Software User Guide

Requirements

  • Host PC (Windows 10 or later)

    • with administrator and internet access

    • 1920 by 1080 or greater screen resolution, recommended

The AD-BMSE2E3W-SL GUI also referred as the Light EV BMS GUI is a PC-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool designed to work in conjunction with the AD-BMSE2E3W-SL board.

MyAnalog.com account is required to download the software.

Follow the steps below to create a MyAnalog account:

  1. Go to MyAnalog and create an account using email. Select the Register with email option to get started.

  2. Once you have a MyAnalog account, log in to MyAnalog using your credentials.

Request for Software Access

Note

Send the following details to this email address to request for software access:

LEV_CSESupport@analog.com

  • MyAnalog email address

  • Company

  • Country

  • Purpose/Projects

Software Download

  1. Download from: AD-BMSE2E3W-SL Version 1.0.0

  2. You will be directed to the Software Package Download page. Tick the checkbox and click the I Accept button to indicate acceptance of the license agreement.

  3. Click the Download button to download the installer.

Note

When software updates or new versions of the software are available, Analog Devices sends a notification to the email address associated with the MyAnalog account used to download the original software package.

GUI Installation

  1. Double-click on ad-bmse2e3w-sl-rel1.0.0.exe to install the program to your computer.

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  2. Accept the license terms and click Next to proceed with the installation. The default installation directory is in C:\Analog Devices\

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  1. Locate the light_ev_bmsv1.0.0.hex file inside the AD-BMSE2E3W-SL installer files folder.

    C:\Analog Devices\AD-BMSE2E3W-SL-Rel1.0.0\Software\Firmware

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  2. Drag and drop the .hex file into the DAPLink drive to flash the program on the MCU.

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  3. Find the Light_EV_BMS_GUI.exe file inside the AD-BMSE2E3W-SL installer files folder.

    C:\Analog Devices\AD-BMSE2E3W-SL-Rel1.0.0\Software\GUI\Light_EV_BMS_GUI_v1.0.0

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  4. Double-click the Light_EV_BMS_GUI.exe file to open the program. You should see a script running in the background separately and the landing page running in the browser.

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Interface Setup

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Table 1 Details Available on the Landing Page

No.

Function

Definition

1

Connection Indicator

Shows if UART or CAN is connected

2

Communication Mode Drop Down

Allows selection of the communication mode

3

Vehicle System Mode

Contains a dropdown list for vehicle system states such as parked, driving, charging, and fault

4

Refresh Button

Updates the list of available communication ports

5

Battery Specifications

Input boxes for battery specifications which are used for SoC and SoH

6

Load Defaults Button

Sets the battery specification values to the predefined default program entries

7

Start Button

Initiates battery monitoring and directs users to the Overview page

  1. Set the jumper configuration based on the communication mode being used: UART or CAN.

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    On the GUI landing page, hover to the Communication Mode dropdown menu. Select UART COM followed by the specific port number if using UART, or CAN if using CAN.

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    Press the RESET button every time the hardware set up is changed.

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  2. Click the Load Defaults button to set the initial entry values for the different parameters needed for the State of Charge (SoC) and State of Health (SoH) calculations.

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  3. Click the Start button to begin the measurements.

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Tabs

Overview

The Overview tab features plots for stack voltage, module current, max charge current, max discharge current, cell voltages, cell temperatures, and state of the battery. This tab also allows setting of the vehicle state, which by default is set to “PARKED”.

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Graph

The Graph tab enables checking the progression of the readings for different parameters such as the cell voltage, temperature, SoC, SoH, and pack voltage and current.

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Console

Presents the actual numerical data being fetched by the UI in a tabular form. This tab allows the user to study or qualify the data, if needed.

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Diagnostic

This tab enables the user to check any anomaly detected by the BMS devices. Some of these diagnostic functions are cell overvoltage and undervoltage, open wire detection, and others.

Indicators:

  • Green color = passed (or no issue detected)

  • Red color = failed

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