Setup

Access the test set setup by pressing the Setup key at the front panel. Use the jog dial wheel to navigate to a menu item of a choice, then press the wheel (or alternatively the Enter soft key) to enter the menu. Press the Menu up (or in some cases To menu) soft key to return to the next higher hierarchical level in the menu tree structure.

Default

At Default, you can reset the COMPANO 100 configuration to factory settings, if needed. This includes the settings made at General and Regional. It excludes the Date, Time settings you have made; they are retained.

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At General, you find the Automatic shutdown timeout. This is a time span you can set for the COMPANO 100 test set to automatically power down if you let the test set idle for that time. The underlying idea is to go easy on the battery. Note that in case COMPANO 100 powers down automatically, it saves all result data to its internal memory. Next time you power up COMPANO 100, you can copy the auto-saved results to a USB stick. To do so, go to Save ► Reporting, then click Copy autosave to USB (see Save  ► Reporting ).

hiddenDate, Time

At Date & Time, set the test set's internal date and time. If you make changes here, use the jog dial wheel to put the focus on Apply, then press the wheel.

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At Regional, specify system settings such as software user interface language, nominal frequency (default 50 Hz), the date and clock format, the temperature unit (°C or °F), and the way you would like to have time intervals <1 min displayed (either in seconds, or as a multiplier of cycles, whereat 1 cycle = 1/fnom). Any change you do at Regional requires the COMPANO 100 software to reboot. Note that in case of a reboot, all data (for example, test results) are lost.

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"Charge level (SOC)": SOC = state of charge. Displays the present charge level of the battery. "Health (SOH)": SOH = state of health. Note: if the battery's state of health shows a value below 75, the battery is likely to be exchanged with the next scheduled calibration at OMICRON. In general, after a test set's calibration, OMICRON carries out an entire discharge/charge cycle. If after that cycle the battery's state of health still shows a value below 75, the battery is exchanged.

Device Info

Voltage output capability: "No": the test set is not prepared for the activation of V OUT. To have the voltage output V OUT enabled, send COMPANO 100 to your nearest OMICRON Service Center (→ Support). "Yes": the test set is prepared for the activation of V OUT. It only requires a software update to enable the voltage output V OUT. Contact your nearest OMICRON Service Center (→ Support).

Service

The Service menu comprises the following sub menus: Licensing The license for working with COMPANO 100 is already integrated into your test set. You do not need an additional activation key to use COMPANO 100. At Licensing you can view your available licenses and, if applicable, change between multiple licenses in case you have purchased another one. Legal notes Parts of the embedded COMPANO software are under OMICRON license, other parts are under open source software licenses. Here, you can find all required software license information and notifications. Diagnostics You will actually need Diagnostics only, if OMICRON's Technical Support asks you to do so. At Diagnostics you can view detailed log files in order to investigate malfunctions of the test set. When needed, OMICRON's Technical Support will direct you what to do. Diag. settings At Diag. settings, various log levels are defined. Here the same applies as for Diagnostics: you will actually need to change these settings only, if OMICRON's Technical Support asks you to do so. In case you experience an unusual behavior of the COMPANO 100, say the test set powered down unexpectedly, you can use the Save dump feature to store a log file to a USB stick. This log file is essential for the OMICRON Technical Support for investigating the cause of the behavior. In cases where Save dump should for any reasons not be possible after such an unusual behavior, these logged data will still be available after a software reboot. So, reboot and immediately perform a Save dump. Do not carry out any other actions between the reboot and that saving.

hiddenSoftware update

To update the COMPANO 100 embedded software, download the corresponding image file (*.img) from the OMICRON Customer Portal:

1. Log in to the OMICRON Customer Portal (→ Support).

2. Click the menu icon on the top right and go to Software:
   

3. Click the COMPANO 100 image:
   

   

4. Go to Firmware. Click the link to download the image file to your computer.

5. Copy the firmware file to the root of a USB stick (not into a sub-folder), and proceed as described below.

Software update via menu (software version 2.40 and above):

1. Connect the battery charger to COMPANO 100.

2. Select Setup ► Device update.

3. Insert the USB stick with the image file (→ Software update) into the USB and Ethernet compartment on the COMPANO 100 front panel.

4. After the USB stick is detected, select the software version you would like to install from Available software.

5. Select Install.

   

6. The update will take about 10 minutes. There is no need for interaction from your side, this process runs automatically.

Manual software update (for software versions below 2.40):

1. Make sure that COMPANO 100 is charged to at least 70 %.

2. Disconnect the charger.

3. Make sure that COMPANO 100 is powered down.

4. Insert the USB stick with the image file (→ Software update) into the USB and Ethernet compartment on the COMPANO 100 front panel.

5. Press and hold the Setup key. Press the On/Off key to power up the COMPANO 100 test set.

6. Release the Setup key after about 5 seconds.

7. Upon request, press the Save key (now solid green) to start the update.

8. The update will take about 10 minutes. There is no need for interaction from your side, this process runs automatically.

In case of problems, contact OMICRON Support.