1100 Energy SBP-1100e User Manual - page 10
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The SBP-1100e has two domed buttons for user interaction in addition to to the non-domed ‘RESET’ button. The but-
tons are tactile-feedback membrane switches that give the user a positive indication by feel that the button has been
activated.
The ‘SCROLL’ button allows the user to scroll though a number of options presented on the display. Pressing the
‘SCROLL’buttononcewillturnontheLCDstatusdisplay(andbacklight)forabout8seconds.Repeatedlypressingthe
button(slowly),willcyclethroughthedisplayoptions.
TheSELECTbuttonenablesadisplayofproductidentificationinformation,includingthesoftwareversionnumber.Infu-
ture versions of the SBP-1100e, the ‘SELECT’ button will implement a menu system. Pressing the ‘SELECT’ button once
willturnontheLCDstatusdisplay(andbacklight)forabouteightseconds,anddisplay:
SBP-1100 V4.1.2
1100 ENERGY CORP
Repeatedlypressingthe‘SELECT’button(slowly)doesthesame.
LCD Backlighting
The LCD on the top of the SBP-1100e has backlighting which makes the display readable in the dark. The backlighting
turns on automatically whenever one of the buttons on the control panel is pressed. The backlighting will remain on for
about8secondsandthenautomaticallyturnofftosavepower,unlessabuttonispressedagainbeforethebacklight
has turned off, in which case the backlight will remain on for eight seconds after the last button press.
LCD panel indications
The LCD panel on the top face of the SBP-1100e indicates the status of the unit, in response to pressing the ‘SCROLL’
button. There is space for two lines of text or graphics on the display, and when the ‘SCROLL’ button is pressed, the top
linewilldisplaythepresentchargestateintwoformats:thenumericalpercentageandahorizontalbargraph.Theper-
centageindicatedistherelativestateofchargebetween0%(fullydischarged)and100%(fullycharged).
The bar graph indication uses darkened blocks to represent full increments of 10% charge capacity. In the example
below,theunitshowsthatithas78%offullcapacityleftandthebargraphshows7blocks.
78% ∎∎∎∎∎∎∎
The second line of the LCD is used to display other operating parameters for the SBP-1100e, including the status of
charging or discharging, output voltage and current, and input voltage and current. The charging or discharging status
includes an estimate of the amount of time remaining for the unit to reach the end state of fully charged, in the case of
charging, or discharged to the point of output cut-off in the case of discharging, assuming that charging or discharging
continues at the present rate.
WhentheSCROLLbuttonispressedwhilethedisplayisblank,thebacklightturnsonandthestateofchargeappears
on the top line of the display, while the second line will show one of the following typical display formats:
Charging 4.5HR
Dschging 3.0HR
Idle
Twilight mode
In 23.5V 3.2A
Out 13.8V 4.3A
In Temptr +27C
Out Temptr +43C
Pressthe‘SCROLL’button(slowly)tocycletheLCDdisplaythroughtheseriesofscreenswhichshowinputandoutput
voltages and currents, and other informational displays including the temperatures of the input and output power con-
version modules inside the SBP-1100e.
At any given time, the SBP-1100e will be in one of several operating modes including: Charging, Discharging, Idle, Twi-