Starting up
CAN bus (Controller Area Network) is a way for your BMS to communicate data like capacity, cycle life, temperature to a computer. It was developed for the automotive industry but is used in many other contexts.
PC Software & Drivers
Open the BMS Can Bus Software Guide for instructions on installation of software and drivers necessary to interface on your PC. You can change parameters, track and record cycle data, temperature, and so on.
Connector
Both USB and R85USB are available.
Understanding the RS485 Protocol
Use the RS485-UART-RS232 Protocol for a quick reference on the data description.
The CAN Message description has additional information on the protocol.
Message Description Snippet:
:0082310080000101C00000880F540F3C0F510FD70F310F2C0F340F3A0FED0FED0000000000000000000000000000000248424242F0000000000000000001AB~
:00 RS485 address
82 command
31 version number
0080 data length
000101C0000088 RTC time
0F54 1 Cell voltage
0F3C 2 Cell voltage
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