I recently purchased a Victron Inverter Control switch with a remote switch and LED indicators for Inverter On, Overload, Low Battery and, Temperature.
What would be my options for connecting it to a Pheonix 12/1200 inverter ad allow all the functions?
When referring to all the functions what do you mean?
Just the functions listed in the blog post. there are a few different Victron Inverter Control panels. This particular one has the metal On/Off switch with the listed indicator lights. The only connection it has is the RJ45 Bus port on the back of it. I was hoping to run a VE Direct cable from the Inverter to the Control Panel but, it appears that it takes its data from the Monitor Box (whichever model you choose) with an RJ45 cable.
That panel is for the old Phoenix inverter with VE.Bus, you need the one for the newer Phoenix with VE.direct port but that only has one LED for ON/OFF.
But you could also connect a VE.direct Smart dongle that way you can read out, switch and configure the inverter via VictronConnect.
Yeah, I was hoping for the other options as well. especially since the device is…
Fully configurable • Low battery voltage alarm trip and reset levels • Low battery voltage cut-off and restart levels, or Dynamic Cut-off • Output voltage 210 - 245 V • Frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz • ECO mode on/off and ECO mode sense level.
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Please correct me if I’m wrong here…
I believe that if I install a CerboGX I’ll be able to connect the 2 devices and be able to have the indicator lights work on the control panel for the 12/1200. At least that way I’ll have a good start on a TOTAL Victron System. I should be able to connect my MPPT 75/15 via bluetooth, VE.Direct the Inverter, VE.Bus the switch and hope that the control panel will display all the features so the kids can see them without having to purchase a 5-7" monitor.
To change all that settings and control the inverter you will need the VE.direct smart dongle.
It will not work to connect the inverter (VE.direct) and the remote (VE.Bus) to the Cerbo. There is no communication between the VE.direct and VE.Bus.
If you add a display to the Cerbo (or you connect to the remote console) you can see the status of the inverter and you can switch it from there.
If I add a VE.Bus Dongle to the Phoenix Control panel and a VE.Direct Bluetooth dongle to the 12/1200 and, tie them together on the Bluetooth network, will the VE.Direct Inverter work with the Phoenix Control panel switch and relay the panel info to the panel?