Hello All, I am not quite familiar with pairing a smart charger and an MPPT so I have a question: If I have plans to have a 12vdc battery and an MPPT 100/50 but I want to have a shore power option for a remote enclosure (which normally we draw the loads off the batteries and replenish from the charger on an AC system) then what are my powering configuration options? I know we can get a Phoenix charger to connect with a VC direct cable to see the charger status and this appears to be the only way to see the charger from VRM since the others are Bluetooth only correct? If thats the case is there a way to take a Bluetooth charger like the Blue Smart 12/25 or 12/30 and run the battery output into the solar controller to see the charging voltage? Realistically I would like to see the circuit say for example 110v in and 14vdc out but ill take what I can. Just trying to see whats possible or do I need to shell out the extra money for the Phoenix to get that data? TIA

Power Input Question

MikeD (Mike ) 1 January 2026 03:33 21

Other alternative is to use an AC power meter with Ethernet/modbus capability on the AC input. That will get you full visibility of AC voltage, current and power.

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