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[stanelie]

So, trying to diagnose an intermittent throttle issue, I want to connect to the MBB to see if it sees the input correctly, and sends the output to the controller correctly.
I built the serial cable that hooks up to the OBD2 connector on the bike, as per the wiki.

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DEBUG: EepromFindNextAvailableEventLogEntrySlot Timeout


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*                                                           *
*            Zero Motorcycles Main Bike Board               *
*                                                           *
*                  Board Rev : 01.00                        *
*               Firmware Rev : 01.08                        *
*                      Built : Feb 14 2011 10:08:18         *
*                  Bike Type : S and DS                     *
*                 Serial Num : 05313                        *
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 - Reset Source: POR BOR
 - Running Self-Test.... Passed
 - Establishing CAN connection to BMS....  Passed
 - Precharging.... Passed

PASSWORD>

Does anyone know the password to access the info level? There is nothing I can read from this prompt without the password.[/code]

[stanelie]

Never mind, found it :
"1.21gigawatts"

[Mattbastard]

Never mind, found it :
"1.21gigawatts"

Thank you for updating this thread, now we all can share this data. 

For my own curiosity, what's the point of getting into the MBB?  What can you change? 

When I had a 2011 XU with a bad battery I just gutted all the Zero components and went with a standalone EV conversion using some of the existing Zero 12 VDC components but all new 48 VDC stuff, like a new Alltrax controller with the Zero throttle wired to it. 

[stanelie]

If you wanted to keep the bike as stock as possible, and it had a few problems, there is a lot of status information you can get from reading the status screen of the MBB, and this can help in troubleshooting the bike.

For example, the battery pack sends its status over a canbus network to the MBB, and you can see all the cells voltage as well as the total voltage from the status menu of the MBB. The MBB uses this to make sure the battery is ok before and while riding, and to inform the dash battery meter. Also, the MBB manages a lot of safety features, for the rider as well as the bike itself : current reading from the battery pack, current reading to the motor, temperature reading of the motor, starting the fan when required, precharging the controller capacitors for a few seconds before activating the main contactor so it doesn't arc and wear it... Also, there is a bunch of calibration that can be adjusted to modify how the throttle reacts, acceleration limits, current limits...

Going your way and just replacing everything is another way to go about it. A lot easier too.