AEM Electronics is known for manufacturing the highest quality performance electronics that the market has to offer. When you buy AEM parts, you are getting the finest engineering and best value for your money. AEM EV is the company’s Performance EV Controls brand. Its mission is to deliver a suite of performance electric vehicle control solutions that simplify the EV conversion process and provide powerful control for EV motorsports applications.
AEM Electronics has recently released its VCU200 Vehicle Control Unit, which is built on OEM hardware to provide the highest level of reliability, and more importantly, safety. AEM’s Vehicle Control Units (VCUs) are the missing link for high-performance EV street-conversion and motorsports applications. These units allow the calibrator to create custom torque management strategies that are applicable to a wide range of EV systems and component combinations. AEM Electronics’ VCUs integrate EV systems and unify the tuning experience to offer conversion and motorsports-ready features that appear in a high-performance, modern, and customizable interface.
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The VCU200 in its default configuration can manage a single inverter/motor system, communicate with up to four independent CAN bus networks, and be used on direct-drive and indirect-drive EV setups. Multiple motor control systems may be possible depending on the application.
AEMcal software for the VCU200 Vehicle Control Unit streamlines the process of customizing the power delivery strategies and controlling all of the ancillary subsystems of EV motorsports and conversion vehicles. It simultaneously eliminates the need for stacking multiple controllers to manage such aspects. AEM utilizes a simplified and intuitive easy-to-read interface that presents tables and graphs for implementing strategies for launch and traction control, torque delivery, regenerative braking, speed limiting, and map switching.
The AEM EV VCU200 features an IP67K (waterproof and dustproof) aluminum enclosure with 80-pin connector that can withstand temperatures ranging from -40 degrees Celsius to 105 degrees Celsius.
Inputs: 13 Analog inputs; 15 Digital Inputs; 4 Frequency inputs
Outputs: 12 Low-side drivers; 6 High-side drivers; 4 Half Bridges w/ shunt resistors (which provide 4 low-side drivers (PWM) or 4 high-side drivers)
Primary Functions of the EM VCU200:
- Input characterization including accelerator pedal, brake switch, PRND switches, and other driver/vehicle inputs
- Redundancy and arbitration features for all safety-critical inputs
- Startup and shutdown sequencing of high voltage components, including independent contactor control
- CAN message translation for BMS, inverter, PDUs, and other CAN accessories
- Motor torque management dependent on vehicle operating states and other driver-selectable modes
- Closed-loop motor speed regulation for indirect drive transmission applications
- Dynamic torque limits that maximize safety and optimize performance
- Accessory control of cooling pumps, cooling fans, lights and more
- Diagnostics and fault detection including CAN message timeouts, thermal limits, contactor, and inverter enable cross-checks
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