Updated on Dec 8th, 2023.
This article will introduce a quick guide of how to start to use Neware BST4000, BTS8000, and CE6000 series with the Neware BTS8.0 software(released in November of year 2023) when you received Neware’s battery testers.
BTS 8.0 software user manual: http://www.newarebattery.com/softwares/BTSClient8.0-UserManual.pdf
There are several steps in the following part. Just follow it. Let’s begin now.
If you have followed the below tutorial carefully but still failed to make the connection between BTS4000 and your computer. Then this BTS4000 connection trouble-shooting might help you.

Step 1: Hardware installation
1. For the lower power devices, there’s a controller(mid machine) will be needed as the bridge between testers and computer. We’d connect Computer(server), Middle machine and testers by using Ethernet cables as shown in the following Figure 1.
Firstly, connect the Computer(server) and the Middle machine via TCP/IP port.
Secondly, connect Testers and Middle machine via RS-485 port.
Lastly, connect all Testers one by one via RS-485 port if you have more than one tester.

Physical-connection-of-computer-middle-machine-and-tester
Figure 1: Physical connection of a computer, middle machine and Neware tester

For the higher power device, usually they are standalone machines with the mid machine(controller) on the top. We just need to connect the tester and Computer(server) via TCP/IP port because the middle machine is combined with the tester(Figure 2).

High-power-device
Figure 2: High power device

2. Connect battery, clamp and universal holder in order(Figure 3). Make Sure the polarities are matched correctly. Then, start up the computer, middle machine and testers(cyclers). Figure 4 shows the explanation of the tester’s detail.

connect batteries to fixtures and holders
do not connect 2 batteries to 1 channel at the same time.

Figure 3: connect battery clamp and testers

Detail-of-tester
Figure 4: Detail of tester

Step 2: Middle machine set-up

1. Enter the Configuration and change Get IP Address from AUTO to MANUAL.

2. Setting the LP and SP in the same network segment (Here, the only difference is the last number, you can set any number between 2-255).

Configuration-of-middle-machine

Step 3: Computer (Server) Set-up

1. Go to Network and Sharing Center, and click Change adapter settings.Network-and-Sharing-center

2. Right Click Local Connectivity and Choose Properties.Properties-of-Ethernet

3. Double Click TCP/IPv4.
TCP-IPv4

4. Set up the IP address.
Set-up-the-IP-address

Step 4: BTS client software installation

There are three parts needed to install in the installation: Microsoft C++ 64bit component, .Net4.5.1 run library, BTS client and software(MySql database).

1. Download the installation package. Please click here:
http://www.newarebattery.com/softwares/NEWARE_BTS_8.0.1_20231127_En.exe

2. Detail of the installation is following here, just follow the guide.install BTS8.0 software for BTS4000
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Step 5: Operating Instruction of BTSClient Sofware

1. Start up BTS8.0 client from Windows desktop shortcut.
Start up BTS8.0 client software.
User Login. Name: admin; Password: neware.
BTS8.0 login with admin and neware
Explanation-of-device-listuse admin and neware to login
2. Channels mapping.
After you have logged in to the software, right click on the right side of the BTS client, and choose ‘reset map’.
channels mapping in BTS8.0
channels mapping in Neware BTS4000 8.0 software channels mapping in Neware BTS4000 8.0 software

3. Set up steps, and start up a typical test on your BTS4000 machine.
Channel-mapping-04
Explanation-of-steps Steps-set-up

4. Explanation of test profile steps.Explanation-of-steps

5. Setting up the steps: protection, safety boundaries, etc.Steps-set-up

6. Testing and user interface explanation.Explanation-of-mapping-channel

7. View and export test data.View-data data-export-01 data-export-02

BTS8.0 latest software(released on Nov 27th, 2023) download:
http://www.newarebattery.com/softwares/NEWARE_BTS_8.0.1_20231127_En.exe
BTS 8.0 software user manual: http://www.newarebattery.com/softwares/BTSClient8.0-UserManual.pdf

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