For the board to work correctly, an IBM PC-AT compatible computer with an available serial port is required. This computer can be running under either Windows 3.x or Windows95, with approximately 5M bytes of hard disk space required for a full installation. The following steps install the EV2200 software, 1. Insert disk 1 into a 3 ½ inch floppy drive. 2. Select the 3 ½ inch drive using My Computer or File Manager. 3. Double-click on the Setup.exe icon. 4. The setup program prompts for the remaining disks and installs a Windows application group.

The bq2018 PowerMinder IC provides a battery-powered system with accurate charge and discharge counting of coulomb counting. The bq2018 works with an intelligent host controller to form a complete battery monitor/fuel gauge system