3 PRODUCT ......................3 3.1 Brief Introduction .....................3 3.1.1 Features ....................3 3.2 Overview ......................4 3.2.1 N8331 Series Lineup ................4 3.2.2 Package Contents and Accessories ............4 3.2.3 Appearance & Dimension ..............5 3.3 Front Panel Introduction ..................6 3.4 Rear Panel Introduction ................... 6 3.4.1 Control Terminal ...................
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5.3.2 Stop Data Logging ................30 5.3.3 Channel Data ..................32 5.3.4 History Data ..................33 6 MAINTENANCE AND SELF-INSPECTION ...............35 6.1 Regular Maintenance ..................35 6.2 Fault Self-inspection ..................35 7 MAIN TECHNICAL DATA ..................36 N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
This manual is applied to N8331 series battery simulator, including installation, operation, specifications and other detailed information. The copyright of the manual is owned by NGI. Due to the upgrade of instrument, this manual may be revised without notice in future versions.
NGI shall not be liable for the results caused by the neglect of those instructions. 2.1 Safety Notes Confirm the AC input voltage before supplying power.
N8331 standalone supports up to 24 channels. Each channel is isolated. Users can set voltage & current for each channel on NGI standard application software, which is easy to use and can meet the needs of multi-channel, multi-parameter and complex test environments.
USB flash drive User manual, software & technical information If any loss or damage, please contact our authorized distributor or NGI. 4. Check the whole instrument. If N8331 chassis is damaged or has abnormal operation, please contact our authorized distributor or NGI.
Figure 6 Front Panel Table 4 Number Name Function Device model Displaying model number Power switch Power control Air outlet Exhaust outlet, cooling Indicator light Power status 3.4 Rear Panel Introduction Figure 7 Rear Panel N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
SYSID is for setting device ID number in RS485 communication. The DIP switch is 6-bit. ON means 1 while the opposite means 0. 1 to 6 means low to high. Note: After SYSID is set, it will take effect after powering off and powering on the device again. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. N8331 Series support LAN and RS485 communication. On RS485 interface, A is for signal A, B for signal B and G for signal ground. 3.4.2 Channel Interface Green Blue Yellow Figure 10 N8331A Channel Interface...
Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 12 DUT Connection 3.5 Control Mode N8331 series supports remote control mode on PC via LAN port or RS485 interface. NGI standard application software, which is controlled via LAN port, can generate data reports for data analysis.
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 and above 4.2 Application Software Installation and Uninstallation 4.2.1 Installation 1) Find the installation program "NGI N833X" from the USB flash drive. 2) Make double-click on the file and begin installation. Figure 13 Program Installation 3) Click Next as prompted until the installation is completed.
Plug the Ethernet cable to PC Ethernet port and the other side to N8331 LAN port. 4.3.2 Disabling operating system standby mode Windows 7 settings Click Start → Click Control Panel → Click Power Options → Click Change Computer N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Sleep Time. Figure 15 Windows 7 settings Figure 16 Windows 7 settings Set Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep to Never. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 17 Windows 7 settings Windows 10 settings Click Start→Click Settings. Figure 18 Windows 10 settings Click System. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 19 Windows 10 settings Click Power & sleep. Figure 20 Windows 10 settings Select Never for both options under Sleep. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Take computer IP address 192.168.0.121 on Windows 7 setting for example. Take computer IP address 192.168.0.12 on Windows 10 setting for example. Windows 7 Setting Click Start→Click Control Panel→Click Network and Sharing Center. Figure 22 Network IP Address Setting N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Click Change adapter settings. Figure 23 Network IP Address Setting Select the network→Right click and choose Properties. Figure 24 Network IP Address Setting Fill the below information and press OK. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Input ping 192.168.0.123 (default IP on screen) and check if N8331 can communicate properly. Figure 26 Run Command If communicating properly, the below information will be reverted. Figure 27 Communication Test Windows 10 Setting Click Start→Click Set→Click Network & Internet. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 28 Network IP Address Setting Click Change adapter options. Figure 29 Network IP Address Setting N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Select the network→Right click and choose Properties. Figure 30 Network IP Address Setting Click Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and fill the below information and press Figure 31 Network IP Address Setting N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Click Start→Input cmd. Input ping 192.168.0.123 (default IP on screen) and check if N8331 can communicate properly. Figure 32 Run Command If communicating properly, the below information will be reverted. Figure 33 Communication Test N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Figure 35 Application Software Interface Application software interface introduction: 1.Toolbar It includes Online, Offline, Channel Config, System Config, History Data and View. 2.Shortcut menu 3.Menu 4.Log Operation, fault and status information can be found in Log. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Click the parameter under Channel→Input the required channel name. 2. Use default channel name Click Other→Select Default Channel Name. 3. Enable The channel with tick will be enabled. Users can select All or None for enabling. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
The data beyond the time will be automatically delete. 2.Communication disconnected. Please choose device processing method. Options: No Operation, Device OFF 3.Custom Data File Directory If it is not customized, it will be the default directory. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 38 System Configuration 4.5.4 Online/Offline Online means the communication between N8331 and PC is enabled. Offline means the communication between N8331 and PC is disabled. Figure 39 Online/Offline N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Operation state: Green indicates running. Grey indicates stopping. Data information: Voltage, current and power 5.1.2 List View Figure 42 List View Note: The range will not have data if the device does not have a low range. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
5. Right click at the required channel and click OFF to stop the output. Figure 43 Single Channel Operation Note: There will be a current range option for the model with low current range. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
1. Click Batch ON at the right side. 2. Select the required channels. 3. Set parameters. 4. Click OK to start the output. 5. Click Batch OFF to stop the output. Figure 44 Batch Operation N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Figure 45 Model Information 5.3 Data Logging Data logging function will record information, such as voltage, current, power, etc., and save in data file. The below picture shows channel one is under data logging. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
For list view, there is no symbol of data logging. From Data File, it shows whether it has data logging. Figure 47 Data Logging (List View) 5.3.1 Start Data Logging Single channel operation 1. Right click at the required channel. 2. Select Start Data Logging. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
2. Select the required channels. 3. Click OK to start batch data logging. Figure 49 Start Data Logging 5.3.2 Stop Data Logging Single channel operation 1. Right click at the required channel. 2. Select Stop Data Logging. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 50 Stop Data Logging Batch operation 1. Click the red button at the left side. 2. Select the required channels. 3. Click OK to stop batch data logging. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
5.3.3 Channel Data Steps for checking channel data: 1. Right click at the required channel. Figure 52 Channel Data 2. Wait for few seconds. The channel data will be showed. Figure 53 Channel Data N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
1. Data of required channels can be showed after completing the query terms. 2. Channel data of specific channel can be viewed or deleted by right clicking at the specific channel. 3. It also provides access to delete the data file. N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Hunan Next Generation Instrumental T&C Tech. Co., Ltd. Figure 55 History Data N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
Due to system upgrade or hardware problem, the device may break down. Please do the following necessary inspection to eliminate the troubles, which can save your maintenance and time cost. If the troubles cannot be recovered, please contact NGI. The inspection steps are as below.
≤3ms ( full load ) (10%-90%F.S. Variation Time) Voltage Fall Time ≤3s ( no load ) (90%-10%F.S. Variation Time) Voltage Fall Time ≤3ms ( full load ) (90%-10%F.S. Variation Time) Transient Recovery ≤200μs Time Others Isolation ( Output to 1500VDC N8331 Series High-Accuracy Multi-Channel Battery Simulator...
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Note 1: Load varies from 10% to 90% by full voltage output, with voltage recovering within 50mV of previous voltage. Note 2: For other specifications, please contact NGI. Note 3: All specifications are subject to change without notice. N8331 Series...
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