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Eltek Valere

Using a Eltek Valere charger with an Lithiumate BMS.

The Lithiumate BMS (rev 1.25 and up) interfaces with Eltek Valere chargers through the CAN bus.

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Connect the CANH and CANL lines of the BMS to the CANH and CANL lines of the charger.
The CAN bus needs two terminations, one at each end of the bus. The BMS has an internal termination. The charger does not.

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Configure the BMS to operate with the charger.

  1. Turn on TX messages: Home / Set-up / More / CAN bus / Communication with other devices / Eltek charger / Yes
  2. Set up RX messages: Home / Set-up / Current sense / Source current / CAN message / ...
    1. ... ID: set to 305h
    2. ... 1st data byte: set to 3
    3. ... Length: set to 3: low-hi (little-endian)
    4. ... Offset: set to 0
    5. ... Units: set to 100 [mA/count]
    6. ... Direction: set to Yes: + = into battery
  3. Reset the BMS controller for this to take effect (power down, & power up, or Home / 6/ 7)
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