USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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2.6.2. Operating The BMS Menu
For further information about the battery you can activate the BMS menu. The battery
does not need to be connected to the power supply unit to activate the BMS menu.
To activate the menu:
1. Push/hold down the button (> 2 sec). When the first LED (no. 1, red) is flashing, the
first menu option can be activated by another long push (> 2 sec) on the button.
2. Every further short push (< 2 sec) on the button navigates to the next menu option
which can be activated by another long push (> 2 sec) on the button, indicated by
the flashing of the respective LED.
If there is no user input, the LED menu will close after 33 seconds.
The five menu options are the following:
Menu Option 1, Charging State
When LED 1 is flashing, menu option 1 can be activated. When activated the LEDs show
the state of charge of the battery (see “Charging State” on page 49). After showing the
state of charge of the battery for 8 seconds, the menu is closed automatically (all LEDs
off).
Menu Option 2, Storage Mode
When LED 2 is flashing, Menu Option 2 can be activated. When you select this option
by pushing/holding down the button for more than 2 seconds, the battery Storage
Mode is activated. When this mode is activated, all but one LEDs are on. The off-LED
moves from right to left.
In the Storage Mode, the BMS automatically balances the battery down to 3.8V / Cell (=
15.2 V per battery). The battery Storage Mode can be deactivated by pushing the
battery button for more than 2 seconds.
We recommend using this mode when you plan to store the battery for 2 days or
longer. When it is necessary to activate storage mode on batteries, make sure to have
them discharged by flying with them before they are stored.
It will take a very long time to discharge full batteries to the storage voltage since there
is only a small resistive load.
Menu Option 3, Charging Cycles
When LED 3 is flashing, menu option 3 can be activated. The LEDs show the current
battery charging cycles, i.e. how often the battery was charged.
The total number of charging cycles of the battery is shown by the LEDs in a binary
system by powers of 2 from right to left multiplied by 10.
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