Research and Development Roadmap

The research and development roadmap of the foxBMS battery managements system platform is presented and updated every 3 to 6 months on this page. We adapt the priorities of the developments based on the demands and feedback we get from our partners and customers. For further technical details, please refer to the Documentation or feel free to contact us.

Custom Battery Module with BMS-Slave Board Derived from foxBMS Roadmap
High energy density automotive battery module with cost-optimized battery monitoring electronics derived from foxBMS developed by Fraunhofer IISB with Dräxlmaier (Germany), Panasonic (Japan), and IFEVS (Italy).
CategoryProduct / Service / FeatureOnline PublicationEarliest ScheduleReleased
BMS-Master HardwareStreamlined power supply architecture of the foxBMS 2 BMS-Master with single SBCYesQ4 2024Released December 2024
Embedded SoftwareFreeRTOS Upgrade to Version V11.1.0YesQ1 2025Released April 2025
Embedded SoftwareInitial ethernet supportYesQ1 2025Released April 2025
Embedded SoftwareBootloader and Remote Firmware UpdatesYesQ1 2025Internal release candidate under testing
Next Generation of BMS-SlaveHardware and software supporting next generation Analog Front Ends (AFE)YesQ2 2025Under development
Smart-Cell BMS-SlaveSingle Cell BMS-Slave Prototype ReleasePartialQ2 2025Under development
Embedded Hardware and SoftwareExtension Board and Software interface for NVIDIA Jetson edge deviceYesQ2 2025Under development
Embedded SoftwareMQTT supportYesQ2 2025Under development