Software

Battery Gauge Accuracy

The battery gauge on your PDA will not accurately represent a full charge on the Charge-N-Run(tm) battery pack unless the battery kind/type is updated correctly. This is because most PDAs ship with the PalmOS battery gauge setting set for alkaline type batteries and the Charge-N-Run battery pack uses NiMH battery technology. To select the best setting for your new rechargeable battery pack, see the Battery Panel application below. It is HIGHLY recommended and uniquely tuned for the Charge-N-Run battery pack.

Battery Panel by Remo Hofer (updated by Pellico Systems, v0.03 )

This is a system Preference Panel ( Prefs ) application for changing your battery Kind ( Alkaline, NiCad, NiMH, etc ). It provides default settings for your new Charge-N-Run battery pack. Please follow these instructions for installation and configuration:

  1. Download the batterypanel.prc application and install it onto your Palm device as you would any other application.  Note: The source code for this updated version is available in this repackaged ZIP file. ( Hold the Shift Key down while clicking on the link to download )
  2. Once the Battery Panel application is installed on your PDA, run the Prefs application and select the Battery item from the list in the upper right corner.
    Select "Battery" from the Prefs application menu
  3. Select the "Set CNR83001 Defaults" item from the Battery Panels Option menu. To activate the Option menu, tap the [Menu] button located at the the lower left of the Graffiti area.
    Select "Set CNR83001 Defaults" from Options menu
  4. Notice the Kind, Warning , and Critical values have changed. Older versions of the PalmOS did not have the NiMH battery type and so NiCad will show up instead.  Note: Currently, 2.32V and 2.20V are defaults values for Warning and Critical  fields.  The displayed value might have changed slightly to a rounded off value and this is ok as long as the value doesn't change more then +/- 0.05 V.
    Notice the updated Default values.
You can get the older/original version of Battery Panel HERE

 

Changing the battery Kind using a Graffiti(tm)  Shortcut 

( Not recommended because Warning an Critcal values remain unchanged. )

There is a Graffiti shortcut called "dot 7" which can toggle through the list of available battery kinds for your Palm OS(tm)-based PDA.  Enter the command as follows:
  1. Create a new memo.
  2. Enter the Graffiti shortcut character ( a cursive lowercase "L" ) followed by two taps ( the two taps generate a period or dot ) followed by the number 7. 
  3. The memo should show the new/current battery gauge setting.
  4. Keep entering the "dot 7" Graffiti shortcut until the NiMH setting appears at the end of the memo. Note: Some devices don't have a setting for NiMH and NiCad should be used in these cases. If you mistakenly enter a Graffiti shortcut other than "dot 7", you should reset your PDA and try again to be sure it is operating as you expect. See your owners manual on how to perform a reset and protect your data
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