F.A.Q.  for  SBWorkshop.


1. Q. How can I read the battery data?
   A. You need to connect SCL, SDA and GND pins of adapter to SCL, SDA and GND pins of 
   the battery with any suitable wires. Then press "Read" button. Cells must be connected and battery must
   be initialized if you just assemble it (in some cases). To initialize the battery you need just to apply
   power to "+" and "-" battery terminals from any DC   power source (about 9V). 

2. Q. Where are SCL, SDA and GND pins on my battery?
   A. Different batteries have different terminal pinouts so the only way is to try different combinations.
   Connect GND pin of adapter to GND terminal of your battery then try different combinations of connecting
   SCL and SDA pins. SCL and SDA pins are always next to each other. It will take no more then 5 minutes. 
   You need just not to connect battery "+" terminal to adapter. All other combinations are safe. But you have
   to remember that not all the batteries are SBS compliant.

4. Q. What does it mean, "to reset the battery"?
   A. It means to erase all tracks of previous battery usage and to roll back all vital parameters to 
   factory new.  For example, to roll back charge/discharge counts to zero, to make Full Charge Capacity 
   equal to Design Capacity to make Manufacture Date equal to current, to erase Permanent Failure Flag 
   (Error Flag) and so on.  All above changes are made with one button click in SBWorkshop.  
  
	  
3. Q. How can I reset my battery?
   A. Actually, to reset the battery you need to reset EEPROM chip becase EEPROM chip is the place where all 
   traks of previous battery usage are stored. Unsolder cells, connect EEPROM chip 
   to adapter (described in GIF file with chip name in ZIP with demo), choose the chipset in "Chipset" listbox
   and press "Reset EEPROM" button. Then you can assemble the battery.     


1. Q. Do I have to unsolder EEPROM chip when I want to reset it or I can leave it on board and connect the wires?
   A. Yes. It is not necessary to unsolder the chip but in some cases you need to unsolder write protection pin
   of the chip. For example pin 7 on 24C02 EEPROM. However some PCBs require complete unsoldering the chip.


4. Q. "I have no Visa or Master Card" or "I live in <some country>" how can I pay for the program?
   A. All the payments are made via Share-It! Payment Processing System (Germany) or via Plimus Payment
   Processing System (USA) so all the questions should be addressed them. 

5. Q. What is a chipset?
   A. Chipset is a combination of microcontroller chip and EEPROM chip. E.g. M37515 and SL220. 

6. Q. Can I use my notebook/desktop internal power source to power up the adapter?
   A. Yes. You can connect USB power wire (red) to +5V terminal of adapter. You need just one wire.
   No need to connect GND   as it's connected via internal PC circuits.
   
7. Q. What is SMBus Packet Error Checking?
   A. Packet Error Checking (PEC) as a mechanism to confirm proper communication between SMBus devices.
   Using this mechanism makes SBData reading more accurate. However, if you don't know if your battery
   supports PEC and you want to find SCL and SDA terminals then leave PEC unchecked because old batteries 
   don't support PEC. When terminals found you can chek PEC checkbox and find out if PEC is supported. 
