A BOUT THIS GUIDE
The Wakespeed® Offshore series of product offerings features a common set of configuration and communications capability. This guide is used to document both Serial (ASCII) communications and CAN (Control Area Network) capabilities. Refer to the individual devices user’s guide for additional details. Using the information in this guide one can access advanced configuration capabilities of the WS500 Alternator Regulator, as well as create a vertical stacked solution with tight integration between the regulator, BMS devices, Displays and engines. More so, this guide will be helpful in the development of supporting applications to aid in the configuration and use of the WS500 Alternator Regulator.
A note of NMEA2000 tm
NMEA2000 is a registered trademark of National Marine Electronics Association. In this guide there are references to NMEA2000, which are an artifact of the underlying J1939 support library used by the WS500 Alternator Regulator. The WS500 Alternator Regulator makes no claim of the correctness, compatibility, nor support for any NMEA2000 installation.
A note of edits and revisions
As this document is revised, new additions or capability will be placed in RED text. It is hoped this will aid in the quick assessment of new features. This release is intended for use with Firmware v2.4.3 or above.
2.4.3 Notes:
The v2.4.3 release fixes primarly on improved support to LiFeP04 batteries, and more specifically those in which the BMS is CAN connected. Some notable changes of this release include:
Improved stability of battery current regulation when using CAN connected BMS’s for remote instrumentation of battery current. Addition of new BMS Max Current to the $SCA: parameter. Corrected CAN message “ Charger Configuration Status - 1FFC6h ”, Sending Battery Type. Removed lockout = 2 option in $SCO. 2 now behaves the same as 1. Documented new DEP command to allow checks of required firmware support in configuration files.
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