PC Configuration toolbox

LIBAL N-BMS CREATOR™

LiBAL n-BMS CREATOR™ content
• Physical Connection
• System architecture
• Basic functions in LiBAL n-BMS CREATOR™
– Communication connection
– Service (Boot loading)
– Configuration
• System configuration
• Operational limits
• Charger configuration
• GPIO mapping
• Custom data processing (Post Processor)
• CAN configuration
• CMU configuration
• Error timers
• Error handling at BMS modes
• SOC OCV setting
– Live view
• Master Controller Unit (MCU) data
• Cell Monitoring Unit (CMU) data
• Logging
 Physical Connection
• The n-BMS CREATOR license is supplied as a ”Softkey” that contains both
licence key and the PC software
• The softkey is locked to a licensed PC.
• Along with the CREATOR license 5 hours of application support is offered
free of charge (remote)
• The connection to the PC is done with a PeakCAN adapter:
 System overview

BMS Creator™
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1. MCU 10
2.1 CMU 1
2.2 CMU 2
3. BATTRY PACK VCU
4. SHUNT/HAL
5. CHARGE CONTACTOR 6-34V
6. HV- MAIN CONTACTOR
7. HV+ MAIN CONTACTOR 9
8. PRE CHARGE CONTACTOR 2.2
1 8
9. CHARGER (CAN or PWM)
10. CAN DISPLAY
11. DIAGNOSTIC TOOL 7

Resistor
HV + 2.1
HV – 6
CELL MONITORING
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
5
CAN 1
CAN 2
INPUT SIGNALS 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
OUTPUT SIGNALS 3
KEY SWITCH
% % % % % % % % 4
SoC SoC SoC SoC SoC SoC SoC SoC

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 Communication Connection

The battery designer is able to:

• Connect/Disconnect the BMS from the PC.
• Check the type of BMS connected, its Hardware serial number & the firmware version.
• Possible to check the connection status of the BMS & PC
 Service

The battery designer is able to

• Bootload the BMS with proper Bootloading files. This is useful while upgrading to new versions of software.
• Upload previously saved BMS configuration file onto the BMS.
• Reset the BMS
• Read and save error logs.
 Configuration

In Configuration tab it is able to

• Select new configuration.
• Open previously saved
configuration & Save current
configuration.
• Convert the old version
configuration file into the new
version which is compatible
with the current software
version.
• Generate BMS configuration
which can be then written
onto the BMS.

The configuration page enables the user to completely configure the BMS.
 System Configuration

In System configuration tab it is

possible to
• Configure Current sensor type
and its value. The n-BMS
supports 2 current sensor types
1. Shunt Resistor
2. Hall Effect Sensor
• Calibrate the sensor as required
• Configure Pack capacity
• SOC Trimming
• Calibrate the Auxiliary
Temperature sensor & also the
PCB temperature values.
• Calibrate the SOH SOC
Operational Limits
Operational limits can be configured:
• Configure the voltage thresholds
for the cell like Min. & Max. cell
voltage thresholds.
• Configure the temperature
thresholds for the cell like Min. &
Max. cell temperature thresholds.
• Configure Contactor settings like
max. Contactor break current &
Max. precharge end current etc.
for proper & safe operation of the
contactor.
• Configure the number of
temperature sensors required &
min. & max. values for each
temperature channel.
• Configure the amount current
allowed in & out of the system
depending on the temperature &
SOC values
• Configure balancing thresholds
 Charger configuration

In the Charger tab it is possible to configure

• Charge complete dead bands which will allow BMS to know whether the charging is complete.
• Select whether the charger is CAN or PWM charger.
• For PWM charger, it allows to configure the Min & Max duty cycles etc.
• Set Max. Charge voltage, Current & Cell max. voltage
• Set the control system parameters like Kp, Ki & Kd.
 GPIO Mapping

The contactors are the electromechanical switches, which potentially will isolate the battery pack.
These contactors are controlled by the BMS through a set of General purpose input output ports called GPIOs.
The n-BMS supports 16 GPIOs
This window allows the user to configure the GPIO settings as required.
 Custom Data Processing
The custom data processor, also known as post processor allows the data that is received in either RAW form or in
some other form to be converted to a usable format that can be directly passed to other systems. This includes
maths functions like ADD, SUB, MUL & DIV and also logical functions like AND, OR, NOT etc.
It also helps to scale the data to the right format & value.

Here the user is able to

• Configure the left side
value type and its value
• Configure the right side
value type and its value
• Select the operator.
• It allows this data to be
used on CAN
 CAN configuration

• The n-BMS offers completely configurable CAN.

• It supports both standard & extended i.e. 11-bit & 29-bit CAN messages.
• It has 20 Transmit (Tx) & Receive (Rx) frames each containing 10 messages. This allows most of the data to be configured.
• The n-BMS creator v2.2 also allows CAN based charge & discharge commands which can enable automatic mode changing
of the BMS.
 CMU Configuration

This window allows the user to

• Select number of slave boards called cell monitoring units (CMU)
• Select the number of cells connected to each CMU.
 Error Timers

Here the user is able to

• Set the time the BMS will wait before showing any alarm if there is any error in the system like,
Over current IN/OUT, Balancing alarms etc.
Error handling per BMS mode

• The purpose of these

windows is to set the
priority of each error that
occurs in each mode like
entering into Ready, charge
or Load mode or in staying
in these modes
• Every operation in the BMS
is associated with an error
code & once that error
occurs, the BMS checks the
priority against that error
code
• Depending on the priority,
the BMS takes suitable
actions like just popping up
to error or else completely
disconnect the battery pack.
 SOC OCV Settings

• This window allows the user to correct the SOC of the battery pack depending on the open circuit voltage (OCV) values
• These values are either supplied by the cell manufacturer or else the user needs to extrapolate these values
• The more the number of values the more accurate will be the SOC estimation.
• The software offers 100 datasets of voltages for a given temperature value depending on which the SOC is calcucated.
 Live View

This window shows the complete overview of the system status and parameters like
• BMS state
• SOC, Pack voltage, Pack Current, Number of alarms, BMS uptime, Cell Min./Max. temperature & voltages
• This also shows the graph of Charging & discharging current, Min/max cell voltage & Temperature, SOC Vs Time
 Master controller Unit (MCU) Data

This window shows

• GPIO status
• Temperature data
• Current values
• The errors that are present in the system
 Cell Monitoring Unit (CMU) Data

The User is able to see all the cell voltage values in real time
As well as pack temperature values in real time
 Logging

There the user can take a log of what is currently going on in the system & then
use that data for fault analysis.
Thank You!