BATBOT is a simple to use, yet powerful, wireless voltmeter that provides the ability to perform voltage measurements remotely using an Android device. Connect BATBOT at one location (under your car hood, boat motor, etc.) and remotely measure the voltage with your phone. No longer do you need very long leads to the meter or another person to crank the engine, turn on a blinker, or press the brakes while you are on the other end with the meter. Simply connect the included BATBOT leads to the signal of interest, connect via Bluetooth using your Android phone, and perform measurements remotely. BATBOT is superior to conventional voltmeters, as it can make measurements as fast as 1000 times per second. This enables the user to capture transient or short-term events that a conventional meter would never show. One can see with great detail the voltage drop of the battery while starting a car or boat, allowing the user to determine battery health. Test the starter, alternator, regulator. One can view realtime battery effects and alternator behavior when new loads are introduced. The free Android app provides a simple, user-friendly interface with a graph view, much like an engineer's oscilloscope, and a digital voltmeter display. The app allows the user the ability to collect data from an event and pause the view. It also has zoom and cursor functions. The captured graph data image can then be saved to memory or emailed, or the actual data (time and voltage) can be exported to an Excel compatible file for further analysis. The app also provides a large digital display of the measured voltage so that it can be easily viewed from distance. BATBOT has been designed to be very simple and low cost, providing a voltage measurement range to +30VDC, optimized for Auto, RV, boat, and hobby electronics testing.
M**J
Display and Record Automotive and Boat Voltage Characteristics I liked the fact that one can display and record using ...
Batbot Wireless Voltmeter Display and Record Automotive and Boat Voltage CharacteristicsI liked the fact that one can display and record using an Android smart phone time histories of automotive voltages such as O2 sensor outputs or starter voltages or the characteristics of any machinery that operates from a 12 vdc battery source such as a boat. Batbot will operate up to 30 vdc. The associated graphs shown are the output of a bank 1 sensor 2 O2 sensor output for an Hyundai Accent. The graph was recorded at 1000 samples/second and shows a typical, correctly functioning, output of the sensor. Also shown is the starter voltage for the same vehicle. I also like the price.
R**G
Android Only?
I got the product, but found out it does not work on IOS - Apple. No big deal but I could not find that info anywhere in the order site documentation. Also nowhere does the order site indicate what telemetry tech is used. It is Bluetooth. However, after trying several times, I cannot get it to pair with a new Android phone, according to the directions.So, it is a $50 brick, at the moment.
S**E
Hackable Solar Monitoring
Using the product to keep an eye on my solar battery bank. The standard bluetooth method using the app works great and is easy to setup. I am currently using a Linux box connected via bluetooth to be able to access the voltage data remotely. Device manufacturer was very helpful and provided quick and helpful information on how to hack it for use on Linux. The 9V battery included has run the device for 4 days nonstop and is still going strong.
J**Y
Product words as advertised - I have purchased one for every tech in our section.
I'm a technician and use this to monitor our SCADA system. It's a PLC (Process Logic Controller) that runs on 24VDC. Currently, we have over 175 sites that we monitor. Each site has (2) 12VDC batteries for back up. The system doesn't draw that much current (Less than 1 amp) and will last 8 hours or more on the batteries. We have to test these batteries once a year for 10 minutes just to see how they are doing. The Batbot does an excellent job in doing this. From the picture, you can even see when the PLC transmits (Small drops in voltage) and the big drop is when I keyed the radio for about 10 or 15 seconds... The second picture is when a battery failed during testing (Went below 24VDC). I really like this product and have purchased one for every tech in our section... I highly recommend this product.
