The Bridge is a small waterproof device that makes a Daly BMS speak the same language as the stock battery BMS, so the board, the controller and the app can understand it. To your Fliteboard, your aftermarket battery looks like just another normal battery.
It comes completed and ready to go.
Before you start: name your BMS
The Bridge only connects to a Daly BMS with the word Helium somewhere in its name. Rename your BMS in the Daly app or the Daly desktop software. Capital letters don’t matter, and the name can have other characters too, so names like Helium, helium-riot or MyHelium2 all work.
What it does
- The battery percentage is fully accurate.
- The power draw is accurate.
- The battery temperature is accurate and shows live on both your remote and the app.
- The board sees it as a normal battery.
Charging
The Bridge charges through a USB-C port with a screw-on cap. Unscrew the cap, plug in a USB-C charger, and when you’re done, screw the cap back on fully so water stays out.
Turning it on and off
The Bridge has no buttons. You control it with a magnet, which works a switch inside the marked corner (the groove on the edge). How long you hold the magnet there decides what happens:
| What you do | Light | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Touch it while The Bridge is asleep | Starts blinking | Wakes up. This is the only way to wake it. |
| Quick tap while awake | 3 quick blinks | Nothing changes. It’s just saying “I’m awake”. |
| Hold 2 seconds, then take it away | Rapid flicker while held | Goes to sleep once the magnet is removed. |
| Hold 15 seconds, then take it away | Goes solid while held | Restarts once the magnet is removed. Use this if it acts strange. |
What the lights mean
Red light: what The Bridge is doing
| Light | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fast blink | Looking for the battery. Wake it or move closer, and check that your BMS name includes “Helium”. |
| Slow blink | Battery found, waiting for connection. |
| On, with quick flickers | Connection found. |
| Off | Asleep. Touch the magnet to wake it. |
Red light: magnet on the marked corner
| Light | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 3 quick blinks | Quick tap: “I’m awake.” |
| Rapid flicker | Held 2 seconds: sleep armed. Remove the magnet to sleep. |
| Solid | Held 15 seconds: restart armed. Remove the magnet to restart. |
Sleep and restart are blocked while more than 2 A is flowing.
Blue light: power
| Light | Meaning |
|---|---|
| On | USB plugged in. It keeps charging even while The Bridge sleeps. |
| Off | Unplugged, running on its own battery. |
Good to know
- Removing the magnet is what triggers it. Sleep and restart don’t happen while you’re still holding the magnet. The light just tells you which one is armed. If you see a rapid flicker and only wanted to check it was on, it’s too late to cancel: removing the magnet puts it to sleep, and a touch wakes it again.
- Protected while riding. Sleep and restart are refused while more than 2 A is flowing, so a bump or a stray magnet can’t switch it off mid-ride.
- Magnet left on at start-up. If the magnet is still there when The Bridge wakes or starts, it’s ignored until you take it away once. That way waking it doesn’t also put it straight back to sleep.
- Auto-sleep. With no magnet at all, The Bridge goes to sleep by itself after 30 minutes with no battery data and no device connected. After that, only the magnet wakes it.
Quick check after install
- Wake The Bridge with the magnet. The red light blinks fast while it looks for the battery, then slowly once it finds it.
- Power on the board. When the red light stays on with quick flickers, it’s connected. Check that the remote and the app show the battery percentage and temperature.
- If something looks wrong, restart The Bridge: hold the magnet on the corner for 15 seconds until the light goes solid, then take it away.
Questions or problems? Email charlie@posterduckcustoms.com.
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