Upgrade to Bluetooth with Victron Controller?

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matt-little asked Sep 17, '20

Hi,

Recently purchased a VW Camper with Victron Solar installation. I wanted to upgrade to enable Bluetooth option with iOS but not sure if its possible.

The following controller is installed and working, but wondering if I can add/install the Bluetooth dongle if compatible hardware. OR something else?

Controller: Victron Energy BlueSolar 20A PWM-Light Solar Charge Controller 12/24V 20 Amp

Any help appreciated?

Thanks Matt

Bluetooth VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart Dongle

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Answer 1 · 2020-09-17T10:36:40Z

Peter Buijs - NL answered · Sep 17, 2020 at 10:36 AM

The dongle can be connected to almost all Victron products that have a built-in VE.Direct port. For a full list see the Compatible Victron products section of the VictronConnect manual

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Answer 2 · 2020-09-17T11:12:04Z

Daniël Boekel (Victron Energy Staff) answered · Sep 17, 2020 at 11:12 AM

The PWM solar controllers don't have ve.direct so cannot be used with the bluetooth dongle.

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