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1. Foreword
The intention with this document is to describe all features and functions in the SBS
MicroSMART battery charger.
This document is intended for use as training and reference material by personnel with
general knowledge about SBS battery chargers.
In this document charger menu items are written in Italic and charger panel buttons are
written in bold.
Due to continuous development of SBS MicroSMART functionality the availability of features
mentioned in this handbook can vary between charger software versions.

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2. Table of contents
1. Foreword........................................................................................................................3
2. Table of contents ............................................................................................................5
3. Charger panel .................................................................................................................7
3.1. Status indicators.......................................................................................................7
3.2. STOP button .............................................................................................................8
3.3. F1 and F2 button ......................................................................................................8
3.4. Keyboard..................................................................................................................8
3.5. Mains indicator ........................................................................................................8
3.6. Display .....................................................................................................................9
3.7. Shortcuts..................................................................................................................9
4. General functionality ....................................................................................................11
4.1. Battery detection ...................................................................................................11
4.2. BMU communication..............................................................................................11
4.3. Automatic cable Ri calculation................................................................................12
5. Menu system ................................................................................................................13
5.1. Structure ................................................................................................................13
5.2. Access levels...........................................................................................................13
5.3. Main screen...........................................................................................................13
5.3.1. Battery status..................................................................................................14
5.3.2. Charging status................................................................................................14
5.4. Statistics.................................................................................................................16
5.4.1. Charging cycles................................................................................................16
5.4.2. Charger ...........................................................................................................17
5.5. Service ...................................................................................................................17
5.5.1. Charger info ....................................................................................................17
5.5.2. Charging param...............................................................................................17
5.5.3. Time restrictions .............................................................................................19
5.5.4. Extra charge ....................................................................................................20
5.5.5. Equalize...........................................................................................................20
5.5.6. BBC, Best Battery Choice .................................................................................21
5.5.7. I/O control.......................................................................................................22
5.5.8. Parallel control ................................................................................................25
5.5.9. F1 and F2 button .............................................................................................26
5.5.10. Date and time ..............................................................................................27
5.5.11. Display.........................................................................................................27
5.5.12. Radio ...........................................................................................................27

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5.5.13. CAN .............................................................................................................31
5.5.14. Calibration ...................................................................................................33
5.5.15. Factory settings ...........................................................................................33
5.5.16. Advanced.....................................................................................................35
5.6. Log out/Log in ........................................................................................................36
5.7. Language................................................................................................................36
6. Charging curves ............................................................................................................37
7. Alarms ..........................................................................................................................40
8. Appendix 1, I/O board connections...............................................................................42
9. Appendix 2, Tutorials ....................................................................................................44
9.1. Enter the service menu ..........................................................................................44
9.2. Edit parameters......................................................................................................44
9.3. Set date and time ...................................................................................................46
9.4. Start a new radio network ......................................................................................47
9.5. Connect to an existing network ..............................................................................49
9.6. Activate a BBC system ............................................................................................51
9.7. Calibrate the charger..............................................................................................52
9.8. Start with a new control board ...............................................................................54
9.9. Restore a forgotten PIN-code .................................................................................57
9.10. Store and restore default settings .......................................................................57
9.11. Activate instant log .............................................................................................58
9.12. Activate time restricted charge ...........................................................................59
9.13. Activate an extra charge .....................................................................................60
9.14. Activate an equalize charge ................................................................................61
9.15. Activate Remote in Start/Stop ............................................................................63
9.16. Activate parallel control......................................................................................65
9.17. Activate BMU controlled charge .........................................................................67
10. Appendix 3, Menu structure .........................................................................................70
11. Appendix 4, Statistic logs ..............................................................................................72
11.1. History log ..........................................................................................................72
11.2. Event log.............................................................................................................74
11.3. Instant log...........................................................................................................75
11.4. Status log ............................................................................................................75
11.5. Momentary log ...................................................................................................78
12. Appendix 5, Power units ...............................................................................................79
12.1. Matrix.................................................................................................................79
12.2. Chronological list ................................................................................................79

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3.1. Status indicators
The combinations of the status indicators during charging can be defined in the charging
curve. Therefore these indicators can show combinations of light that differ from below
depending on the actual charging curve. Please refer to the charging curve definition for exact
information about the status indicators during charging.
Red constant light An alarm is active.
Red fast flashing light Software malfunction.
Yellow constant light A battery is connected to the charger and a charge is
in progress.
Yellow flashing light
A battery is connected to the charger but charging is
restricted. The restriction can be due to settings in
the Time restrictions, Remote in function or a BMU
initialization is ongoing.
Green constant light A battery is connected to the charger and the
charging process is completed.
Green flashing light The charging process has been manually stopped.
Press ESC to resume charging.
Green constant light and yellow
flashing light.
Equalize charging in progress.
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Green flashing light and yellow
flashing light.
Watering in progress. Watering can be active without
this indication.
Green, yellow and red flashing light An indication request has been sent from the PC-
software SBS MicroSMART Service tool.
Green, yellow, red, F1, F2, blue
constant light
Charger is in boot loader mode. Wait until charger
automatically restarts.
3.2. STOP button
The STOP button stops the ongoing charging or prevents next charging to start. To resume
charging the ESC button must be pressed.
If external CAN control is activated the STOP button overrides the external control and stops
the power module until the ESC button is pressed.
3.3. F1 and F2 button
The functionality of F1 and F2 buttons can be configured in the menu system. If a configured
function is active the button will show yellow light.
3.4. Keyboard
The keyboard consists of six buttons for navigating the menu system:
OK: Enter the menu system or selected menu, confirm and edited values.
ESC: Exit present menu, cancel edit, resume charging.
Arrow up: Go up one step, increase/toggle values during editing.
Arrow down: Go down one step, decrease/toggle values during editing.
Arrow left: Previous menu page, change selected digit during edit.
Arrow right: Next menu page, change selected digit during edit.
3.5. Mains indicator
A constant blue light indicates that mains supply is connected.

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3.6. Display
In the display charger status, parameters, and information can be viewed and edited. The
display lights up when a button is pressed, a battery is connected to the charger or a battery
is disconnected from the charger. In the display menu, the Backlight time can be edited
together with display Contrast.
3.7. Shortcuts
F1 + F2 pressed at mains supply power on.
The entire flash memory is cleared
including all configured parameters,
calibration values and statistical data. The
charger must be configured prior to use
after this shortcut has been used.
Warning!
The synchronization between the PC-
software SBS MicroSMART
Service tool
and the charger will be lost. All data
stored in the SBS MicroSMART Service
tool that is related to the present charger
should be cleared.
OK + ESC pressed at mains supply power on.
The charger is configured with Default
settings. The Default settings can be set or
reset in the
Factory settings
menu.
Arrow down pressed for two seconds.
If the charger is connected to a radio
network Join enable is activated.
If the charger is not connected to a radio
network but the radio Function
is set to
Enabled, the charger tries to connect to a
network. If Network Settings
are set to
Auto the charger will try to join any
network where Join enable is activated. If
Network Settings are set to User def. the
charger will only try to join the specified
network.

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