Hello,
I recently bought a WS-500 here and, after installing it on my sailing yacht, it has been working very well. But I have two questions where I would like to ask for support. Unfortunately I was not able to get any reply after contacting Wakespeed support directly, so hope someone here can help me.
1) I tried connecting it to the Wakespeed app (for iOS) via USB cable but when I go to the Device section of the app it doesn’t seem to detect it. I also tried pushing the reset button but it still doesn’t detect it. I was hoping to use the app to update the firmware, is there a workaround for this?
2) I was able to connect the WS-500 to my NMEA network (B&G Zeus3 chartplotter). I did not use the original CAN port, instead I used the harness with the CAN Deutsch Connector and from there to an NMEA M12 Adapter connected to my network. As a result, I can now see the WS-500 in my chartplotter and when I click on it I can see data for alternator voltage, charging phase and some other parameters. I did not see however data for the current or temperature. Is there any way to enable this as well?
Thank you!
Giorgio
Anyone able to answer these? I tried contacting the support but I have not received any answers.
Thanks for the info Rick, I appreciate the answers!
In regards to 3), you mentioned that with a J1939 port I might be able to get the data I want. Unfortunately my plotter (B&G Zeus3) doesn\'t have that but I was wondering if it would work if I connect it instead to a separate CAN BUS J1939 reader display (something like this https://www.kutai.com.tw/products/generator-control-unit/dsp-52).
I also read about connecting it through bridges like YD or Maretron (https://panbo.com/how-wakespeeds-ws500-alternator-regulator-solves-complex-charging-issues-a-new-approach/ down in the WS500 to NMEA 2000 update ). Would this help solving the NMEA data conflicts?
Thank you.
Great news! Looks like I didn\'t need any of the above. I was able to get the data to display on my B&G Zeus3 (see attached image). What seems to have fixed was to go into the WS500 configuration and disable the Is Generator option. After that, I was able to get current, temperatures, rpm. etc. I am guessing this solved the ID conflicts.
I do have another question though. When I looked at the RPM the data showed 1640rpm but my actual Yanmar panel showed 2000rpm and I know this value to be correct. Is there a way to calibrate the rpm data in WS500?
Hey Giorgio, this is pretty cool. I havent played with this feature in a couple of years and its great to see it now integrates well. Thanks for sharing!
The engine speed is calculated based on the alternator speed (A/C frequency) and the pulley ratio so it just looks like you need to change the drive ratio in the SCV command
SCV; -- SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
\"SCV;, Lockout, BTS2ATS?, RevAmp, SvOvr, BcOvr, CpOvr, ,AltTempSet, drtNORM, drtSMALL, drtHALF, PBF, ,Amp
Limit, Watt Limit, , Alt Poles, Drive Ratio, Shunt Ratio, ,IdleRPM, TachMinField, Warmup Delay, Required Sensor,
DC_Disconnected_VBat, FeatureIN_mod, TriggerHalfPowerRPM, Ignore Sensor, Feature-OUT mod, ,BMS Amp Cap,
Promiscuous Mode”
Drive Ratio:Ratio of engine and alternator drive pulley
Thanks, I divided the alternator rpm by the engine rpm and added that as the drive ratio value, seems perfectly in sync now. Thanks for the support!
