Category Archives: General

Viewing CANBUS Communication Matrix Settings

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

Please visit the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/downloads/misc/viewing_canbus_communication_matrix.pdf

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Editing Custom CANBUS Messages

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

Please visit the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/downloads/misc/editing_canbus_messages.pdf

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Using 3rd Party Thermistors With Orion BMS

Posted on June 7, 2018 by admin

Please use the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/manuals/pdf/third_party_thermistors.pdf

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Selecting The Right Current Sensor

Posted on June 7, 2018 by admin

Please see the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/manuals/pdf/selecting_current_sensor.pdf

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Using Parallel Strings

Posted on June 7, 2018 by admin

Please visit the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/manuals/pdf/parallel_strings.pdf

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CHAdeMO Fast Charging Integration

Posted on June 7, 2018 by admin

Please see the following PDF: https://www.orionbms.com/manuals/pdf/chademo_integration.pdf

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Diagnosing CANBUS Communication Problems

Posted on March 7, 2016 by admin

CANBUS is a high speed network which requires high quality wiring in order to operate properly. As such, it is sensitive to improper wiring. The majority of CANBUS communication problems are caused by poor wiring, incorrect termination, or the use … Continue reading →

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Retrieving Data With 3rd Party Devices

Posted on July 9, 2015 by admin

There are two distinct methods for retrieving data digitally from the Orion BMS / Orion Jr.: Regularly transmitted CANBUS messages and active data polling (sometimes referred to as on demand polling).   Regularly Transmitted CANBUS Messages Using regularly transmitted CANBUS … Continue reading →

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Pre-Balancing Cells

Posted on May 27, 2014 by admin

Lithium ion cells are often shipped from the manufacturer at different states of charge from one another. This is sometimes due to the manufacturer pulling from different lots, cells with vastly different discharge rates, or a result of the manufacturer … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing sudden jumps in State of Charge (SOC)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

The Orion BMS primarily calculates state-of-charge (SOC) by coulomb counting, which is a way of monitoring the amount of current going into or out of the battery pack. However, the BMS also has an algorithm for correcting the calculated state-of-charge … Continue reading →

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