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Old 01-10-2012, 03:09 PM   #50 (permalink)
adamj12b
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Originally Posted by DJBecker View Post
That module isn't doing very much. It's pretty much just a diode, two resistors and a relay that switches the second resistor into the circuit.

It would be more interesting if the board did more: provided an isolated pulse width signal to the charge controller (the allowed current draw is indicated by the pulse width), provided a motor controller "inhibit" output, or sent a CAN bus 'connected' message.
If I add J1772 support to the charge, I will be making it take full use of the pilot signal. I dont just want it to tell the EVSE that there is something connected.

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