User Guide

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS
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Parameter / Enabled - The OV, DC and FC parameters are assigned to DCM #1. Select
Enabled to view the parameter in String View and enable the hardware.
OV - Overall Volts. Not available for BDS-40.
DC - Discharge Current.
FC - Float Current.
Cell Voltage - From the drop-down list, select the nominal voltage of the cell or jar being
measured.
Intercell Enabled - Select this box if making separate measurements for intercells. Not
available for BDS-40.
Charger IT - Select the enabled check box if using the Charger IT option. This area allows
you to select and assign a cable to a DCM and intertier channel. The Cable+1 is the first
DCM and the Cable -1 is the last DCM.
Note: When intercells are enabled, they are defaulted to discrete. Each cable will have up to
four intertier channels, for example:
• <DCM 1> <IT 1>
• <DCM 1> <IT 2>
• <DCM 1> <IT 3>
• <DCM 1> <IT 4>
Note: On combined reading board, the intertier channel number will always start the first
available channel past the cells.
Intertier # / Cell # - For intertiers 1 to 15 in use, assign a cell number that relates to each
intertier.
Note: When cell 1 is most negative, when assigning an intertier to a cell, use the cell number
after the intertier.
The cell number is the lower of the two cell numbers across which the intertier is connected.
For example, typing 16 assigns the intertier between cells 16 and 17. Each DCM can monitor
up to ten intertiers. No more than 15 intertiers can be monitored for the entire string.