REC Wi-Fi MODULE

Novi trg 9, 6230 Postojna, Slovenia

mail: [email protected]; www.rec-bms.com
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mail: [email protected]; www.rec-bms.com

INDEX

Description .............................................................................................................................................. 2

System overview ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Default settings................................................................................................................................... 3
Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Setting the device to access point (AP mode) .................................................................................... 3
Connecting the device to an existing network (STA mode) ............................................................... 3

Functionality ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Tabs..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Home .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Tasks ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Voltage ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Impedance ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Temperature .................................................................................................................................. 5
Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Logs................................................................................................................................................. 8
Firmware............................................................................................................................................. 9
Unlock communication .................................................................................................................. 9
BMS info ............................................................................................................................................. 9

Electrical properties .............................................................................................................................. 12

Device ............................................................................................................................................... 12
DC switch .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Power saving..................................................................................................................................... 14
Connector pin-out ............................................................................................................................ 14
Wiring harnes ................................................................................................................................... 16
Typical characteristics....................................................................................................................... 17

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Description

REC Wi-Fi module is a device that connects to REC BMS devices via RS-485 and connects to an existing
network or sets up its own. Battery pack parameters such as cell voltages, current, temperatures, state
of charge and state of health are displayed. General tab is used to display important parameters while
dedicated tabs can be used to display advanced battery pack information. An alarm pop-up sign
informs the user in case of any system error or alarm, containing its diagnostics. Charging tab enables
the user to set charging voltage and current. Parameters and error logging interval can be set in the
Settings tab – application logs all battery parameters and makes 24 h based folders on the build-in SD
memory card. Data can be easily transferred to any connected device for further analysis.

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System overview

Default settings
By pressing the factory reset button and hold it for 20 s, all device settings will be reset to default.

Wi-Fi SSID REC_BMS

Wi-Fi password none
IP 192.168.1.184
Send address 16
Receive address 0
Log interval 10 min
Temperature units in Celsius

Setup
1. Make sure all connections are as described in Electrical properties section.
2. Connect the module to supported device's RS-485 connection.
3. Connect the power supply to the module.
4. If connecting the module for the first time, the device will set up an access point, with default
credentials (SSID: REC_BMS, PASS: none). If this does not happen, please reset the device by
holding factory reset button for 20 s.
5. Using a Wi-Fi supported device, connect to the access point.
6. Open your browser and go to IP address 192.168.1.184. If the „REC BMS not found“ is present,
go to firmware tab and set Send and Receive address in communication settings accordingly.
More in Communication settings section.

Setting the device to access point (AP mode)

1. Connect to the device.
2. Go to its page on the Firmware tab.
3. Change the Wi-Fi name and Wi-Fi password to desired credentials and confirm it
with Submit button.
4. Device will restart and set up the new access point.

Connecting the device to an existing network (STA mode)

1. Connect to the device.
2. Go to its page on the Firmware tab.
3. Change the Wi-Fi name and Wi-Fi password to the network credentials and confirm
it with Submit button.
4. If existing network is not found it will set up an access point with set credentials.

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Functionality

Tabs
Home
BMS serial number is shown, all main parameters of BMS are monitored, capacity in Ah and used
capacity are also shown. To see the individual cell voltage, cell resistance, BMS and sensor
temperatures choose corresponding tab in the menu.

In case an error is present, an exclamation triangle appears in the middle of the battery icon. User may
press the sign for error description.

Numbers near the maximum, minimum cell and temperature describe their location in the battery
pack. If connected to a unit that supports IO tasks, state of all outputs is displayed. General-purpose
output indicates the state of integrated optorelay – OFF indicates the relay is open and ON the relay is
closed. You can change its state by pressing turn on or turn off button.

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Tasks
Supported devices: there are no supported devices yet.
Automatically controls the devices outputs. You can select desired output and choose the parameter
to compare to.

If you want to control the outputs with errors, tick desired errors and select wanted output logic.

Table 1: Output logic

Output logic Output state without ERROR Output state on ERROR
OFF if value higher than compare
Negative with ERROR off OFF
value, ON if lower
ON if value higher than compare
Positive with ERROR off OFF
value, OFF if lower
OFF if value higher than compare
Negative with ERROR on ON
value, ON if lower
ON if value higher than compare
Positive with ERROR on ON
value, OFF if lower

Figure 1: Output logic.

Voltage
All of the battery pack cell’s voltages are displayed.

Impedance
All of the battery pack cell’s impedance values are displayed.

Temperature
All of the BMS temperature sensors values are displayed. If one of the temperature sensor’s
temperature is too high, it is highlighted with red (over-temperature error on cells).

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Settings
Please note that a decimal comma is used when entering parameter values.

Table 2: Description of parameters.

Parameter Description

Cell END balancing voltage Sets the balancing voltage above which the individual cell is balanced 100 %.

Sets the average battery pack’s voltage above which the BMS performs the
Balancing START voltage balancing while charging. Special balancing algorithm is used to determine which
cells have to be balanced until the Balance Voltage END is reached.

END of charging Sets the end of charge voltage of the individual cell.

END of charging voltage

Sets the charging hysteresis of individual cell.
hysteresis per cell

Max allowed cell voltage Max allowed cell voltage.

Min allowed cell voltage Min allowed cell voltage.

Max allowed cell voltage

Max allowed cell voltage hysteresis.
hysteresis

Min allowed cell voltage

Min allowed cell voltage hysteresis.
hysteresis

Current sensor shunt is used in the system; input its current coefficient in Current
Current sensor shunt
sensor coefficient window.

Current sensor’s coefficient can be changed when changing the current sensor’s
Current sensor coefficient
value.

Current sensor offset Current offset compensation.

Max device charging current Limit device's charging current.

Max device discharge current Limit device's discharging current.

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Charging coefficient Charging coefficient can be changed manually.

Discharging coefficient Discharging coefficient can be changed manually.

Units Displayed temperature units.

Min allowed temperature for

Charging is not allowed under Tbat. MIN Tcharge hysteresis is set to 2 °C/K.
charging

Battery pack is disconnected from the system, if the Tbat temperature is higher
Max allowed cell temperature
than the MAX Tbat. MAX Tbat hysteresis is set to 2 °C/K.

Sets the maximum allowed temperature of the BMS – TBMS due to the passive
Max allowed BMS temperature balancing in REC Q BMS. The balancing and charging is stopped until the
temperature does not drop under the set value.

Max allowed BMS temperature

Sets the maximum allowed BMS temperature hysteresis.
hysteresis

Battery capacity (Single string), if desired chemistry is not on the list, use 'Ideal' or
Capacity
if you had it pre-programmed, use 'Custom'.

Battery cycles Number of effective battery cycles.

Number of parallel devices Number of parallel strings in the battery pack.

Select cell chemistry (Ideal LTO and Custom option may not be programmed into
Chemistry
the BMS firmware – if set error 13 will alarm )

System connection Slave connection only.

Pre-programmed CAN protocols, if you cannot select desired one or had a custom
Charger/inverter
protocol programmed, use 'Custom'.

* Please note that a decimal comma is used when entering parameter values.

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Logs
REC Wi-Fi module logs all BMS data in detail. User can select logging interval in steps from 5 s to 60
min. Every new day or the maximum size of the log (set to 5 MB) is reached; a new log will be created.

Logs can be viewed by clicking VIEW button or downloaded by clicking DOWNLOAD button. If you
want to view a saved log that is no longer present on the device, click Import external log and choose
the one you desire to view.

When viewing the log, select the parameter you want to display. With some parameters, you can also
view the data of a specific BMS Slave unit (if using Master-Slave configuration) by choosing it in top
right corner ‘BMS selector’ (Fig. 2).

Figure 2: example of cell voltages graphics.

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Firmware
Unlock communication
If you want to change the settings/parameters of your REC BMS, the communication has to be
established and the BMS needs to be unlocked. To unlock it enter the password. The password for REC
Q BMS unlock is its serial number in format: 1Q-XXXX or for REC Active BMS: 1A-XXXX. Once the
communication is unlocked, you can adjust the settings.

Figure 3: Unlock communication window.

BMS info
Communication settings

Figure 4: Communication settings window.

Set the connected BMS's address.

Send address:
1. REC BMS 1Q unit has a default address of 1 (change if set differently on the BMS device),
2. REC Active BMS unit has a default address of 2 (change if set differently on the BMS device)
and
3. REC BMS Master unit, set the Send address to 16.

Receive address:
1. Always set to 0, except when
2. using Master-Slave configuration to communicate with the Slaves units: set Send address of
the connected BMS slave unit and set the Receive address to 16.

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Wi-Fi settings
Information about the wireless network is displayed. Wi-Fi mode indicates if the device is working in
Access Point mode or Stationary mode. Devices MAC and signal strength are displayed, along with IP
address, which can be changed if using multiple devices or if IP is already taken.

Figure 5: Wi-Fi settings window.

Read more about Setting the device to access point and Connecting the device to an existing network
in further chapters.

Login page settings

Additional login credentials, which provide another layer of safety, can be set to lock the access to the
device. This is useful if connected to a Wi-Fi network with multiple users or if using tunneling to a local
host.

Figure 6: Additional login page settings window.

SD memory card info

Information about internal SD memory card. 16MB, class 10 SD card is usually used in the module.
Some of the SD card memory is reserved for other purposes. If the size of the saved logs exceeds the
space required for logging, the oldest log will be deleted. In case of SD card problems, unplug the WiFi
module wiring, disabling its operation. Open the module and take the SD card out out of the slot by
sliding the slot sideways. Inspect card and slot contacts - there is a possibility of oxidation in rush
environment. Put the card back in the card slot, secure the slot and reverse the rest of the procedure.
If this does not help, download card data to a computer, format the card and put it back in.

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Firmware updates
BMS Firmware update
Used for updating REC Wi-Fi module firmware and devices connected to it. Make sure the hardware
(HW) version matches the version of the update file.

Figure 7: BMS firmware update window.

Updating Wi-Fi module's firmware

1. Connect to the device.
2. Go to its page on the Firmware tab.
3. Check the HW version next to Firmware update.
4. Download a matching update.
5. Go back to the Firmware -> Firmware update and choose the update file.
6. Click update and wait until it uploads.
7. Reset the device.

Updating firmware of RS-485 connected device

1. Connect to the device.
2. Go to its page on the Firmware tab.
3. Choose the update file and follow displayed instructions.

Updating whole BMS Master-slave system's firmware

This is possible only with system of slaves connected to the REC BMU Master unit.
1. Connect to the device.
2. Go to its page on the Firmware tab.
3. Choose the update file.
4. Click update slaves and follow displayed instructions.

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Electrical properties

Device
Table 3: Wi-Fi module properties.
Parameter Value Unit
Supply voltage 12 - 90 V
Supply current (Access point) Vcc = 12 V 62,6
Vcc = 24 V 30,9
Vcc = 48 V 16,2 mA
Vcc = 60 V 13,4
Vcc = 90 V 9,6
Supply current (Stationary mode) Vcc = 12 V 32,7
Vcc = 24 V 16,5
Vcc = 48 V 8,9 mA
Vcc = 60 V 7,4
Vcc = 90 V 5,6
Low voltage disconnect 9,8 V
Enclosure dimensions (w x l x h) 127 x 71 x 36 mm
Weight 300 g

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DC switch
Switch can be controlled by the button on the home page. An indicator is present displaying its state,
OFF meaning, the switch is open and ON meaning, the switch is closed. Make sure the switch is wired
according to the diagram below (Fig. 8).

Figure 8: wiring diagram of DC switch.

Table 4: Parameter's values.

Parameter Value Unit
Imax (fused) 3 A
Vmax 100 V
t off->on 5 ms
t on->off 1 ms
Output reverse voltage –0.4 V

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Power saving

If a REC BMS device is not detected, the device will go into standby mode after 1 hour to reduce power
consumption. Every 2 hours it will wake up and check if there is a device present. Same applies if a low
cell voltage is detected. To wake up the BMS, turn the device OFF and ON again manually.

Connector pin-out

Figure 9: 10-pin connector front view.

Table 5: 10-pin connector designator.

Pin Designator
1 Switch –
2 Switch +
3 N/C
4 RS-485 - B
5 RS-485 - A
6 Power +
7 Power –
8 N/C
9 RS-485 – GND
10 RS-485 – 3.3V

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Figure 10: 6-pin connector front view.

Table 6: 6-pin connector designator.

Pin Designator
1 LCD – B
2 LCD – A
3 N/C
4 N/C
5 LCD – GND
6 N/C

Table 7: TE connector’s manufacturer’s number.

Connector Number
10 pin Wi-Fi module 794196-1
6 pin Wi-Fi module 794190-1
10 pin cable 1-770971-0
6 pin cable 1-770969-0
crimps 794229-1

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Wiring harness

Figure 11: Wi-Fi wiring kit.

Table 8: Wiring kit.

Cable Length Type End connection
Power supply cable 10-90V 0.5 m 2 x 0.35 mm2 -
DB9 female:
Pin 2: RS-485 – GND
2 x 2x 0.25 mm2 2-pair cable
BMS to Wi-Fi connection 0.5 m Pin 3: RS-485 - B
with shield
Pin 4: RS-485 - A
Pin 6: RS-485 – 3.3V
DB9 male:
2 x 2x 0.25 mm2 2-pair cable Pin 2: LCD – GND
Wi-Fi to LCD connection 0.5 m
with shield Pin 3: LCD - B
Pin 4: LCD - A
Opto-relay output 0.5 m 2 x 1 mm2 -

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Typical characteristics

Figure 12: Typical power-to-voltage characteristics of operational Wi-Fi module.

Figure 13: Current-to-voltage characteristics of operational Wi-Fi module.

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