I would like to run a Victron Dongle on my Quattro 48/10000, with an old controller (200).
It helpfully informs me to contact your installer to upgrade to firmware 415+ but those aren't for this controller. Is there a way round this? PCB exchange?
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Quattro old firmware
If your Quattro has the old CPU (starting with 19 - 230V or 20 - 120V) there is no way to upgrade that.
As far as I know the PCB with new CPU is not compatible the the old HW.
Thanks Matthias, the quattro is a 20 - 230v. Is the old firmware open source? I could probably program a newer esp-32 or similar and replace the cpu directly.
What would an Installer do to get 415+ firmware on it?
No, I don't think the firmware is open source and as I wrote above there are some other small HW changes.
If you want to use VictronConnect you need to buy a new unit.
Are there any more surprises I need to be aware of? I wanted to use connect as a quick check via my phone. I am in the process of putting a Raspberry Pi based Venus OS system in, is this old firmware going to lead to more incompatibilities with other Victron equipment?
Ideally I want the Quattro to be the center of my power system, it has run as a stand alone for over 6 years, all I'm trying to do is monitor a few things and as I upgrade the system, be able to monitor the changes.
I really don't want to replace the bomb proof and expensive Quattro, my funds won't easily run to that.
