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This training video reviews the creation of templates in IBMS.
Battery Types, Test Settings and Alarm Settings can be called when setting up String Configurations,
as we will see later in this video when creating a Quick Test template.
Templates are particularly useful if most of your String Configurations
are based on similar parameters such as battery definition and alarm settings.
By using templates, you will be sure that all your String Configurations are consistent
And since you can transfer template in your Analyzer, you will be able to quickly create String Configurations,
while keeping the same organization implemented in IBMS.
Please review IBMS-IM-1 for further information on creating String Configurations.
If you are already familiar with the creation of String Configurations, you will see that creating templates rest on the same principles.
We will also review Quick Tests templates.
The creation of quick test templates is similar to that of a String Configuration
A quick test template can be used in your Analyzer
for making quick measurements with a greater granularity than the existing Quick Tests.
We will review every template type in this video, starting by the Battery Type.
Click on Battery Type.
The battery type window is divided in three sections.
On the left, the list of the existing template is displayed.
On the right, the necessary information of the template.
On the top right corner, the different template functions.
These functions are common to all the templates.
The green plus icon allow you to create a new template entry.
The negative red icon is to delete a selected template in the list.
The check icon will be activated when you are editing a template.
Use it to save your change.
The x icon will be activated when you are editing a template.
Use it to cancel any change done to the template.
The next icon is to allow you to copy the selected template.
This function is useful if you are creating series of templates of battery from the same manufacturer.
Enter the new template name and edit the new characteristics.
Create a new battery template entry by clicking on the green plus icon
A blank entry is generated in the template list.
Enter the name of the template, and fill out the different fields.
For the battery manufacturer, either use ones already available,
Or create a new manufacturer by clicking this icon.
The Battery Manufacturers window open.
This list all the battery manufacturer in the IBMS database.
Click on New, enter the manufacturer's name, and close.
The list of available models is dependent on the selected manufacturer.
If you need to create a new battery model, click here
This will open the Battery Models window.
Create the new entry by clicking on New. When finished, click close.
Select the Cell Type with a dropdown menu.
You can select between Other, Lead Acid (AGM), Lead Acid (Gel), Lead Acid (Flooded), Li-ion, Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal Hydride.
In the capacity field, enter the capacity as specified by the battery manufacturer.
And then indicate the number of cell in the battery.
Finally indicate if you will test at the cell level or if test will be done on the entire battery with this dropdown menu.
When you have filled up all the necessary fields, save the template by clicking the check button.
We will switch to the creation of Test Settings.
Click on the Test Settings icon.
The Test Settings window organization is similar to the Battery Type.
Click on the green plus button to create a new Test Setting.
The blank entry is generated in the Test Setting Lists.
Enter the name of the new Template, and fill out the necessary fields.
Select between the available filtering methods with the drop down menu.
Decide if the Analyzer should use the Polarity Correction.
If On is selected, the Analyzer will report the absolute voltage measured across the device under test.
You can also select the measurement start mode between Manual and Automatic for battery and strap testing.
If one of the two tests is set on automatic, a new field will appear,
asking for the duration of the delay between when the connection to the DUT is established and the actual start of the test.
Once you have populated all the fields, save the new templates by clicking on the check mark icon.
Click on the Alarm Settings to create an alarm settings template.
Select the green button to create a new template.
Edit the name of the template.
The alarm levels are already pre-populated with the default alarm levels.
Change the value according to your application.
Or check/uncheck the boxes to activate or des-activate alarms.
When finished click the save button.
These three templates can be modified anytime even if they are in use in a String Configuration.
This is because when you are using a template in a String Configuration,
The corresponding String Configuration fields are filled up according to the template information.
and the corresponding String Configuration and Template are not further associated.
You can modify these fields when setting a String Configuration without affecting the original template.
You can save those modifications directly into this template or into a new template.
Quick Tests is different type of template.
Quick Tests templates are not used in String Configuration, but to define complex Quick Tests Settings to be used in the Analyzers.
Click on Quick Tests to open the Quick Tests window.
The organization is similar to the other templates.
On the left, the default Quick Tests are listed.
You cannot edit or erase those default templates.
To create a new template, click on the green plus icon
Enter the name of the templates.
Then enter the battery definition by using the same protocol described in the Battery Type template.
You can also load an existing template.
Once the battery definition fields are populated,
Select if you want the Quick Tests to measure Impedance, Voltage and CELScan.
If you select CELScan, Impedance and Voltage will be selected automatically,
and you will have to enter an ACF value.
Selected if you want to use alarm or not.
If yes is selected, a new series of fields appear showing the default alarm values.
Here again, you can use a template to fill out the alarm field.
If Alarms are on for impedance, an impedance reference will have to be entered.
Finally select the filtering as well as the Test Start option with the corresponding dropdown menu.
If automatic is selected, you will have to enter the Auto Start Delay.
Save the template.
Please review IBMS-COM-1 to learn how to transfer the templates to your Analyzer
This concludes our training video on Template creations.
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