Messages are used in Battery Console to keep the user informed and provide instructions. They appear in Section 3 of the main screen where they display an information message to the user as defined in the Program Step that is currently operating.
Messages also appear in the Saved Data results and convey information about the step that has completed. Messages will also appear in other areas such as printed reports and data files. By using the routing statements, the Saved Data messages can be based on calculations on the measured parameters determined during the step. Example Routing statement:
- mess: if mAH>=value then GOTO 29 (Pass)
- mess: if mAH< value then GOTO 30 (Fail)
where GOTO represents the defined message number.
This is just one example. All of the test parameters can be examined and appropriate messages calculated. Select from any of the predefined messages as shown in the following Message Number Listing.
Custom Messages
If a desired message cannot be found in the predefined list, then use the custom message option. The four message lines in this section are for custom text messages. You have the option to specify up to 4 custom text messages. If you don’t see the message you want in the Message Number Listing below, then enter a custom message on lines M1 to M4. These custom messages can be up to 16 characters long and are referenced in routing statements by using message assignment numbers 1 to 4. In this way the four custom messages defined in this section are used just like all of the other predefined user messages.
Message Number Listing
| 0 – Unused | 40 – Closed | 80 – Spare |
| 1 – Custom1 | 41 – Done | 81 – Spare |
| 2 – Custom2 | 42 – Interrupted | 82 – Vector Shut Off |
| 3 – Custom3 | 43 – Waiting | 83 – Press Restart |
| 4 – Custom4 | 44 – Good | 84 – Code 1 |
| 5 – Connect correct battery to begin | 45 – Bad | 85 – Code 2 |
| 6 – Remove Battery | 46 – Unknown | 86 – Code 3 |
| 7 – Charging | 47 – Marginal | 87 – Code 4 |
| 8 – Trickle Charging | 48 – Excellent | 88 – Code 5 |
| 9 – Float Charging | 49 – Poor | 89 – Max Output |
| 10 – Complete | 50 – Re-Test | 90 – Under Voltage-Check Bat |
| 11 – Charge Complete | 51 – Report | 91 – Over Voltage-Check Bat |
| 12 – Discharging | 52 – Inspect | 92 – Charged |
| 13 – Discharge Complete | 53 – Trouble | 93 – spare |
| 14 – Cycles Complete | 54 – Trouble 1 | 94 – Cycle Charging |
| 15 – Ready to begin | 55 – Trouble 2 | 95 – Cycle Discharging |
| 16 – Standby | 56 – Trouble 3 | 96 – Press Start/Vec to proceed |
| 17 – Wait… | 57 – Trouble 4 | 97 – Precharging |
| 18 – Print Report | 58 – Trouble 5 | 98 – Max Input |
| 19 – Test Complete | 59 – Pending | 99 – Timeout |
| 20 – Vector to start | 60 – N/A | 100 – Resting |
| 21 – Reduce Current | 61 – Error | 101 – Temperature |
| 22 – Spare | 62 – Error 1 | 102 – Spare |
| 23 – IR Test | 63 – Error 2 | 103 – Spare |
| 24 – Spare | 64 – Error 3 | 104 – Spare |
| 25 – Spare | 65 – Error 4 | 105 – Spare |
| 26 – Spare | 66 – Error 5 | 106 – Spare |
| 27 – Spare | 67 – Trickle | 107 – Spare |
| 28 – Spare | 68 – Float | 108 – Spare |
| 29 – Pass | 69 – Cool | 109 – Spare |
| 30 – Fail | 70 – Alarm 1 | 110 – Spare |
| 31 – Ready | 71 – Alarm 2 | 111 – Spare |
| 32 – Running | 72 – Alarm 3 | 112 – Spare |
| 33 – Stopped | 73 – Alarm 4 | 113 – Spare |
| 34 – Caution | 74 – Alarm 5 | 114 – Spare |
| 35 – Check | 75 – Equalize | 115 – Spare |
| 36 – Ok | 76 – Safety Stop | 116 – Spare |
| 37 – Warning | 77 – Check Cables | 117 – Spare |
| 38 – Working | 78 – Battery Connected | 118 – Spare |
| 39 – Open | 79 – Battery Disconnected | 119 – Spare |