at “Record Condition”, right click this area, you will see as below, customize the setting by your preference, and the export function could really help you get EXCEL or TXT file as a report : Right click here to load nda file...
  • Page 13: Maintenance

    Often visit MTI’s web www.mtixtl.com to get the latest version of the software. If you have any questions please call or email us, MTI’s engineer will help you within 24 hours. MTI Corporation 860 South 19 Street, Richmond, CA 94804, USA...

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