Table of Contents
1. Safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. General safety precautions
................................................................................................. 1
1.2. Battery safety warnings ..................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Transport and storage ...................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. The battery monitor ......................................................................................................... 2
2.2. Why should I monitor my battery? ......................................................................................... 2
2.3. Sizing ......................................................................................................................... 2
2.4. The VictronConnect app .................................................................................................... 2
2.5. Accessories .................................................................................................................. 3
3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 4
3.1. What's in the box? ........................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Mounting the shunt .......................................................................................................... 4
3.3. Mounting the head unit ..................................................................................................... 5
3.4. Connections overview ...................................................................................................... 7
3.5. Basic electrical connections ................................................................................................ 7
3.6. Auxiliary electrical connections ............................................................................................ 8
3.6.1. Auxiliary connection for monitoring the voltage of a second battery ........................................ 8
3.6.2. Auxiliary connection midpoint battery bank monitoring ....................................................... 8
3.6.3. Auxiliary connection for temperature monitoring .............................................................. 9
3.7. Programmable relay ......................................................................................................... 9
3.8. Use of alternative shunts ................................................................................................. 10
3.9. GX device connection ..................................................................................................... 10
3.10. Wiring for use as DC meter ............................................................................................. 11
4. Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 12
4.1. Setup wizard ............................................................................................................... 12
4.2. Automatic voltage detection .............................................................................................. 12
4.3. How to change settings ................................................................................................... 13
4.3.1. Settings via the head unit ...................................................................................... 13
4.3.2. The VictronConnect app ........................................................................................ 14
4.4. Update firmware ........................................................................................................... 15
4.5. Make essential settings ................................................................................................... 15
4.5.1. Set the battery capacity value ................................................................................. 15
4.5.2. Set charged voltage value ...................................................................................... 15
4.5.3. Set state of charge .............................................................................................. 16
4.5.4. Set the auxiliary input function ................................................................................. 16
4.6. Make Lithium settings (if needed) ....................................................................................... 16
4.7. Configure for use as DC meter .......................................................................................... 17
5. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 18
5.1. How does the battery monitor work? .................................................................................... 18
5.2. Readout overview ......................................................................................................... 18
5.3. Using the head unit menus ............................................................................................... 19
5.4. Trends ...................................................................................................................... 19
5.5. History ...................................................................................................................... 20
5.5.1. Accessing historical data via the VictronConnect app ...................................................... 20
5.5.2. Accessing historical data via the head unit ................................................................... 21
5.5.3. History data ...................................................................................................... 22
5.6. Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 22
5.7. Synchronising the battery monitor ....................................................................................... 23
5.7.1. Automatic synchronisation ..................................................................................... 23
5.7.2. Manual synchronisation ........................................................................................ 23
5.8. Operation as a DC meter ................................................................................................. 24
6. Interfacing ........................................................................................................................... 25
6.1. VictronConnect app via USB ............................................................................................. 25
6.2. Connecting to a GX device and the VRM portal ....................................................................... 25
6.3. Connecting to VE.Smart networking .................................................................................... 26
6.4. Custom integration ........................................................................................................ 27
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