In general most 12v alternators will put out about 15 volts, as it must be somewhat higher or else it won\'t even charge. I too have heard of people who have used voltages up to 4 times the battery...
In general most 12v alternators will put out about 15 volts, as it must be somewhat higher or else it won\'t even charge. I too have heard of people who have used voltages up to 4 times the battery...
Alternators generally seem to be sold as 12V, 24V and a few in the 48V-58V range. When selecting an alternator to charge a non-standard voltage battery (32V, 22.5V, 45V, etc) with WS500 regulation...
Thank you for the detailed response! So in normal operation if LIMIT_FLOAT_AMPS=1, the alternator will provide a 1 Amp current to the battery so long as Vbat < Vfloat? If Vbat is > Vfloat, ...
@rick-admin You bet. This is a great question, with actually a number of points to bring forward. As an overview - the WS500 regulator considers many points when making the decision on how ...
Good question. Al, would you like to respond to this one? @al-thomason
To protect lithium batteries from charging below 0C, I see that you can set a minimum charging temperature, which will force float mode if the battery temperature falls below this value. Likewise ...
August 25, 2019 Version 1.1.2 is now released. Change Log May 17, 2019 V 1.0.2 added support for firmware level 2.0.2 added \"USB Port Scanner\" to auto detect device and version Jul...
It seems that some versions of Windows 7 that have not had all updates installed may encounter a \"Process Error -1073741515 error when trying to perform a firmware update. To fix this first ensur...
Hey folks, I was just setting up an old PC with a fresh Windows 7 install. I haven\'t done any updates yet and tried to install the WS500 app. I got a strange error about a missing api (Applicati...
High Rick, Yes - a question we get a bit. So, there are perhaps two flavors of this: Two alternators on the same engine. Two engines, each with an alternator. For the 1st ...
What do I do if I have two alternators? Do I install one WS500 for both? If not, what keeps them from fighting with each other? In a dual alternator setup, each alternator gets its own WS500 S...
It seems there are issues with the factory version of the STM USB driver on some versions of Windows 7 that the WS500 uses for communications. Al has found an updated driver that should work with ...
The Ws500 uses an STM processor with built in USB communications, unlike an Arduino which uses an external FTDI chip. On some Windows 10 computers the Windows STM driver has problems with trying t...
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If you have a dual engine, dual regulator setup and want to monitor both alternators just run the app twice on your PC and split the screen. To run an app twice from Window10, just right mouse o...
Great news! The latest firmware update 2.0.2 now includes a Configure mode which disables the alarms and outputs. This means you can plug in your PC and power it right from your USB. It does not ...
It seems that in its infinite wisdom Google is treating some of our emails as Spam. If you have purchased a product you should receive a confirmation order within a couple of minutes. If not, ple...
We got to the bottom of this one. It seems that on newer Windows 10 installs they have removed some needed security libraries we were using. We have now updated this to meet the latest Windows 10...
Porting software code between operating systems can be a frustrating experience. What works well in Windows may behave very differently in Unix/MacOS. For instance the software also relies on spe...
The CANBus ports are for connecting to your CANBus (usually your engine computer)or NMEA2000 instrument network. The programming tool connects to the USB port which can be found inside the enclosure.
Hi, to access the USB port on the WS500 you need to remove the 4 screws on the cover plate and it is located in the top left corner just above the dip switches. Once you connect it to your PC, cli...
Hi, to access the USB port on the WS500 you need to remove the 4 screws on the cover plate and it is located in the top left corner just above the dip switches. Once you connect it to your PC, cli...
Is there an update on the IOS software for an iPad?
Found the software but it is saying I need a USB connection. I only have two CANbus connection with RJ45 connections. I did plug that in bit it still says its looking for the USB connection. Can...
Where and how do I get it?
Windows 1.0.2 X64 is now released and available for download! Mac OS build is in development and code is being ported over. Look for its release in the next month!
One user has reported a TLS error but we are having troubles zeroing in on the issue. If anyone else has had similar issues please let us know and any detail would be appreciated
