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Advanced bqMTester Instructions

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4.8.5 Date/Time

Date and Time shows the date and time the tests were performed.

4.8.6 Serial#

Serial Number is the serial number given to the device. The serial number increments depending on the

progress of the tests for each station. No two stations can have the same serial number even if they start

at the same time because the software assigns serial numbers in such a way to prevent this. If Skip on

Error is selected in the Station Setup software, a failed device will not be assigned a new serial number to

help preserve serial numbers for parts that pass.

4.8.7 Pass/Fail Error Code

This is a more generic error code than the one in the Progress textbox. The error code given here tells

what test failed. The two error codes can be used together to give a better understanding of what caused

the error. If the test passed, then this will be 0.

4.8.8 Filter Results Pull-Down Menu

This menu gives the option to filter the data shown in the Statistics Log textbox to only show data for a

specific station or for all stations at one time. It will list the stations by their Station ID.

4.8.9 Next Calibration Due

The Next Calibration Due Indicator indicates when the Multi-Station software requires a calibration of the

Voltage, Current, and Temperature references due to timeout of an adjustable software timer in the

global.ini file as shown in Figure 13. There are three adjustable values of interest in this file under the

[CalRemind] Header:

1. REM_Timed_CalInterval: This is the period in minutes between forced calibrations.

2. REM_SnoozeInterval: This is the approximate time between reminders.

3. REM_SnoozeCount: This is the number of reminders that will occur prior to forced calibration.

Default settings are shown in Figure 13. With these settings the interval time is 70 minutes. There will be

two reminders prior to the 70-minute expiration. Each of these reminders will be 5 minutes apart so one

will be at 60 minutes and the next would be at 65. Then at 70 minutes, the Start button will be disabled

until VTI Calibration Verification is performed. Adjustments can be made to this file to modify these

settings. Caution should be taken when modifying the global.ini file. This only changes the numbers next

to the values. Any other changes could cause unpredictable results.

Figure 13. Global.ini file

4.8.10 Allow Testing Button

Click on Allow Testing to continue testing if a forced calibration reminder expires (as described in Next

Calibration Due above).

Advanced bqMTester SLUU397A–February 2011– Revised May 2011

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