Charging the Spare Battery
Spare Battery
Figure 6-5
Spare Battery Charging
Battery Charging Indicators
The Single Slot USB/Serial Cradle charges the EDA's main battery and a spare battery simultaneously.
The EDA's charge LED indicates the status of the battery charging in the EDA. See
charging status indications.
The spare battery charging LED on the cradle indicates the status of the spare battery charging in the cradle. See
Table 6-1
for charging status indications.
See
Table 1-2 on page 1-7
Charging Temperature
Charge batteries in temperatures from 0
charging is intelligently controlled by the EDA and the charging accessory in order to ensure safe operation and
optimize long-term battery life.
To accomplish this, for small periods of time, the EDA or accessory alternately enables and disables battery
charging to keep the battery at acceptable temperatures. The EDA or accessory indicates when charging is
disabled due to abnormal temperatures via its LED. See
Table 6-1
Spare Battery LED Charging Indicators
Spare Battery LED
(on cradle)
Off
Slow Blinking Amber
Solid Amber
Fast Blinking Amber
Four Slot Ethernet Cradle
This section describes how to set up and use a Four Slot Ethernet cradle with the EDA. For cradle communication
setup procedures refer to the MC70 Integrator Guide.
Spare Battery
Charging LED
for the amount of time required for battery charging.
o
o
C to 40
C (32°F to 104°F). Note that at temperatures above 35
Battery is not charging; battery is not inserted correctly in the cradle;
cradle is not powered
Spare battery is charging.
Charging complete.
Charging error.
Table 1-3 on page 1-7
and
Indication
Accessories
6 - 5
Table 1-3 on page 1-7
for
o
C,
Table
6-1.