JK BMS with Peter Board or James iBMS

Hello,

is there any experience about adding an Peter Board or an James iBMS to a JK BMS in connection with a Victron System?

Greeting from Germany

Since you use the term “peter boards” you know this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wum7R8TiqJc

I only know the boards in Andy’s Off-Grid Garage.

Have Fun

Marc

or that one:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=waNjrxFlL1A
Again Andy’s Off-Grid Garage…

Yes, I have 6 JK bms with Peter Boards connected to a CerboGX.


Thanks :grinning:
I’ve seen the videos from Andy’s offgridgarage :+1:

But i guess, the original PeterBoard isn’t availible any longer. Just the James boards linked above are on the market.

@Ton_Gans What is the benefit using these boards additionally? Do the work properly? :thinking:

They work excellent.
The benefit is that my 6 bms can talk with the CerboGX.
Furthermore if you have HA, you can monitor your bms everywhere and can change parameters this way.

@Ton_Gans Thank for your experience :+1:

Actually i will build one DIY-AccuBox. But i think it possible that there will be another one oder two :wink:
Is there no other way to connect two ore more EELs with CAN-bus like for ex. the Pylontechs? :thinking:

If the eel batteries are using the jk inverter bms (what they normally do) you can interconnect them and use one (tha masters) can interface.

Have Fun

Marc

P.S. there is no need for any boards

you can even use the rs485 interface from the master and read the stuff via serialbattery.
https://github.com/mr-manuel/venus-os_dbus-serialbattery
Or you can connect the batteries individually…
So endless variaties without any board.

Have Fun

Marc