Battery montoring apparatus and daisy chain interface suitable for use in a battery monitoring apparatus
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1. A battery monitor for monitoring the performance of at least one battery within an array of batteries, comprising:
- a data acquisition device for measuring at least one parameter of the at least one battery associated with the battery monitor,a first data interface operable to exchange data with a first device, anda second data interface operable to exchange data with a second device.
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Abstract
A battery monitor for monitoring the performance of at least one battery within an array of batteries, comprising: a data acquisition device for measuring at least one parameter of the at least one battery associated with the battery monitor, a first data interface operable to exchange data with a first device, and a second data interface operable to exchange data with a second device.
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1. A battery monitor for monitoring the performance of at least one battery within an array of batteries, comprising:
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a data acquisition device for measuring at least one parameter of the at least one battery associated with the battery monitor, a first data interface operable to exchange data with a first device, and a second data interface operable to exchange data with a second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. An interface for devices arranged, in use, to be connected in a daisy chain, the interface comprising an output path wherein a signal to be transmitted is used to modulate a current source, and an input path where a modulated current flowing in the input path is detected so as to recover data.
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