====== Battery Management System ======
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TITLE: Diagram of BMS on Armadillo Scout
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DESCRIPTION: Complete diagram of the BMS on the Armadillo Scout. Including plugs and connectors
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**Supplyer:** [[http://www.ev-power.eu/index.php?p=p_33&sName=home|GWL/Power]]

===== Overview =====
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===== Controller Software =====
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RT-BMS software - Controller 2

The Real Time Battery Management System (RT-BMS) is now managed by the new software Controller 2. This software is provided free of charge to all the BMS users.

In order to use the new software  “Controller 2”, following requirements must be observed:

A) RT-BMS Master unit HW ver 2.1 must have the slight hardware modification to support the firmware 3.x,\\
B) The firmware 3.X version must be installed in the RT-BMS Master unit,\\
C) The USBCOM cable must be the latest version 4i.\\

[[http://www.auto88.cz/_info/BMS/controller2-v1-2-9-setup.exe|Download the Controller2 software here.]]

===== BMS =====
[[http://www.ev-power.eu/index.php?p=productsMore&iProduct=360&sName=rt-bms-2-192-bms-192|RT-BMS-2-192 - BMS-192]]
[[http://gwl-power.tumblr.com/tagged/RTBMS/|Online Documentation]]

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RT-BMS Main Control Unit for up to 192 cells (with RS-232, with CAN)

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===== Cell Unit =====
[[http://www.ev-power.eu/index.php?p=productsMore&iProduct=361&sName=rt-bms-2-cbu-cell-unit|RT-BMS-2-CBU - Cell Unit]]

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The Cell Ballancing Unit to work with RT-BMS. It provides the monitoring and balancing of the individual cell.

{{:robots:armadillo:hardware:gwl-bms-cellbalancerunit-20100501.pdf|}}

===== Charger =====
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[[http://www.ev-power.eu/index.php?p=productsMore&iProduct=352&sName=pow48v30a-bms-48v-30a|POW48V30A/BMS - 48V/30A]]

High speed charger for LiFePO4/LiFeYPO4 cells and batteries

^Model^ POW48V30A/BMS^
|AC Input|230V AC 50Hz, 10A|
|Output|48V DC 30A|
|V-nom|48V|
|I-CC|30A max (22A typical)|
|V-deep|43V|
|I-min|10A|
|V-max|64V|
|I-BMS|3|A
|Size|87/150/300 mm|
|Weight|4.5 kg|