usingVictronConnect from a laptop?

Q&A and troubleshooting
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hi i have ip 65 24v 13a victon energy charger

I read the victron connect manual and they
say To connect to your Victron product, over Bluetooth, always connect from within VictronConnect. Do not connect from the phone’s
system menu because VictronConnect will not find your Victron product.

So via my cell phone in victron connect app i can see the charger . ok good but unless you give me reason not to do so i would prefer using the LAPTOP(win10) for everyting that concerns the charger.

but on my laptop, I installed victron connect and via the victron app, it does not see the charger(bleutooth) humm…

I went into the bluetooth section directly in the pc(outside victron connect) and did a scan and the pc bluetooth sees the charger and asks for the pin number…. But the the victon app on the pc does not see the charger. in the manual they say not to connect via the pc directly but rather via the Victron connect app on the computer .

what should i do?

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The windows app does not support bluetooth. You have to use your phone.

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Or a ve.direct usb interface cable.

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Under Mac OS, VictronConnect sees all the devices over Bluetooth.

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hum i prefer not to use the phone .

on this site Victron Energy VE.Direct to USB interface – Volts energies
is this the piece of equiptment nonanda69 suggests?
if yes i see a usb end and the other end, what is it?
does that plug into the charger ? where? because the ip65 has no hole, only 2 wires(one to wall plug , the other to the batterie)

ps i have the ip65 24v 13 amp

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Sorry, your charger only has bluetooth…

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ok .
so how to use my pc laptop bluetooth capableto program the charger then?

Just to be sure, i re write that the laptop do can see the charger (only) when I go into the (non victronconnect app) into the raw bluetooth of windows 10

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https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/VictronConnect_Manual/en/phone,-tablet-and-laptop-compatibility.html#UUID-c97f7013-48e8-b441-6491-bfa889f69a14
Note that on Windows, VictronConnect cannot use Bluetooth Smart to connect to a product. Other connection methods, such as USB, or LAN and WiFi do work properly.

This is a limitation from the os side.
You will have to choose another method or device.

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since it says wifi,
i have a router for wifi internet .
Could i use it to link the laptop to the ip65? if yes is there a tutorial on the how to ?

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While the app on windows uses WiFi, as memtioed already the IP65 only has Bluetooth.
Unfortunately you will have to use a different device.

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ho that is a bumer,
then that leaves me, since i dont want to use the cellphone, to be forced to buy a macintosh laptop or tablet.

would both the macintosh laptop and tablet work?
If yes then i would have to buy a used mac product…

would you be kind enough , if you know it to tell me up until wich year back can I buy? 2013, 2004 , 2017?
Do mac products have versions( or whatever compatibility landmark) like android do?
which is the oldest one I could buy so that it works without too much fiddeling?

thanks i appreciate !

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And the defaults won’t work? The push button can also be used.
https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/VictronConnect_Manual/en/phone,-tablet-and-laptop-compatibility.html#UUID-042236af-acff-4255-3ebf-83343ade60af
Here is the victron connect compatibility part of the manual

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Do you mean the preset configuration native the charger?

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Just use your phone like we all do…

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Yes the presets.

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The thing is that i will have to modify parameters so doing that on a phone will not be practical.

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Why shouldn’t this be practical ? Everybody is doing it , and its “set and forget”.

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Well sometimes in several apps , on pc versions you have more choices more options to choose from than on cellphone.

Is someone able to confirme me that they have the very same options presented and that we can finetune as much on smartphone equal to pc?

how has been the experience for those who have tried to go into advanced or expert settings via a smart phone? was it painfull because of smaller screen etc?

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The software and functions are identicall, the android app also runs on tabletts with larger screens.

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Can confirm. Same options in configuration.

The only difference is in connection type- like the annoying no Bluetooth ability on windows.