Sunrise Medical PowerTalk2 User manual

WheelDrive
Generation 2019
PowerTalk2 User Manual
EN
Document ID: E1801_20181018_PowerTalk 2 manual WheelDrive_R2.00_BMS

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1 Introduction ������������������������������������������������ 3
2 Installation PowerTalk2 ����������������������������� 4
3 Connection ������������������������������������������������� 7
4 Interface ������������������������������������������������������ 8
5 Tabs ���������������������������������������������������������� 11
5.1 Overview ..................................................... 11
5.2 Activity ......................................................... 12
5.3 Usage ......................................................... 12
5.4 Values ......................................................... 13
5.5 Settings ....................................................... 14
5.6 Counters ..................................................... 19
5.7 Log .............................................................. 20
6 Troubleshooting �������������������������������������� 22
WheelDrive is a product by:
Indes Production Management
Pantheon 28
7521 PR Enschede
PO box 265
7500 AG Enschede
The Netherlands
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Document ID: E1801_20181018_PowerTalk 2 manual WheelDrive_R2.00_BMS
PowerTalk2 User Manual Parameter List (Page� 23)
7 Introduction ���������������������������������������������� 23
8 Values ������������������������������������������������������� 24
8.1 Battery ....................................................... 24
8.2 Driving Behaviour ....................................... 25
9 Settings ���������������������������������������������������� 26
9.1 Battery ........................................................ 26
9.2 Driving Behaviour ....................................... 27
9.3 General Settings ......................................... 27
9.4 System Info ................................................. 28
10 Counters ������������������������������������������������� 28
10.1 Battery ...................................................... 28
10.2 Driving Behaviour ..................................... 29

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1 Introduction
PowerTalk 2 is a PC application that enables communication with products equipped with an esense controller.
Esense controllers are generally used to provide intuitive drive support to a broad range of heavy mobile care
products. The WheelDrive is one of them.
PowerTalk 2 is also a service tool which gives the user an overview of system settings, sensor and parameter
values, rmware versions, counters, log information and so on.
The WheelDrive generation 2019 is compatible with PowerTalk 2.
The software runs on Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows XP.

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2 Installation PowerTalk2
For the installation of PowerTalk 2 on Windows 10, using the standard web browser.
Visit http://powertalk.indes.eu/
Press ‘Install PowerTalk 2’.
A pop-up appears requesting to save ‘setup.exe’. Save the le in a logical location. By default the le will be stored
in your ‘Downloads’ directory.

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Run “setup.exe” and install the application.
After installation the program rst starts with a Licence screen.
For registration you need a license key le (*.ptl). These
are generally provided by email by your Sunrise sales
representative.
Press the button ‘Browse..’ to add your license key (*.ptl).
Select the le and press ‘Open’.
Notice!: When lling the eld ‘Name’, please ll in the
name of your organization and your own name,
divided by ‘-‘.
For example:
Sunrise Medical – XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
Check and press Ok
PowerTalk 2 is installed and ready for use! You can nd the
application through your Start Menu or on your desktop�

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Notes:
PowerTalk 2 is compatible with WheelDrives (of generation 2019) with serial numbers from:
201810RW5001 and 201810LW5001.
When a WheelDrive of generation 1 is connected to PowerTalk 2, a pop-up box will be displayed showing that
PowerTalk 1 should be used:
When connecting a WheelDrive generation 2019 to PowerTalk 1, it is not possible to make a connection.
PowerTalk 1 will not show a pop-up box.

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3 Connection
Connect the WheelDrive with a USB cable (mini to normal) to your pc and switch on the WheelDrive.
Start PowerTalk.
When PowerTalk updates are available, you will be asked to update the software.
A start-up screen will be opened.
1. This eld gives information about the registered user of PowerTalk and the applicable User Level. Functionality
of PowerTalk 2 depends on User Level and the esense system conguration. The highest User Level described
in this manual is L3. When a setting is only available in level 3 or level 4, this will be indicated by: [L3] or [L4]
2. This eld gives information about the USB connection status (left) and the WIFI connection (right)
3. By pressing this button, you connect the WheelDrive to PowerTalk
Note: When connecting a new WheelDrive to PowerTalk for the rst time, you will be prompted to ll in a new
system name. The information that PowerTalk collects during the session will be stored on the local hard disk of the
pc that is connected and this name will be used.
When the same WheelDrive is connected again, the information will automatically be stored and the pop-up box
below will not show up again.

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4 Interface
This eld indicates the pulldown menus that can be used for below operations:
File
Connect
Use to manually connect to the WheelDrive when automatic connection failed or when the connection was
lost.
Open history
Every time a connection is made with the same product a history of reports is build up on your
pc-environment. When connected to a system and there are multiple reports present you can select one of
this stored report. Note: when a report is selected you are no longer “LIVE”.
Import system
Use to import a system le (containing multiple reports of 1 system) into your own pc-environment.
Open system
Opens a system le stored on your own pc-environment. With this you are able to view reports of a system
without connecting to the system. Note: when you open a system you are not “LIVE”.
Export system
Use to share your system le with others. Select a system and store the system le (*.pts) on a location.
Delete system
Removes a system le from your pc-environment.
Save report
Use to save the systems report to a location. The report is stored in html format. You can view the report
with any browser.
Send report
Sends manually the report of your system to Indes. Used when service is requested from Indes.
Exit
Use to quit the program.

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System
Set system type
Use to select the system type that you want to connect to PowerTalk if you have different systems that you
want to analyse.
Set system ID
Use to set some system identication values.
3 parameters can be used to ll in custom information:
Product type [L4] , Facility (e.g. location of product) , Location (e.g. detailed location)
Sync system time
Use to synchronise the system time with your computer time.
Set periodic check [L3]
Use to set the next periodic check after service.
Reset
Use to perform reset actions on your system. It is possible to reset to factory defaults in 2 ways:
Reset driving settings
When “RESET_DRIVING” is entered, all the custom settings become a copy of the normal settings
and the default select prole is normal
Factory reset [L3]
When “FACTORY_RESET” is entered, same settings as “RESET_DRIVING” plus below values will
be set: These counters will be set to 0: max speed, Assist and Drive rim distances, foil errors, hall
errors. And “auto off time” = 15 min, “beeps” = on, “Facility” = empty box, “Location” = empty
box, “LOG” =clear
A “FACTORY_RESET” can be used when the WheelDrive transfers to a new end-user.
User
Change user
Use to change PowerTalk user information and to use a different license le
Language
Use to change the language of PowerTalk interface. Dutch or English is available.
Autoconnect
Use to skip the login screen. When set, PowerTalk2 will automatically connect to your system. The setting
is stored in the application, user independent.
Help
Documentation
Use to nd more documentation about products that can be connected to PowerTalk. New WheelDrive
special web-link will be available in future.
About
Displays the PowerTalk software version and the installation domain.

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2. These buttons are shortcuts to the most used menu items as described in 1
3. The tabs displayed in this eld are explained in chapter 5.
4. This eld displays the actual user level.
5. The icons in this eld display the connection status of:
Left icon: USB connection to the WheelDrive
Middle icon: Internet connection
Right icon: PowerTalk displays information from the connected system
Note: When the WheelDrive is connected to PowerTalk and an internet connection is available, a status
report will automatically be send to Indes.
6. This eld displays the Service ID and the Product serial number of the system connected. These are
unique numbers for each system.