Monitor for Li-Ion / Li-Poly Battery Packs
with cell balance connector
BM3 for 3S battery pack
BM4 for 3S / 4S battery pack
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BM4 12F675 ( 2005/12/17 )
A small piece of plastic been cut from the connector (red arrow) to fit both 4 pins and 5 pins balance connector
This device designed to be a "Battery Monitor", which will neither not cut off power nor control your model, but just a alarm.
It has two function, monitor the "unbalance ", and the "over discharge " of each cell, suppose you use 3S1P or 4S1P packs.
1. Unbalance:
When the "voltage difference" between cells > 0.2~0.25 V ( nominal 0.3V ), BM beep a low tone for 1 second and repeat.
2. Over discharge :
When any cell over discharge and it's voltage down below 3.2V, BM beep shortly to indicate which cell is down.
If over discharge been detected, the unbalance detecting function will be disable.
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User Manual :
Plug the BM to balance connector of battery pack,
If the battery pack is 14.8V ( 4S ) BM will beep Do~Mi~So~Do to indicate it's OK. if the battery pack is 11.1V ( 3S ) , another two Do~Mi~So~Do sound, to indicate it's OK
To stop the alarm, disconnect the BM from battery pack
You may remark the ASM code to change the default value.
The HEX code in this page (see below) have three different file :
BM3_675_32_03 : define < 3.2 V is over discharge, > 0.3 V (nominal) is unbalance. ( suggested )
BM3_675_34_03 : define < 3.4 V is over discharge, > 0.3 V (nominal) is unbalance.
BM3_675_30_05 : define < 3.0 V is over discharge, > 0.5 V (nominal) is unbalance.
Choose one for yourself!
The sound samples : WAV
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BM3 V2.0 12F675 ( 2005/12/12 ) *** BM3 won't update anymore !!!
Just plug the device into "balance connector" of battery pack, it well beep Do~Mi~So~Do to indicate it's OK.
If the voltage difference > 0.3 V ( nominal, actually 0.2~0.25V, adjustable within the ASM code), the LED flash and beep 5 sound at lower tone than the sound that indicate battery-low.
When cells run below 3.0V, the LED on and sound beep to indicate which cell is low.
Bi~~~~Bi~~~~ indicate the first cell (B) is low
Bi~Bi~~~~Bi~Bi~~~~ indicate the second cell (B2) is low
Bi~Bi~Bi~~~~Bi~Bi~Bi~~~~ indicate the third cell (B3) is low
So, if you hear Bi~~~~Bi~Bi~Bi~~~~Bi~~~~Bi~Bi~Bi~~~~, it means B & B3 are low
It well continue beep sound until you unplug the battery pack
Here, How it work
ExpressSCH BM3 schema download
ExpressSCH BM4 schema download
PIC12F675 ASM BM3 V2.0 PIC12F675 HEX BM3 V2.0
PIC12F675 ASM BM4 V1.0 PIC12F675 HEX BM4 V1.0
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