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P45: Erase periodic data.
This “program” mode allows you to erase and initialize the memory for the “periodic logged
data”..(Section 6.C.1) After entering this mode, note that the “RESET” lamp is lighted. If you push the
RESET button, a number in the display will gradually go to “0”: CAUTION: When it gets to “0” all
periodic data will be erased. This is the “amp hour”, “watt hour”, “temperature”, “volts” and “amps”
data that is recorded at specified times. It does not erase the “battery efficiency cycle” data or the
“Battery % History” logged data. It is not necessary to erase this data to “make space” for new
data. New data will always write over the oldest data previously logged.
P46: Erase “Battery discharge voltage profile” data
CAUTION:This is similar to P45, except it erases all the “Battery discharge profile logged data”. This is
the data that records “volts” and “amps” as the battery is discharged and charged in 5% or 10%
increments (Section 6.C.2). Hold the “reset” button until the numbers go down to 0 to erase. It is not
necessary to erase this data to “make space” for new data. New data will always write over the
oldest data previously logged.
P47 Erase battery 1“battery efficiency cycle” data.
CAUTION: This erases and initializes all the “battery 1” “battery efficiency cycle” data. This is the data
that is (partially) presented in display modes AD29-AD34 and described in section 6.C.3 for battery 1
. The full data is available by the computer interface. Hold the “reset” button until the numbers go down
to 0 to erase. It is not necessary to erase this data to “make space” for new data. New data will
always write over the oldest data previously logged.
P48: Erase battery 2 “battery efficiency cycle” data
CAUTION: Similar to P47 except for battery 2. Therefore it erases the data presented in display
modes AD35-AD40, which is the same logged data referred to in section 6.C.3 for battery 2..
P49: Initialize memory to factory values.
This initializes all of the “Programmed values” to their factory settings. CAUTION: This erases all
values of programmed data which you have entered since the meter was new, and restores
them to factory values. Hold the “reset” button until the numbers go down to 0 to erase. It does not
affect the recorded log data, however.
6.B.Reference section: Detailed description of each display
item
:
The following is an itemized list of all measurements that the PentaMetric can make. Each one is
identified by a “display select” number (e.g. AD5), and is followed by a description.
The PentaMetric input unit measures directly 3 amps channels, which are here labeled “Amps1,
Amps2 and Amps3” and two directly measured voltage channels which are labeled “Battery 1 Volts”
and “Battery 2 Volts”. The temperature channel is “Temperature”. All other measurements are
derived from these, as described here.
AD1, AD2: Battery1 volts (AD1), Battery 2 volts (AD2)
Program modes affecting data: P6.
These each read directly the voltage at the two voltage inputs of the PentaMetric input unit. “Battery1”,
(AD1) can read from 8.0-100 (however, the actual input should not exceed 70V!) “Battery 2” (AD2)
read from 0.0 to 102.3 volts. Accuracy= better than 0.1 volt.
Program mode P6 allows you a choice of labels for “Battery 1 volts”. The choices are: “Bat1 Volts”
or alternatively (if there is only one battery bank in the system) just “Bat Volts”. Battery 2 volts is
always
shown as “Bat2 Volts”.
AD3, AD4: Average (filtered) battery1 volts (AD3),Average (filtered) Battery 2
volts (AD4)
Program modes affecting data: P6, P16.