Program questions for bmv

[Justin]

You’re monitoring a 300Ah battery bank, so you enter 300.

Midpoint voltage measurement is for series configurations, as detailed in the user and installation manual, and which you do not have.

Please fully read and understand the user and installation manual prior to attempting installation.

Manual - BMV-712 Smart

While you’re here, please also see the “Battery Bank Wiring” section of Victron’s free book Wiring Unlimited, which will teach you the 4 -and only 4- correct ways to parallel batteries: 3. Battery bank wiring

The site FAQs regarding battery monitors may also be helpful for you:

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This topic covers the reported SOC being out of sync with the actual battery voltage or state. It covers BMV battery monitors, SmartShunts, Lynx BMSs and Lynx Shunts and will just be called shunt below. It is also assumed that the shunt is monitoring the domestic / house / cabin battery bank and not engine start / bow thruster / winch / caravan mover battery banks. The problems may be one or more of the following and is often linked to mobile applications with small solar systems. The SOC jum…

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This topic covers the SOC / Amps reported by BMV battery monitors, SmartShunts, Lynx BMSs and Lynx Shunts and will just be called shunt below. It is also assumed that the shunt is monitoring the domestic / house / cabin battery bank and not engine start / bow thruster / winch / caravan mover battery banks. The problems may be one or more of the following The SOC decreases daily despite the solar charger or other charger(s) working. The SOC increasing when discharging and falling when charging…