Below is comparison of the Orion lithium ion battery management system with other BMS units commonly used in electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid applications. See the features page for more details.
| Orion BMS | Lithiumate Pro | MK3x8 | MiniBMS |
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| Overcharge/discharge, thermal & overcurrent protection |  |
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| Cell & Pack Health Monitoring | |
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| Cell Balancing | |
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| Field Programmable | |
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| State of charge monitoring | |
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| Charge/discharge current limits | |
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| Cell & Pack Internal Resistances | |
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| Trouble codes w/ OBD-II freeze frame | |
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| Simulation of ‘virtual’ PHEV battery | |
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| Programmable OBD-II support | |
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| Centralized Design | |
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| Supports external thermistors | |
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| CANBUS Interfaces | 2 Interfaces | 1 Interface | |
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| Isolation Fault Detection | |
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| Automotive grade locking connectors | |
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| Easy to disconnect from battery | |
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| Supports dual ranging current sensors | |
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| Programmable structure for all CAN messages | |
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| Software for data logging & programming | |
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| Cell voltage sampling rate | 30mS | 600mS – 10,000mS | 62.5mS per cell | N / A |
| Cell voltage measuring range | 0.5v – 5.0v | 2.04v – 4.54v | 1.25v – 6.0v | N / A |
