The Restep Power System is currently composed of four Modules:
The Mother Module: the foundation of the power system, much like a Motherboard in a computer
The Battery Charger Module: provides battery charge control, MPPT, and system voltage control
The Off-Line Module: provides power input from a wall outlet
The PV Module: provides power input from a photovoltaic panel
All four Modules are at an initial release phase (Rev.X1) 7/14/21. This revision is a prototype release. No Modules are fully tested or qualified.
All Modules are licensed under CERNOHL-S v2: This source describes Open Hardware and is licensed under the CERNOHL-S v2. You may redistribute and modify this source and make products using it under the terms of the CERN-OHL-S v2 (https://ohwr.org/cern ohl s v2.txt ). This source is distributed WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please see the CERN-OHL-S v2 for applicable conditions.
Source files developed in KiCad 4.0.7 (https://www.kicad.org/). Custom libraries and footprints are provided in the source files .zip.
The Restep-X1 Arduino firmware for the Mother Module is licensed under GPL v3.0 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html). Use the Caterina-Genuino-Micro.hex bootloader, set fuse bits: EXT: CB HI: D8 LO: FF (https://www.arduino.cc/)
All documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
LTSpice circuit models (.asc), Mathcad (.mcdx), and Excel (.xlsx/.xlsm) design files are licensed under the MIT license. (https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/design-tools-and-calculators/ltspice-simulator.html) (https://www.mathcad.com/en)
Visit www.restep.eco for more information.