For past month my smartsolar is starting a newday in the history at around 1.30 in the afternoon. This happens even though the batteries are still bulk charging. I've reset the mppt via the Bluetooth app but the problem persists. Any suggestions how to get the newday to start at sunrise like it should?

Hello! I have Multiplus 24/5000, batteries, and a Fronius Primo 3.0 connected on the Ac output. I recentrly conneccted a Color Control GX to the system. The problem is that the Color control cannot show the AC LOADS correctly. When the solar power produced by the PV panels is bigger than the AC loads the Color Control shows that the Ac loads is ZERO. The calculation of the energy returing t the grid is also wrong. It becomes almost the double of the PV production. When the solar panel energy is smaller than the Ac loads (or Fronius is OFF), all things appear correctly.I had the HUB2 ver3 installed. I changed it to ESS but still the same problem. I changed it to PV support still the same problem.

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Good morning,

we are challenging some big data consumption on our differents sites.

I have found the Q18 : What is the data usage of the Color Control GX, but it does not answer all my question.

We have 2 differents type of site :

Model A : Color Control GX + QUattro 48/15000 + BMV-702 + Blue solar Charger MPPT 150/85

Model B : Colo Control GX + QUattro 48/15000 + PV Inverter Fronius Symo 12.5-3M

On our side, the consumption of data between our 2 models is more then X2 and we would like to understand if it can be link to our Victron technology , as the site is not synchronizing regularly due to our lack of data.

Second question : Firmware update mentionned in the Q18 ; how can we be awarded of those update and weight in MB ?

Thanks a lot

Portal access via andriod app is fine however windows login rejects me with a red 'Login Required' message! Any suggestions?

HI guys,

Can someone with expertise with the Argofet help me, I want to add an Argofet to split charge my VRSLA start battery and my LFP house bank. Easy so far. I want to connect an MPPT controller to the input of the FET and utilize the alternator energize circuit to tell the MPPT that there is voltage. The solar controller needs to see voltage at the battery terminals or it wont start charging.

This is what I had in mind, will it work?

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The following is from Victron ArgoFet documentation...

Alternator energize input
Some alternators need DC voltage on the B+ output to start charging.
Obviously, DC will be present when the alternator is directly connected to
a battery. Inserting a Diode or FET splitter will however prevent any
return voltage/current from the batteries to the B+, and the alternator will
not start.
The new Argofet isolators have a special current limited energize input
that will power the B+ when the engine run/stop switch is closed.

I'm not sure I get the logic behind this?(https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:generator_start_stop#conditionsuser-definable_parameters_which_trigger_a_generator_auto-start )

I thought the best practice was to connect the genset to AC1 and shore power to AC2?

From: https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Manual-Quattro-5k-8k-10k-15K-100-100A-230V-(firmware-xxxx4xx)-EN-NL-FR-DE-ES-SE-IT.pdf

"Two AC inputs; integrated switch-over system between shore voltage and generating set The Quattro features two AC inputs (AC-in-1 and AC-in-2) for connecting two independent voltage sources. For example, two generator sets, or a mains supply and a generator set. The Quattro automatically selects the input where voltage is present. If voltage is present on both inputs, the Quattro selects the AC-in-1 input, to which normally the generating set is connected."

Would it be possible to add "Do not run genset when AC2 is in use" as well? (given people are probably already relying on the version with AC1 I understand just changing it to AC2 may not be possible).

I just bought a new VE.Can to NMEA 2000 cable as I didn't have one on my current boat. I wanted it so I could leverage the CCGX 2.40 feature of sending data out on my NMEA 2000 network.

I've spent the last 45 minutes troubleshooting and can't get it to work. I've installed these several times before, and have a very documented and extensive NMEA 2000 network. I've tried both VE.Can ports on the CCGX, rebooting, power cycling, upgrading to v2.40 via SD card from the beta, moving the VE.Can to NMEA 2000 cable to four different NMEA 2000 ports on my network, and have validated everything else on the network is working correctly.

Either this brand new cable or my CCGX are faulty, or there is another setting I am missing. At the minimum, even without v2.40, the CCGX should be showing tank levels (I have multiple Maretron TLAs for tanks) as it has in the past, but I see nothing.

I've turned on the new CAN-Bus feature including Send Data to VE.Can, but something more basic is not working.

I also have Actisense and Maretron software and can see the devices on the network, and Victron has never shown up in any of the testing.

Is there a pin out diagram for the cable so I can test it, or another way to test the VE.Can ports?

Hello, i have the Smart Battery Protect 100A installed under the Driver seat next to the Battery. Within this location i have a very poor Bluetooth Range of 40 to 50 cm. With the drivers door closed there is no Bluetooth connection. Is there any way to extend the Bluetooth Range?

Thank You

Can I Connect Quattro 10 to a Lynx distributor ?

I have a narrowboat with Vetus engine twin alternators, 95amp leisure battery, 50 amp starter battery. I want the leisure bank to be charged at the correct voltage so was thinking the Orion - Tr Smart DC- DC will be a good option, this however would make my leisure 95amp alternator redundant. Is there anyway (set up) I could make use of both alternators and the DC to DC ? Thanks Mark

I just got a BP65 to work with on the bench and to have a spare for my camper van. However I noticed that the remote port does not work. I pulled the remote plug out completely and it was still active. I also tried hooking it up to battery positive and that didn't work either.

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I hooked up my multimeter to it and this is what I'm getting on. My other BP65 is in my camper van so I'm not sure what what it's supposed to be set to. I did try resetting the unit in the software, but it didn't help. Do I just have a bad unit?

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Would anyone have knowledge of wire configuration of this?

Hi,

I am thinking about a modular ESS with ET340 + VenusGX + Multiplus II and some SmartSolar MPPT ie 150/35.

For the 240V side you need coformation / certifaces so you are allowed to connect it to the grid.

The ET340 has one with sn REL 200100000?, offered products have 300300000?
Is this valid for Germany?

The multiplus II has some certificates - so I can check with the power supplier, if its possible.

Somebody has some experiance with this setup, maybe Germany and RWE?
Does it depend on the enerry supplier or the grid operator / maintainer?

Thx
MrD

Ich kann Victronconnect seit einigen Tagen mit meinem APPLE Tablet nicht mehr aufrufen.

Die App zeigt meine 2 Geräte, BMV und SmartSolar MPPT an, aber bleibt bei 20% stehen....

wo liegt der Fehler?

Danke für die Antwort

Achim

Will the Phoenix Inverter Smart also come out in a USA version with 110V or 120V AC output or will they be 230V AC only?

BV: van 1 januari tot 31 december = 3000KWH-FROM GRID, 1000KWH-SOLAR DIRECT USE, 500KWH-SOLAR TO GRID..

A minor, non crucial detail I just noticed but when I connected my Phoenix 12/250 inverter to the laptop (ve.direct-usb cable) to change some settings I noticed its not showing the load % in the "speedometer" display. The inverter works fine and everything, but the % display is just dead no matter what load I connected to it. The app and firmware are the latest version available.

I upgraded a 2-wire Installation with a bypass switch (hager SFT340 3P 40A) plus I upgraded the Victron Quattro to the 465 Firmware.

The Quattro is not accepting grid anymore, and I do not know why. VEConfigure3 is not helpful.

While it shows AC-In red, AC-In freq also red and the timer to reconnect not moving. It really does not show the reason why it is not accepting AC-In. Contrary to what the Firmware changelog promised.

I would have expected something like "outside frequency/voltage bounds" or something. Just showing them in red is really not telling "why".

Needless to say, AC-In2 (where grid is connected), has its ~230V

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So the Quattro is inverting from battery, some 200W, it's practically idle. After 5 minutes, the fans go on, and remain on. The Quattro is cold as ice, but the fans remain on.

Here it would also be great if VEConfigure3 would be more verbose, as in showing that the fans are on and why. As for the why, I can only assume fans go on because temperature or whatever, so VEConfigure could show some temperature measurements within the Quattro.

At least it would help with said "why".

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VEConfigure3 shows "AUX relay 0" in the small status box on the left side. Being a computer scientist, I know there is usually no such thing as negative information (-10bit), but this almost qualifies.

"AUX relay 0"... what AUX relay? K1? K2? AUX1? AUX2?

Why doesn't it show what "it thinks" the status of AUX1 and AUX2 is? That would really be of use. And actually it has been asked here before - and remained unanswered.

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Oh well, so I disconnected the 2-wire BMS from AUX1 and AUX2. Mind you: there is NO Assistant running in the Quattro, No VS, no nothing.

Suddenly the Quattro started to accept AC-In2 Grid. I am completely puzzled and in awe.

And the last piece of software on this planet to help me understand why is VEConfigure3.

When I reboot the CCGX it shows the correct incoming wattage from the MPPT charger, but it never updates the data. Same with the battery voltage. The display shows the wattage/voltage at the reboot time but never updates the info on the display

Configuration: Multiplus 3000
MPPT 150/100 (firmware updated)
CCGX (firmware updated)
BMV712 (firmware updated)

CCGX connected via VE.Direct.cable to the MPPT

Hi All,

I have 2 x 150/70 Bluesolar charge controllers VE.can connected, so settings are only available to edit via the LCD. I am trying to rescue a sulphated battery bank -and as a result I wanted to turn off the adaptive setting in the menu but I only seem to get an hrs value of 1-8. Is there somewhere else I can change this - I was looking for some setting that says 'fixed' .

I also wanted to set the temp compensation to 5mV/C but seems like the max is 3.5 and default is -2.7mV/c. any one out there able to help ?

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

I am still surching for solutions to connect a phoenix multiplus 24-1300 and a Bluesolar MPPT. Before the Bluesolar, I had a Prostar ps30 (morningstar) and it was connected to the Phoenix multiplus through a remote control. The problem is that I can't set the remote control on the Bluesolar. Therefore, the Phoenix can't receive the informations from it. It seems that I have to reprogram the Phoenix to make it work without a remote control, so without the switch remote fonction. All this could be done by using the DS panel. But I don't know how to do it. Which DS to put on or off ?

My Phoenix multiplus is too old to be programmed with a computer. That's why, I have to do it by myself. What a hard work !

Thank you for your kind help !

Hello guy's

I've got an issue with an old Phoenix Multiplus compact 12/2000/80 on firmware 1871148.hex ...

My problem is that the value for the low level battery is at 12.4v and it turn off inverter at 12.3V ...

And the second issue is that the charger don't want to be turned on even if its plugged on a generator ( i try 1000w and 2000w generator) and not even when i plug it on the grid ... when i turn the multiplus on charger only i can hear a "Clac" in it, but doesn't work anyway ...

So i almost buy the MK3 Pc ve.bus to change the settings and maybe see if the problem came with some wrong value in it =)

But i read on some victron page that this 1871148 firmware has no Ve.bus (and my pcm have only one rs485 connector that proove that my multiplus has no Ve.Bus)

So can i upagrade it any way ? the Mk3 can work or maybe i read somewhere that i can try with the old Mk2 ? but its a lil bit expansive and i can't buy the two just for a try ^^'

Do you have some ideas why the charger dont want to turn on even on the grid ? or ideas for the limit value of the inverter ?

Thanx for helping me guys and sorry for my approximate english, i'm french ! ;)

Hi there, I have a Phoenix Smart, and MPPT Smart and a Phoenix inverter all connected happily via Ve.Bus (one USB) and two temp. sensors and showing data in the textual overview but the system shows off in the colourful widget screen and all I see is battery voltage. Have I connected something wrong?

Hello everyone. I have a system composed of the following elements:

1 Venus GX (Firmware 2.33)

1 Multiplus II 48/3000/35-32 (Firmware 456)

1 BMV-712 Smart (Firmware 4.03)

1 Smart Solar Charger MPPT 100/20 48V (Firmware 1.46)

4 Battery 105Ah in series, 48V

The battery is being monitored by the BMV:

Settings → System setup → Battery monitor → BMV-712.

I have two operation problems:

1) During discharge without grid (off-grid), with a C4 rate, it did not respect the configuration of the cut-off value of the state of charge that was SOC = 50% in the BMV. In repeated tests the cut-off voltage value was around 47.40V.

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2) During recharge, the process does not respect the values set in the VEconfig3,

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As shown in the image below:

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The bulk stage was started with SOC = 95% instead of 80% and the load current was 5A instead of 10A.

In the following link: https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start#battery_state_of_charge_soc say

“Note that the Battery Monitor setting in VEConfigure3 is irrelevant. For systems like this, changing this setting will have no effect on the charge - or any other parameters - in this type of system.”

In this case, when using the BMV, how can I configure the parameters for the loading stages?

Mulitplus Indicating Bootloader LED error. Victron toolkit app states to recover firmware on the chip using VE.Flash. Is this even possible or is the chip stuffed?

I tried to proceed with the process of VE.Flash but it wouldn't connect to chip.

Hello,

I would like to monitor, ideally via VRM, the loads on individual branch circuits on the ac output of a victron inverter. I.e. by attaching current sensors on the cables from the circuit breaker board. Is this possible? Any ideas on how it might be done? If not with vrm then with an alternative platform?

Skylla TG 24V/50A without battery bench testing

Boost mode voltage adjustment OK up and down.

(switches set as per manual no battery connected)

Float mode voltage as soon as I started to adjust it the output voltage just decayed to nothing. (switches set as per manual no battery connected)

Checked mode switches operation with a multimeter - OK

removed and tested float potentiometer - works fine no glitches.

Turned off for a few days, then connected voltage sense wires to output in case that option helps.

Float voltage adjustment OK up and down for a short time. Subsequently the charger output just decayed to nothing.

Where do I get service manuals from please? Problems are easy to solve with a service manual and schematics. Without I will need to remove all the conformal coating and everything just takes an unnecessary long time. We also have three newer skylla-i 24/80 in operation which are probably out of warranty now.

Thank You John C

Michael

What should the voltage reading between E & N and E & A be. I have a reading of 60 volts across both. Is this normal