Patent ID: 6889147

Claim:
A system for testing a fuel cell, the system comprising: a) testing means for controlling a controllable condition of the fuel cell during testing based on a control value, and for measuring a measurable condition of the fuel cell during testing to provide a data value; b) a control system for sending the control value to the testing means and for receiving the data value from the testing means; c) a system manager for sending the control value to the control system, and for receiving the data value from the control system, the system manager being connected to the control system and comprising (i) user interface means for receiving a user-readable input value and for providing a user-readable output value, (ii) conversion means for converting the user-readable input value to the control value and for converting the data value to the user-readable output value, and, (iii) mapped file generation means for generating a mapped file, wherein the mapped file comprises a plurality of tag records, the plurality of tag records including a control tag record for storing the control value and a data tag record for storing the data value; and, d) a storage means for storing the mapped file.