DC-DC Solar EV Charger

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The key component to transform the solar car from a backyard science experiment to cost effective practical transportation.

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Programming the DC-DC board
1. Install FlexProp. https://github.com/totalspectrum/flexprop
2. Download the solarcarengeering repository. https://github.com/realsolarcarsllc/solarcarengineering
3. Start FlexProp.
4. The PCDB2105 needs a non-standard flash loader program.
5. Configure FlexProp to use this one supplied with the solarcarengineering repository. RSC_flashloader.binary
6. A good program to use for testing may be pcdb2105_test10.spin2 . Open this in FlexProp. This program turns on the high voltage output all the time, which makes it good for testing the hardware on the bench.
7. I recommend that you DO NOT write programs to flash until you have tested and they work well. You do not want the board to start a potentially damaging program at power-on.
8. I used the spare contactor module shown in a previous step to test software in a safe(r) environment. It would also be possible to build a test fixture from standard relays.
9. The program for charging the Chevy Volt G1 is pcdb2105_testvolt3.spin2. Test it with "Compile and Run" before doing "Compile and Flash."

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