C8000 is Cadex’s four-channel programmable battery test system for laboratory characterization, life cycling and reproducing device loads. BatteryLab manages connected units and profiles; the channel current, voltage and power ceilings must be considered together. External load-bank and dual-port options expand particular discharge configurations without making every channel a 20 A or 2,400 W output.
Technical detail
Core features
Four channels; 1.2–36 V nominal/45 V maximum; programmable 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA steps.
Charge power is 100 W per channel/400 W total; discharge power is 80 W per channel/320 W total.
Dual-port discharge permits 20 A/160 W. An external load-bank option is rated up to 2,400 W at 48 V.
Voltage accuracy is ±0.1% of full scale; current accuracy is ±0.25% of full scale.
Functions include life cycling, runtime/load profiles, load capture, SMBus and 1,000 Hz impedance measurement on channel 1.
BatteryLab supports one to eight C8000 units, up to 32 batteries, using RS-232 or Ethernet. Cadex specifies annual factory calibration.
The datasheet uses microsecond and millisecond units for similarly labelled timing specifications on different pages; the required timing performance should be confirmed for the intended mode.
Battery-characterization
Load-profiling
Life-cycling
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Battery and cell qualification, accelerated life tests and charger evaluation
Reproducing device load profiles to compare usable runtime
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Commercial laboratory test system with manufacturer-specified performance and calibration requirements.
Commercial availability
Marketed as C8000 with BatteryLab and configuration-dependent external load options.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 2 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
C8000’s dual power-port cable supports 20 A/160 W discharge; the optional external load bank is rated up to 2,400 W at 48 V.
Supports: Capability · core features
C8000 specifies voltage accuracy ±0.1% and current accuracy ±0.25%, both of full scale.
Supports: Capability · core features
PC-BatteryLab supports one to eight C8000 units for 32 batteries; RS-232/Ethernet connect the system, and Cadex recommends annual factory calibration.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · slug
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · core features
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
PC-BatteryLab supports one to eight C8000 units for 32 batteries; RS-232/Ethernet connect the system, and Cadex recommends annual factory calibration.
Supports: Capability · summary
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · maturity
PC-BatteryLab supports one to eight C8000 units for 32 batteries; RS-232/Ethernet connect the system, and Cadex recommends annual factory calibration.
Supports: Capability · summary
C8000’s dual power-port cable supports 20 A/160 W discharge; the optional external load bank is rated up to 2,400 W at 48 V.
Supports: Capability · summary
PC-BatteryLab supports one to eight C8000 units for 32 batteries; RS-232/Ethernet connect the system, and Cadex recommends annual factory calibration.
Supports: Capability · core features
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · name
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Supports: Capability · core features
C8000 sheet page 2 gives microsecond sample/capture values while page 3’s Data Acquisition block uses millisecond values for similarly named parameters.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · summary
C8000 specification lists 100 W charge per channel/400 W total and 80 W discharge per channel/320 W total.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
C8000’s dual power-port cable supports 20 A/160 W discharge; the optional external load bank is rated up to 2,400 W at 48 V.
Supports: Capability · capability type
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · summary
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
C8000 supports lifecycle and runtime cycling, recorded load-signature discharge with an optional Load Capture Unit, and SMBus fuel-gauge checks/calibration; 1000 Hz impedance testing is limited to channel 1.
Supports: Capability · core features
C8000 specification lists 100 W charge per channel/400 W total and 80 W discharge per channel/320 W total.
Supports: Capability · maturity
C8000 provides four independent battery/I/O channels at 1.2–36 V nominal (45 V maximum) and 30 mA–10 A in 1 mA increments.
Cadex offers OEM battery and charger design from consultation, mechanical design and prototyping through firmware/software, accelerated life cycling, charge/discharge profiling, cell qualification, manufacture and after-sales support.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
