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--- battery_compatibility:can-bus_bms-cable [2017-12-13 17:29] – created mvader
+++ battery_compatibility:can-bus_bms-cable [2018-02-06 16:54] – [1. Introduction] mvader
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 ====== VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS cables manual ======
-===== 1. Introduction =====
+Use these cables to connect a CAN-bus enabled battery to a Victron system.
-Use this cable to connect a CAN-bus enabled battery to a Victron system.
-The side labeled 'CAN-bus BMS' plugs into the battery. The other sie, labeled 'VE.Can' must be plugged into the VE.Can port of the Venus-device.
+===== 1. Selecting the right cable =====
-There are two types, each with different pinning. Some brands of batteries require a Type A. Other brands require the Type B cable.
+=== ASS030710018 - VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS type A Cable 1.8m ===
-Batteries that require the Type A cable:
   * BYD B-Box
-Batteries that require the Type B cable:
+=== ASS030720018 - VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS type B Cable 1.8m ===
   * LG Chem Resu
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   * Pylontech
-===== 2. Pin-out =====
+===== 2. Installation =====
+The side labeled 'CAN-bus BMS' plugs into the battery. The other side, labeled 'VE.Can' must be plugged into the VE.Can port of the Venus-device.
+For configuration, see the manual specific to the brand of battery you are using.
+===== 3. Pin-out =====
-For the do-it-yourselvers:
+In some cases it might be needed to make the cable at the location. Find below the pin-outs. Make sure to very carefully test the cable after crimping it. Self-made cables are very often the causes of very hard to diagnose problems.
-==== 2.1 Type A ====
+==== 3.1 Type A ====
 ^ Function ^ Victron VE.Can side ^ Battery side ^
 | GND      | Pin 3        | Pin 6       |
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 | CAN-H	   | Pin 7        | Pin 4       |
-==== 2.2 Type B ====
+==== 3.2 Type B ====
 ^ Function ^ Victron VE.Can side ^ Battery side ^