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GeneralInformationCONTROLLERDIAGNOSTICTOOL(CDT)
GENERALINFORMATION
TheCDTisusedtoadjustandsaveparametersettingsofthecontroller,monitorreal-timedata,andperform
diagnosticsandtroubleshootingoftheelectricvehicle.
FEATURES
•Batteries:TwoAAbatteriesprovidepowerfortheCDT’sreal-timeclockandtheyallowforuseoftheCDTwhen
notconnectedtoavehicle.
•Convenientparameteradjustment:Youcaneasilyadjustawiderangeofparameterstocustomizevehicle
performance.Thesesettingscanthenbesavedasaunique.cpf(CabProvisioningFormat)leandstored.
Multiple.cpflescanbestoredandrestoredasneeded.
•Diagnosticsandtroubleshooting:Existingfaultsaswellasalltheaccumulatedfaultsinthesystem’sfaulthistory
learelistedinclearlanguage.Suggestionsforclearingeachfaultarealsoprovided.
•Helpfunction:Helpscreensgivedescriptionsofadjustableparameters,monitoredvariables,andfaults.
•PCinterface:FilescanbedownloadedfromaPC(ontoanSecureDigital(SD)cardorintotheprogrammerdirectly
throughitsUSBconnector)forinstallationintothecontroller.
•PlotandLog:Theplotandlogprogramsallowyoutolookatvariablesovertime,eitheringraphicalformatoras
datalesyoucanuploadinaspreadsheetprogram,suchasMicrosoftExcel.
•Real-timemonitoring:Valuesofmonitoreddatavariablesaredisplayedineasy-to-readformats.
•SD-cardsupport:AnSDcardprovidesadditionalmemorycapacity.Thisiswhereanyscreenshotsyoutakewill
bestored.SDcardscanbeusedtodeliversoftwareupgrades,andcanbeusedinmultipleprogrammersto
installidenticalsoftware.
•Softkeys:Threeversatilesoftkeysprovidemultiplefunctions,dependingoncontext.
•Update:Thehandheldprogrammercanupdateitsownsoftware.
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