BATTLOG
Version 2.2 · Seiji Ieiri (GAOGAO)
Description
This is the long awaited update to GAOGAO's nice battery logging program and it has lots of new features. Battlog is an EXM program that lets you keep an accurate track on your palmtop's batteries. A small TSR is included which loads from AUTOEXEC.BAT and writes battery voltage to a file at specified intervals. The EXM formats this data file and presents it as a graph. Shareware.
Technical details
- File
batlog22.zip- Size
- 34.6 KB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1998
- Added to S.U.P.E.R.
- 1998-07-24
- Files inside
- 4
- Author
- Seiji Ieiri (GAOGAO)
- Path
anonftp/pub/batlog22.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 14.9 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
-
BATTLOG.EXM→ A:\SOFT aplicación del System Manager 45.2 KB -
Battlog.com→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 4.8 KB
No need to put
Battlog.txt, Battlogj.txt:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 14.9 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy BATTLOG.EXM to A:\SOFT. It is a System Manager application: register it in App Manager with F2 (Add), giving the full path (for example A:\SOFT\BATTLOG.EXM).
- The 200LX takes 8 EXM applications at most. Check with F8 (List) in App Manager: an asterisk in the Status column means the quota is full and you will need MoreEXM.
- Copy Battlog.com to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.
Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.
The author's instructions
HOW TO INSTALL BATTLOG
It's easy to install Battlog on your HP200LX. There are two files:
BATTLOG.COM
BATTLOG.EXM
- Copy BATTLOG.COM on your tool directory (i.e. c:\tool or c:\_dat).
- Before you execute SysMgr (100 or 200) in MS-DOS prompt, type
BATTLOG [Enter] (To remove BATTLOG from the memory, type BATTLOG -R
and hit [Enter]).
After above operation, BATTLOG.COM starts working and C:\BATTLOG.LOG will
be created automatically. Every 5 minutes, voltage data will be appended to
the file.
- Then copy BATTLOG.EXM to your C:\_DAT directory.
- Start the SysMgr and add BATTLOG.EXM your menu.
Recommendation:
* Copy both files to C:\_DAT directory.
* "More Application" Key Assignment to Ctrl+F10
* Add BATTLOG to your AUTOEXEC.BAT just before the 100 or 200 command.
Now, it's ready to use !
BATTLOG.COM command line options:
/R = Remove BattLog.
/? = Help screen.
HOW TO USE BATTLOG.EXM
Start BATTLOG.EXM and you will be able to see the current status in a
graph.
At the right side of the screen you can see a black "Bar" which displays
the current main battery voltage.
At the lower right corner, you can see current power source:
"B" ...Battery running
"A" ...AC Adapter running
"F" ...Fast Charging (100mAh)
"C" ...Charging(45mAh)
At the bottom of the graph, some horizontal lines will appear and these
lines mean:
- Charge (thick line=Fast Charging, thin line=Charging)
- RS232C(pen width 1=IR, 2=Wired RS232C, 3=COM2)
To scroll the graph:
Right and Left Arrow key, HOME, END key.
MENUS:
File menu:
- Open...
- Save As...
- Reset LogFile...
- Exit
View menu:
- Volt Range...
1.2V, 0.9V, 0.8V, 0.6V
- Maximum Volt...
3.3V 3.2V 3.1V 3.0V
- Time Range...
48Hr 24Hr 12Hr 6Hr
- Plot Mode...
Average, MaxMin, Both
…
Literal excerpt from Battlog.txt, exactly as it came in the package.
Package contents
Send to my palmtop
The palmtop must be waiting before you press the button, or the transfer will fail. It is the palmtop that announces it is ready, not the other way round.
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Download the file with the button above and copy it to the palmtop your usual way.