Victron Energy VE.Bus Smart Dongle Manual & Specs PDF (EN)

Table of Contents

VE.Bus Smart Dongle Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 2. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 2 2.1. What's in the box ............................................................................................................ 2 2.2. Installation without external battery sensor ............................................................................... 2 2.3.

Installation with an external battery sensor ............................................................................... 3 2.4. Updating firmware ........................................................................................................... 4 2.5. VE.Smart Networking ....................................................................................................... 4 3. Operation .............................................................................................................................. 6 3.1. LED Status codes ........................................................................................................... 6 3.2.

Inverter/charger control and monitoring ................................................................................... 6 3.3. Usage as a battery sensor ................................................................................................. 7 3.4. Usage with a GX device .................................................................................................... 7 4. Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 9 4.1. Compliance .................................................................................................................. 9 5.

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 10 6. Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 11 6.1. Dimensions ................................................................................................................. 11

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1. Introduction

VE.Bus Smart Dongle 1. Introduction The VE.Bus Smart dongle is a Bluetooth accessory for inverter/chargers and inverters * with a VE.Bus port. The dongle has the following features and functionalities: Remotely control the inverter/charger via Bluetooth and the VictronConnect app. The inverter/charger can be switched to on, off or charger-only and the AC input current limit can be adjusted. Remotely monitor the inverter/charger via Bluetooth and the VictronConnect app. The AC and DC parameters, device status, warnings or alarms can be monitored.

This includes Instant Readout to display the most important data of the inverter/charger on the Device list page without the need to connect to the product. This includes visual notifications of warnings, alarms, and errors that enable diagnostics at a glance. Please see the VictronConnect manual for details. The dongle can be connected to a single inverter/charger or multiple inverter/chargers set up in parallel and/or 3-phase. Measures the battery temperature and voltage. Can act as a battery temperature and voltage sensor for an inverter/charger and/or for VE.Smart Networking . Can be connected to an external temperature sensor, rather than using its own (default) temperature sensor.

Note that the dongle cannot be used to configure an inverter/charger. It is also not possible to update the firmware of an inverter/charger via the dongle. Read the VictronConnect VE.Bus manual for more specific information on configuring and updating the firmware of an inverter/charger. *) In the remainder of this document, we will refer to inverter/chargers instead of both inverter/chargers and inverters. If the dongle is used with an inverter, the charger-related features will not be available, such as monitoring AC parameters, switching a unit to "charger only" mode or adjusting the AC input current limit. Instant Readout Page 1 Introduction

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2.2. Installation without external battery sensor

VE.Bus Smart Dongle 2. Installation 2.1. What's in the box A. VE.Bus Smart Dongle. B. Removable terminal block with screw terminals. C. Black battery (-) connection wire with 10mm eye terminal. D. Red battery (+) connection wire with 10mm eye terminal and inline fuse. What's not in the box E. Temperature sensor for BMV-712 Smart and BMV-702 . This temperature sensor can be used as an optional external temperature sensor. Note that the temperature sensor is shipped with the label “CAUTION: BMV702 only!”. This caution can be ignored for use with the VE.Bus Smart dongle. F. UTP RJ45 cable . This cable is required to connect the VE.Bus Smart Dongle to the inverter/charger or inverter.

This cable needs to be purchased separately. 2.2. Installation without external battery sensor This is the default installation method, whereby the dongle's internal temperature sensor is used. 1. Remove the connection terminal block from the dongle. Page 2 Installation

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2.3. Installation with an external battery sensor

VE.Bus Smart Dongle 2. Connect the red power wire to the B+ terminal of the terminal block. 3. Connect the black power wire to the B- terminal of the terminal block. 4. Connect the eye terminal of the black power wire to the negative terminal of the battery. 5. Connect the eye terminal of the red power wire to the positive terminal of the battery. 6. For battery temperature sensing, mount the dongle on top or on the side of the battery, using the dongle's adhesive mounting. If battery temperature sensing is not required, the dongle can be mounted near the battery using adhesive mounting or screws. 7. Plug the terminal block into the dongle. 8.

Connect the dongle RJ45 terminal to the inverter/charger RJ45 terminal using an RJ45 UTP cable . 2.3. Installation with an external battery sensor This is an optional installation method, whereby an external temperature sensor is used instead of the dongle's internal temperature sensor. This installation requires the Temperature sensor for BMV-712 Smart and BMV-702 . Note that this temperature sensor is a different temperature sensor than the one that is included with the inverter/charger. It needs to be purchased separately. Note that the red power wire included with the dongle is not used in this installation. The red power wire will be replaced by the red wire of the temperature sensor.

1. Remove the connection terminal block from the dongle. 2. Connect the temperature sensor red wire to the B+ terminal of the terminal block. 3. Connect the temperature sensor black wire to the T- terminal of the terminal block. 4. Connect the black power wire to the B- terminal of the terminal block. 5. Connect the eye terminal of the black power wire to the negative terminal of the battery. 6. Connect the temperature sensor eye terminal to the positive terminal of the battery. 7. Mount the dongle on the battery using the dongle's adhesive mounting, or mount it near the battery using screws or the adhesive mounting. 8. Plug the terminal block into the dongle. 9.

Connect the dongle RJ45 terminal to the inverter/charger RJ45 terminal using an RJ45 UTP cable . Page 3 Installation ID Description A Inverter/charger or inverter with VE.Bus port. B Fuse. C Battery. D VE.Bus Smart dongle affixed to the battery housing. E RJ45 UTP cable. F Smartphone communicating via the VictronConnect app and Bluetooth with the VE.Bus Smart dongle.

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