Programming the Bafang Middrive BBS01+BBS02

waynebergman said:

Has anyone heard of any Mac based solutions for Programming our Bafang controllers? I was given a PC that I was only going to use for reprogramming my controller but that PC laptop just quit working. I really dont want to buy a PC just for this purpose if I can somehow use my Mac for the job. Also, I am not interested in running the virtual PC options on my Mac.

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Thunderass said:

Hello everybody. i have bbs02b 750 watt motor. i want to make usb programmable cable. i bought PL2303 TTL USB converter.But my display connection tipe is HIGO-B3 (https://www.e-bike-technologies.de/index.php/en/connectors/higo/higo-mini-b-connectors/higo-b3-detail this one it has 3 pins)i think it doesnt have pl p+ .Anyone knows about how must it be connect to cables?

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tomjasz said:

Thunderass said:

Hello everybody. i have bbs02b 750 watt motor. i want to make usb programmable cable. i bought PL2303 TTL USB converter.But my display connection tipe is HIGO-B3 (https://www.e-bike-technologies.de/index.php/en/connectors/higo/higo-mini-b-connectors/higo-b3-detail this one it has 3 pins)i think it doesnt have pl p+ .Anyone knows about how must it be connect to cables?

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Review this thread and post.
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=58780&hilit=pexio&start=275#p915172
You should be connecting to the green Higo. To controller.

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teslanv said:

ziltoid81 said:

Got the same interface like yours, but still to dumb to get a connection......3 wires to the Interface (gnd, rx, tx), switched rx and tx, shortened pl and p+ on the controllerplug to the motor/controller.
Connect battery and hit the connect button.....the same happens every time.

Always get an "error opening serial port" either the cables are connected or not.
The interface is showing a red light all the time and when i disconned the battery from the motor, a blue led light up for 2-3seconds(on the interface).

I ordered another interface, but now i see yours the same....
You dont get all the actions to work, but at least you got a connection
Maybe i should solder my wiring again.
Dont know where to start again.....

Do i need to setup the interface via windows?
Just installed the driver for the interface and opened the bafang software.
The interface is properly listed, without any warnings, in the device manager.

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You will need to enter the COMM port ID in the software. Look for the Breakout Board hardware in the "Ports" Section of the Device Manager. Mine Was identified as "COM7"

Then, in the controllerst software, type in COM7 (or whatever port yours is) - The software should then be able to communicate with your PC.

Click "Connect" and you should be up and running.

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gbetous said:

Hi everyone,

I read a lot on this valuable topic (but could not read all messages in detail, I must admit).

I am considering to program by myself my BBS02, but I'm quite surprised by one thing : in the different assist levels description, I can read "Asst1 Limit Current(%): 52/20/52/10/52 – Power cut based on road speed at power level 1."

Did anyone confirm that the parameter "Limit Current" is really a "road speed limit" ? This would mean that the parameter name is totally wrong...

Thank you very much for your help

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cluletrecl said:

dunno if this is the right topic, but can i use the programming cable and software to program a frontwheel motor: BF FM G320.250 instead of the middrive BBS01 or BBS02 ?

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alfantastic said:

cluletrecl said:

dunno if this is the right topic, but can i use the programming cable and software to program a frontwheel motor: BF FM G320.250 instead of the middrive BBS01 or BBS02 ?

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The programming lead and software programs the controller, so the motor is less important. All the Bafang programming cables I've seen come with the green 5 pin Higo connector. Also, the programming software doesn't appear to be BBS01, BBS02 or BBSHD specific.

Therefore, If your controller happens to connect to the display using a green 5 pin Higo connector, then I see no reason why the controller can't be programmed in the same way as the BBSxx series.

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lolo.31 said:

Hi there,

A little update.

I have upgraded the Software Programming Tool, starting from the S. Penoff amazing version he did ( so much thanks for his work)
Lot of improvments are now available, with a included help for each parameters, additional infos, bugs corrections, full multi language (available today : english french) translation. A easy system is set up to add any additional languages for who wants to contribute, by adding your own txt files in the "Languages" directory. (see readme.txt included
The included help is of course based on the electricbike wellknown reference
This new software has been successfully tested by a little communauty from France. All sources file are included of course.

Download link (V2.2a) :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqpy0l9d2pn1a61/BafangConfigToolV22a.zip?dl=0


Release history (in french, chrpter 12 at bottom page) and future new versions here:
http://cyclurba.fr/velos/3584/conversion-d-un-vtt-orbea-sate-vn-lotaff.html

Any comments or suggestions will be welcome


Enjoy !
Laurent

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elenhinan said:

Well, not anymore. I wrote a really small python script that spoofs the login response of their server, letting one access the programming tool in the BESST software (tested with v1.06). For this to work you need to add the line "127.0.0.1 besst-api.yuntick.com" to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts . This will redirect all communication intended for the bafang servers to the local web-server run by the script. Any login will then automatically be accepted. Open notepad with administrative privileges to edit this file, or save it somewhere else and copy and overwrite it afterwards. Then start the spoof.py if you already have python installed, or spoof.exe if not. It might need some microsoft visual c++ redist package, but most computers already have this installed. Login with whatever email and password you want. After login click menu and then tool. Just to clarify, this does not give you access to any restricted Bafang servers or anything I would consider shady, it just let's you open the software that runs locally on your computer.

An diagnostics mode is also available if one modifies the python script (type from 4 to 3 on line 19), which should do some testing of the display and controller.

As I have no programming cable I have not tested this. Since the software comes straight from Bafang I wouldn't expect it to put your bike on fire, but then again don't blame me if it does. If anyone want to test it out it would be interesting if you could share your experience.

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cross33 said:

elenhinan said:

Well, not anymore. I wrote a really small python script that spoofs the login response of their server, letting one access the programming tool in the BESST software (tested with v1.06). For this to work you need to add the line "127.0.0.1 besst-api.yuntick.com" to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts . This will redirect all communication intended for the bafang servers to the local web-server run by the script. Any login will then automatically be accepted. Open notepad with administrative privileges to edit this file, or save it somewhere else and copy and overwrite it afterwards. Then start the spoof.py if you already have python installed, or spoof.exe if not. It might need some microsoft visual c++ redist package, but most computers already have this installed. Login with whatever email and password you want. After login click menu and then tool. Just to clarify, this does not give you access to any restricted Bafang servers or anything I would consider shady, it just let's you open the software that runs locally on your computer.

An diagnostics mode is also available if one modifies the python script (type from 4 to 3 on line 19), which should do some testing of the display and controller.

As I have no programming cable I have not tested this. Since the software comes straight from Bafang I wouldn't expect it to put your bike on fire, but then again don't blame me if it does. If anyone want to test it out it would be interesting if you could share your experience.

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Hi elenhinan
First of all, thank you for making the besst-spoof script. But, I'm unable to get it woking with the current version of BESST (v.1.2.17). I'm just getting "Unable to connect to remote service". Are you able to share the v.1.06? Or is there a another fix to this problem?

Best
Martin

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# written by elenhinan, 24.11.2016

from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
import socketserver
import simplejson as json
import socket

class BESST_server(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
	def do_POST(self):
		data_string = self.rfile.read(int(self.headers['Content-Length']))
		print("got post from BESST (%s)"%data_string)
		
		if b"password" in data_string:
			print("login accepted ;)")
			self.send_response(200)
			self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json;charset:UTF-8\r\n')
			self.end_headers()
			#user type: 1 brand, 2 dealer, 3 assembler, 4 manufacturer, 5 terminal. 4 for tool access, 3 for diagnostics
			userdata = json.dumps( {'code':0,'data':{'user':{'status':1,'org': {'id': 12345, 'type': 4}},'token':123}} )
			self.wfile.write(userdata.encode('utf-8'))
		else:
			self.send_response(200)
			self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json;charset:UTF-8\r\n')
			self.end_headers()
			userdata = json.dumps( {'code':0} )
			self.wfile.write(userdata.encode('utf-8'))
 
		
def run(handler_class=BESST_server, port=80):
        ip_lookup = socket.gethostbyname('besst-api.yuntick.com')
        print(("test.api.besst.bafang-service.com forwards to %s"%ip_lookup))
        httpd = socketserver.TCPServer(("", port), handler_class)
        print("Starting httpd...")
        httpd.serve_forever()

	
if __name__ == "__main__":
	run()

wr75 said:

Awesome! Can you please make a version with the torque tab settings for the Ultra Max?

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