Seplos Battery Monitor

[Tulex]

I've got 3 Seplos 10E with BM2. Running version 2.1.8.
Everything works. They are all connected to each other via RS485. Bluetooth works with all 3 batteries.
But, with battery monitor, I can't see the first battery (Pack 00) I can see the second and third batteries (Packs 01 and 02)
There is no pack 00 button, and unchecking 01 and 02 doesn't bring up 00.
Only way to see it is to set the first battery dip switch to single battery and plug the pc cable into that battery.

Anyone figure this out?

Edit to add that I think I understand now. The Can port takes over the RS485 on the first battery.

 

[Crowz]

Glad you found the solution.

 

[crossy]

It's certainly a well-known problem, if anyone has a solution many (myself included) would be happy to know.

 

[Neil H]

You need to chane battery 0 to 4 just for when your running the monitor program

Off grid garage has a good video on you tube about it

 

[Quattrohead]

I have four working perfectly, I thought I'd put the details here somewhere but I'll add them to this post when I have a minute

 

[Quattrohead]

Battery 1 - 10001100
Battery 2 - 01000000
Battery 3 - 11000000
Battery 4 - 00100000

In the software hit pack 1,2,3,4, select the comm port as found in device manager if the software doesn't automatically select it and baud rate 19,200, hit connect.
If you click on multiple it will show four batteries, pack 00 not populated.

 

[Quattrohead]

Yes I am using the left RS485 port to connect to the computer on the master battery.

 

[Quattrohead]

Multiple battery window.

 

[Tulex]

Well, that didn't work. I only have 3 batteries, so tried the first three. Sol-Ark alarmed out, no communication.

 

[Neil H]

did you watch Off grid Garage video ?

 

[Tulex]

did you watch Off grid Garage video ?

I did. He had no solution, just pointed out the issue.

 

[houseofancients]

I did. He had no solution, just pointed out the issue.

There is no solution..
A master battery can only be either a master, or not.
If used as a master, management resources for the complete stack are used for management only, and can't do both managment and master tasks

Pretty much the only short comming this BMS has imho

 

[Tulex]

There is no solution..
A master battery can only be either a master, or not.
If used as a master, management resources for the complete stack are used for management only, and can't do both managment and master tasks

Pretty much the only short comming this BMS has imho

That's what I have determined. I have bluetooth, so it's not the biggest deal, just would be nice to scan all the batteries on a bigger screen.

 

[Quattrohead]

I'm sorry I missed that you were trying to read the master battery with an inverter, I thought you were talking about the monitoring software.

 

[Tulex]

I'm sorry I missed that you were trying to read the master battery with an inverter, I thought you were talking about the monitoring software.

I have the batteries connected to the inverter via CAN, but still wanted to see the first battery in the battery monitoring software.