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BITE / POWER DB 

Power DB LITE Operation 

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Megger BITE Battery Testers 

AVTM82318 REV 1 April 17, 2012 Page 1 

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INDEX 

SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE 

Section 1.0 Power DB Overview 3 

Section 2.0 Power DB LITE Operations 5 

Section 3.0 Configuring Communications, Select a Form, Site & 7 

String Data 

Section 4.0 Transferring Data from a BITE2/2P Receiver 12 

Section 5.0 Transferring Data from a BITE3 21 

Section 6.0 Report Generation 29 

Section 6.1 Opening a Report 29 

Section 6.2 Manually Entering Site Information 32 

Section 6.3 Manually Entering Limits 33 

Section 6.4 Manually Entering String Data 34 

Section 6.5 Manually Entering Charger Data 35 

Section 6.6 Creating Charts 36 

Section 6.6.1 Bar Charts 37 

Section 6.6.2 Show Symbols 37 

Section 6.6.3 Show Limits 38 

Section 6.7 Calculating Baseline Data 39 

Section 6.8 Inputting a New Battery Baseline Value 40 

Section 6.9 Viewing Baseline Data 42 

Section 7.0 Entering New Battery Cell Data 43 

Section 7.1 Entering New Warning & Alarm Limit Values 46 

Section 7.2 Selecting a New Battery Cell 49 

Section 8.0 Inputting a Company Logo 51 

Section 9.0 Transferring Setup Data to the BITE3 53 

Section 10.0 Importing a ProActiv Database 55 





SECTION 1.0: POWER DB OVERVIEW 

Power DB is a PC based Megger instrument interfacing software, that operates 

with multiple Megger units, including Megger’s line of Battery Testing Instrumentation. 

Power DB will operate with the BITE2, BITE2P, BITE3, DMA Hydrometer, Torkel and 

BVM voltage monitors. 

There are 3 versions of the Power DB software, Power DB LITE, Power DB Advanced 

and Power DB Pro. Power DB LITE comes with the BITE2, BITE2P and the BITE3 at no 

additional charge. The Power DB Advanced and Pro versions are ordered separately 

and have associated charges with them. 

The Power DB LITE software allows operator to communicate with the BITE2, BITE2P 

and BITE3 as well as import data, configure the units, import Hydrometer data, create 

reports and charts, configure the reports and charts, configure battery data as well as 

import pre-existing ProActiv Databases. The following table illustrates the differences 

between the different versions of Power DB. 

COMPARISON GUIDE 

Runs in a hardened embedded environment 

Navigate with arrow and enter keys (no mouse) 

Manage data files with internal drive and USB drive 

PowerDB Edition 

ONBOARD LITE ADVANCED PRO 

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Uses a subset of PowerDB Pro forms applicable to your 

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instrument 

 

Files can import into PowerDB Pro • • • 

 

Relay/Breaker/Recloser curve library • • • • 

Completed forms are saved as files to your computer 

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associates current test data with historical results 

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Control Megger instruments and download test data 

Control non-Megger instruments 

280+ industry standard test forms are provided 

 

 

 

 

 

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advanced Relay Form 

Trend historical results for asset for predictive failure 

analysis 

Trend historical results for asset against other similar 

assets 

Database functionality to manage data for all electrical 

equipment 

One step report generation 

Summarize noted comments and/or deficiencies 

 

 

Trigger work order and maintenance schedules 

Synchronize results from field to master database 

Synchronize results with other testers 

Form editor allows test sheets to be created or customized 

Import data from other software packages 

Maintain calibration data for test instruments 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECTION 2.0: POWER DB LITE OPERATIONS 

When the Power DB LITE program is executed the following Wizard shall open. 

With the Wizard open the operator can select the desired instrument to interface with, 

by clicking on the appropriate button or they can choose to open a report by clicking 

on the “Open Existing Results File” button or they can chose to close the Wizard by 

clicking on the “Cancel” button. 

If the operator selects an instrument to interface with the Wizard will then guide the 

operator through the communications configuration process. 

For the purpose of this document it is going to be assumed that the Wizard has been 

closed and the software is operating from the main home screen as shown on the 

following page. 









SECTION 3.0: CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS, SELECT A FORM, SITE & 

STRING DATA 

To configure the BITE2 or BITE3 communication configuration click on TOOLS in the 

main menu bar then click on INSTRUMENT SETUP. 

This will re-open the Wizard as shown below. 

Select the desired BITE instrument by clicking on the associated button. This will open 

the communications configuration screen, as shown below. 





Select the proper serial port that the unit will be connected to. If you are unsure of the 

serial port you will be using then click on the DEVICE MANAGER button. This will open 

the computers device manager screen as shown below. 





In order to locate the proper serial port, scroll down to PORTS as shown below. Click on 

the PLUS button next to “Ports” in order to drop down the menu and view the 

communication ports. 

Once you know the port you are connecting to then close the device manager screen 

and enter that port number in the instrument communications configuration screen of 

the Power DB LITE software, then click OK. 

The following screen shall open. 





This is the communications configuration screen for the Hydrometer. Select the proper 

serial port that the Hydrometer will be connected to. (Typically, it is the same port the 

BITE unit is connecting to) If you are unsure of the serial port you will be using then click 

on the DEVICE MANAGER button and locate the appropriate port. 

Once the proper port number has been entered click on OK then the following message 

will appear. 

If you want to IMPORT DATA from the BITE unit then click on YES and follow the 

instructions as shown on the screen. 

If you do not want to SELECT A FORM to view the data in or UPLOAD SITE & 

STRING DATA to a BITE3 then click on NO and the Wizard shall open the following 

screen. 





This screen will allow the operator to select the desired form they wish to use to view 

the battery test data. In addition this screen will allow the user the option to upload a 

Customer Site and String to the BITE3. 

To SELECT A FORM, click on the desired form (10750 – BATTERY IMP/COND TEST 

for the BITE units) and then click OK. This form will now open and the user can select 

the desired test file to view in this form. 

To UPLOAD SITE & STRING DATA to a BITE3, click on SEND STRING TO BITE3 

then click on OK. The following screen shall open. 

Enter the site and string data then click on the SEND TO BITE3 button. 





SECTION 4.0: TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A BITE2/2P RECEIVER 

Open PowerDB LITE. (The following screen shall appear) 

Click on BITE2. (The following screen shall appear) 





Select COM Port that the unit is connected to then click OK. (The following screen shall 

appear) 

(NOTE: If you are unsure what COM port the unit will be connected to then click 

on DEVICE MANAGER and scroll down to COM Ports. Expand the COM Port 

section and you will be able to see what the COM port designations are.) 

Select COM Port for Hydrometer then click OK. (The following screen shall appear) 

(NOTE: If you are not using a hydrometer then just click OK to proceed.) 





Click YES on the “Do you want to import data from a BITE2” screen. (The following 

BITE2 data transfer Wizard screen shall appear) 

Connect the BITE2 receiver to the COM port you selected. 

Power Up the BITE2 receiver by pressing the Power ON key on the receiver. 

The message “TRANSMIT DATA (Y/N)” should appear on the BITE2 Receiver display. 





Click NEXT in the PowerDB software. 

(NOTE: Read steps 9, 10 and 11 before proceeding. The software will time out if 

too much time lapses between these steps.) 

Select “Y” on the BITE2 receiver by pressing the UP arrow key on the BITE2 receiver. 

(The following shall be displayed on the BITE2 receiver) 

Select “EBITE / PC” on the BITE2 receiver by pressing the UP arrow key on the BITE2 

receiver. (The following shall be displayed on the BITE2 receiver) 





Select “PC” on the BITE2 receiver by pressing the DOWN arrow key on the BITE2 

receiver. (The receiver shall now start transferring the data to the PC) 

When the data transmission is complete the following screen shall be displayed. This 

screen shall allow you to select the data path you wish to save the transmitted data to. 





If you wish to save the data to a different path then the one displayed then click on the 

BROWSE button and select the desired path. 

(NOTE: The default data path is displayed. If you are not saving the data to a 

different path just click on NEXT to proceed.) 

When the desired path is selected, then click on the NEXT button. (The following screen 

shall be displayed) 

(NOTE: All the recorded data files in the receiver shall be displayed. Uncheck the 

box next to any files you do NOT want to save; such as old files that have 

already been saved.) 





Select the desired OWNER by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW OWNER) 

Select the desired REGION by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW REGION) 





Select the desired SITE by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW SITE) 

Select the desired STRING by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW STRING) 





When selections have been completed click on the FINISH button. The transferred data 

shall now be saved to the desired location and the following import completion message 

shall appear. 

Click OK 





SECTION 5.0: TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A BITE3 

Open PowerDB LITE. (The following screen shall appear) 

Click on BITE3. (The following screen shall appear) 





Select COM Port that the unit is connected to then click OK. (The following screen shall 

appear) 

(NOTE: If you are unsure what COM port the unit will be connected to then click 

on DEVICE MANAGER and scroll down to COM Ports. Expand the COM Port 

section and you will be able to see what the COM port designations are.) 

Select COM Port for Hydrometer then click OK. (The following screen shall appear) 

(NOTE: If you are not using a hydrometer then just click OK to proceed.) 





Click YES on the “Do you want to import data from a BITE3” screen. (The following 

BITE3 data transfer Wizard screen shall appear) 

Connect the BITE3 receiver to the COM port you selected, using the Null modem RS- 

232 cable supplied with the unit . 

Power Up the BITE3 receiver by pressing the Power ON / OFF button on the unit. 

Verify the unit boots up to its main menu. 





Click NEXT in the PowerDB software. 

Power DB LITE will now display all the data files recorded in the BITE3 unit. 

Select the data files you wish to download by checking the box next to them. When 

complete click the NEXT button. 

The data shall now transfer from the BITE3 to the Power DB LITE software. 





When the data transmission is complete the following screen shall be displayed. This 

screen shall allow you to select the data path you wish to save the transmitted data to. 

If you wish to save the data to a different path then the one displayed then click on the 

BROWSE button and select the desired path. 

(NOTE: The default data path is displayed. If you are not saving the data to a 

different path just click on NEXT to proceed.) 





When the desired path is selected, then click on the NEXT button. (The following screen 

shall be displayed) 

(NOTE: All the recorded data files in the receiver shall be displayed. Uncheck the 

box next to any files you do NOT want to save; such as old files that have 

already been saved.) 

Select the desired OWNER by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW OWNER) 





Select the desired REGION by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW REGION) 

Select the desired SITE by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW SITE) 





Select the desired STRING by clicking on the drop down arrow. (NOTE: You can also 

select to add a NEW STRING) 

When selections have been completed click on the FINISH button. The transferred data 

shall now be saved to the desired location and the following import completion message 

shall appear. 

Click OK 





SECTION 6.0: REPORT GENERATION 

SECTION 6.1: OPENING A REPORT 

To open a report either click on FILE in the main menu bar then on OPEN or click on 

OPEN EXISTING RESULTS FILE in the Wizard. 

The following window shall open. 





Select the desired file to open then click on OPEN. The following screen will open. 

Select the desired test to open then click on OPEN. The report will now open, as shown 

in the example below. 









SECTION 6.2: MANUALLY ENTERING SITE INFORMATION 

SITE data can be entered manually in the below section of the report. Simply click on 

the desired field and enter the data. When the report is closed it will prompt you to save 

the changes. Select YES to save the data you entered and any changes you made. 





SECTION 6.3: MANUALLY ENTERING LIMITS 

LIMIT data can be entered manually in the below section of the report. This data will be 

actively used by the reports to calculate voltage limits, variation limits, deviation limits, 

percent change limits and strap limits. Simply click on the desired field and enter the 

data. When the report is closed it will prompt you to save the changes. Select YES to 

save the data you entered and any changes you made. 





SECTION 6.4: MANUALLY ENTERING STRING DATA 

STRING data can be entered manually in the below section of the report. Simply click 

on the desired field and enter the data. When the report is closed it will prompt you to 

save the changes. Select YES to save the data you entered and any changes you made. 





SECTION 6.5: MANUALLY ENTERING CHARGER DATA 

CHARGER data can be entered manually in the below section of the report. Simply click 

on the desired field and enter the data. When the report is closed it will prompt you to 

save the changes. Select YES to save the data you entered and any changes you made. 





SECTION 6.6: CREATING CHARTS 

To add a chart to the report simply right click on any background section of the report 

and the following window should open. 

Click on SELECT CHARTS and the following Window should open. 

All the available charts are displayed on the right side of the window under CHART. To 

view a chart in the report simply click on the display box in front of the chart. If the check 

is present then the chart will be displayed in the report. 





There are several options the operator can select to customize the charts in the report. 

SECTION 6.6.1: BAR CHART 

All charts shall be displayed as line charts unless the bar chart selection is checked for 

the associated chart. (NOTE: This option is only available for those charts that are 

displayed as both bar charts and line charts.) 

SECTION 6.6.2: SHOW SYMBOLS 

When this selection is enabled for the associated charts it will display symbols in the 

line chart where each data point is located. (NOTE: This only applies to line charts.) 





SECTION 6.6.3: SHOW LIMITS 

When this selection is enabled for the associated charts it will display warning limits and 

alarm limits in the chart. (NOTE: These limit values in the report are the ones used by 

the charts.) 





SECTION 6.7: CALCULATING BASELINE DATA 

Create a battery report. (It is recommended to use data from a new string that has 

completed formation.) 

Click on USE THIS TEST AS THE BASELINE 





The new baseline value shall now be displayed. (This value is calculated by averaging 

all the cells together then discarding any cells values that are more that 5% from the 

average. Then the average is recalculated. This process id continued until all the cell 

values used are within 5% of the calculated average. This value is now the baseline 

value.) 

SECTION 6.8: INPUTTING A NEW BATTERY BASELINE VALUE 

Create a battery report. 





Click cell “1”. (The Cell Information Window will now open) 

Click on CELL MODEL. (The Battery Model Window will now open) 

Enter the new baseline value 





Click OK to close the Battery Model Window 

Click OK to close the Battery Cell Information Window 

SECTION 6.9: VIEWING BASELINE DATA 






Click on USE DATABASE BASELINE 

Baseline value shall now be displayed using the baseline value entered in the Battery 

Cell Information Window. 





SECTION 7.0: ENTERING NEW BATTERY CELL DATA 

Create the battery report. 


Click on CELL MODEL. (The Battery Model Window will now open) 





Click on NEW 

Enter new battery data 







SECTION 7.1: ENTERING NEW WARNING & ALARM LIMIT VALUES 

Create the battery report. 






Click in the Cell Model Field 

Select the desired battery 





Click on CELL MODEL 

Enter new warning and alarm values 







SECTION 7.2: SELECTING A NEW BATTERY CELL 







Click in the Cell Model Field 

Select the desired battery 






SECTION 8.0: INPUTTING A COMPANY LOGO 

To input a company logo into a report first click on TOOLS in the main menu bar, then 

click on OPTIONS. 

The Options window will now open. This window will allow the operator to insert logos 

on both sides of the report, right or left. Simply click on the BROWSE button for the logo 

location you are interested in. 





A standard Windows OPEN screen will be displayed. Navigate to the location of the 

bitmap you wish to use. Select the desired bitmap and then click on OPEN. 

The software will return to the OPTIONS screen. Simply click on OK to apply the logo. 

NOTE: It will be necessary to close and re-open the report in order to view the logo. 





SECTION 9.0: TRANSFERRING SETUP DATA TO THE BITE3 

To transfer setup data to the BITE 3 instrument via software click on TOOLS then select 

INSTRUMENT SETUP. 

Click on BITE 3 button. 





Select the correct settings for the COM PORT in use and click on ADVANCE button. 

The following INFORMATION AND SETTINGS Window shall open. 

Input the desired data under the “Bite 3 Settings” Section. 

Turn on the BITE 3 instrument, wait until unit has completed boot up and click on the 

UPDATE button. 





SECTION 10.0: IMPORTING A PROACTIVE DATABASE 

Click on FILE / IMPORT / IMPORT PROACTIV DATA 

The following screen will open. Click on the ProActiv Database BROWSE button as 

shown. 





The following screen will open. Navigate to your database location and then select your 

desired database. When complete click on OPEN. 

The following screen will open. Click on the PowerDB Database BROWSE button as 

shown. 





The following screen will open. Navigate to the folder you wish to copy the database to. 

(The default folder is MY DOCUMENTS / POWERDB) When complete click on the OK 

button. 

The following screen will open. Click on the IMPORT button to start the import. 





The following screen will open, showing the import status in the lower left. When it reads 

Import Complete then click on the CLOSE button. 

The following message will be displayed. Click on OK.

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