¶ Can the WatchMon Control a Charger?
There are two ways of doing this:
¶ Method 1:
Using the relays of the Expansion board to simply turn the charger ON or OFF. This is usually based on settings in the Control Logic for Charging.
¶ Method 2:
Using CAN protocol to talk to the charger and control it using the software.
Method 2 is obviously the better option but if you are happy with just ON and OFF then Method 1 is all you really need.
The current list of devices can be found by going to the Hardware settings for the WatchMon.
We are happy to add a specific charger with assistance if we can get our hands on the protocol document of the charger, have access to a charger for testing to make sure it works (if you have a system with charger this can be done remotely on your system if you wish to) and a scheduled time from our R&D staff.