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Re: System Battery Voltage is wrong

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How do I measure the battery voltage using the Analog Breakout?
• Use a shunt (jumper) to connect the outer two pins of the “AI8 Select” connector
• Battery voltage is reduced to ~40% of its actual value by a 680/1k voltage divider and
filtered by a 0.1uF capacitor.
From Control system COMPONENT DATASHEETS Page 24

Sounds like you are displaying 40% of your battery voltage (the actual voltage at the divider on Analog in 8). You program might not be converting this value back up (I have never checked where it does this). Try running a default program.
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