Victron Connect confusingly offers “Trends” tab for Orion XS, which doesn’t support Stored Trends

Q&A and troubleshooting
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Victron Orion XS 12V / 12V-50A firmware 1.06
Victron Connect iOS App v6.12

  1. Launch Victron Connect app
  2. Select the device corresponding to the Victron Orion XS 12V / 12V-50A
  3. Complete the Connection / PIN entry page

Actual: A “Trends” tab shows up. [Status] [Graph] [History] [Trends]
Expected: No “Trends” tab shows up, because this device does not support Stored Trends per Victron Connect manual 11.3. “Stored trends and Instant readout compatibility”

  1. Tap “Trends” tab

Actual: Trends tab allows user to specify graphing options such as Input Voltage, Output Power; and, to play around with +/- range, etc

Expected: Trends tab displays a message that this particular device does not support Stored Trends, so user doesn’t spend hours on the internet trying to figure out why his or her device’s “Stored Trends” appears blank or isn’t working — as was the case for myself, as well as this gentleman on “Motor Home Fun” forum.

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We’ll get an update one way or the other…my guess is the trend will survive

3

yeah, I realize that to support the real time view, that is supported, but also to honor devices that do not support stored trends, this portion of the user interface needs to be carefully redesigned to do it cleanly.

i’ve certainly solved more challenging problems than this with user interfaces during my time, but I also understand how very low a priority this can be. Nonetheless, here’s my two cents. if there is an official bug log, I am happy to log it there; otherwise, this will have to suffice

4

Thanks for the advice.

Clarify the difference between store trends and live data trends, it’s an excellent idea.

We will take it into account for future developments.