Possible (not promised) new GID-Meter modes:
For greater safety, these Requests might initially be done
only on demand, when the user responds to a prompt.
For example, entering the 4-temperature mode (4), the
display might show "4C_?", and only Request and show
the 4 temperatures with after a press of the black button.
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Mode 4: Pack Temperatures
From the 4 temperatures, we could display the
Average, the High, and the Low, or
all 4 temperatures,
and possibly support a Degrees C or F option.
Initially, the 4 temperatures as "Cnn.n"
would probably be the choice.
If there is a degrees F option, the display
would show, for example, "124.6" in Arizona. :lol:
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Mode 5: Pack Capacity
Since one would rarely look at this very slowly changing
value, the Request might be "CAP?" and a typical display
might be "67.34" for a new, properly-calibrated 2013 LEAF.
Not knowing how or when, or if this value is calibrated,
and realizing that the calibration might be different from
one vehicle to another, we would probably choose to
display the "raw" value, and NOT say that it looks like
it could be Amp-Hours (Ah).
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Mode 6: Cell Pair Voltages
Although the data for all 96 cell-pairs is available,
just showing the spread in milli-volts (mv) as "-nnn"
and the Max, Ave, and Min voltage values in volts,
typically as "3.891" might be sufficient for most users.
The spread is an indication of how well equalized the
Pack is, with "-018" mv being a typical good number.
The actual voltages are less significant unless the
Min is less than ( Ave - 1.5 * (Max - Ave)), in which case
it is considered a low-side "extremist". If this condition
occurs at a low Pack charge level, the "extreme" cell
MIGHT be a candidate for closer inspection, if the
Pack is well equalized, I suspect.
more later...
