We are happy to announce that a minor release of foxBMS 2 version 1.2.1 is available on GitHub.
In this release version 1.2.1 we added some new features and fixed minor bugs. The main topics in this release covered are:
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The main topics covered in this release are:
- Added documentation for the LTC based based interface board and slave board
- foxBMS now ships with a new conda environment
- The FPU context was not saved during task switching, which could lead to memory corruption
- Cleaned up the SPI module and it is now possible to use the hardware Chip Select pins
- Corrected the OS-module wrapper for task definition
- Centralized the creation of the FreeRTOS queues used within the software
- Improved analog front-end drivers for MAXIM MAX17852 and MAX17841B
For a detailed list of changes in foxBMS 2 version 1.2.1, please refer to our changelog.
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Warning: The foxBMS 2 platform including the foxBMS 2 hardware and the foxBMS 2 software are under permanent development. The free and open research and development platform foxBMS 2 as presented in the documentation hereafter is not provided to be used without any adaptions (e.g., to fulfill mandatory regulations) in consumer products, electric vehicles, production environments or any similar usages: the open source version of the foxBMS 2 platform is only intended to be used by skilled professionals trained in designing battery system prototypes.
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