Difficulty connecting VE Bus BMS V2 with Ekrano and Smart Battery

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Tim Knox asked Feb 9, '24

Difficulty connecting VE Bus BMS V2 with Ekrano and Smart Battery

For a marine application we have the following devices:

A 200ah 25V smart lithium battery
VE Bus BMS V2
Ekrano Multiplus
Smart Solar 100/30
Multiplus 24-500-10

We are experiencing dificulty getting meaningful readings the SOC and power, in and out. When running a DC motor drawing 200w the Ekrano display stays the same. All firmware is up to date.

I feel I should be able to see the BMS like I see a smart shunt but I can't. Very frustrating!

I'd be very grateful if anyone could has a map showing the way out of the lithium battery maze.

Regards

Tim

VE.Bus smart lithium ekrano gx

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Answer 1 · 2024-02-09T18:13:24Z

Justin Cook answered · Feb 09 at 06:13 PM

The VE.Bus BMS (either version) is not a battery monitor, it's only a BMS (battery management system).

If you want to see battery SOC, current in/out, and other such information you'll need a battery monitor connected in the system, or a Lynx Smart BMS which is also a battery monitor.

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