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- | Work in progress. This page contains input for the user manual | + | |
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- | ===== Introduction ===== | + | |
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- | The Ve.Bus Smart dongle is a Bluetooth Smart enabled Ve.Bus interface, battery temperature and voltage sensor. | + | |
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- | In combination with Multi inverter/ | + | |
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- | The dongle sends the battery temperature/ | + | |
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- | The dongle can be applied to systems with or without a Venus device - such as the CCGX. In systems with a Venus device, the Venus device is the " | + | |
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- | VictronConnect can be used for data readout, and dongle firmware updates. | + | |
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- | Two temperature sources are available. The default source is the dongle' | + | |
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- | ===== What's in the box ===== | + | |
- | - VE.Bus Smart Dongle | + | |
- | - Red battery (+) connection wire with 10mm eyelet and inline fuse. | + | |
- | - Black battery (-) connection wire with 10mm eyelet | + | |
- | - Connector block with screw terminals. | + | |
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- | Optional accessories | + | |
- | - External battery-terminal mounted temperature sensor (ASS000100000). //(NOTE: Currently the temperature sensor is shipped with a label " | + | |
- | ===== Installation ===== | + | |
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- | Installation without battery sensor: | + | |
- | - Connect the red connection wire to the B+ input on the connection block | + | |
- | - Connect the black connection wire to the B- input on the connection block | + | |
- | - Connect the two eyelets to your battery terminal. Red wire eyelet on bat+ , black wire eyelet on bat- | + | |
- | - Mount the dongle on or near the battery using the dongle' | + | |
- | - Plug the connector block into the dongle. | + | |
- | - Connect the dongle to the Multi' | + | |
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- | Installation with battery terminal temperature sensor:\\ | + | |
- | The battery temperature sensor replaces the included red battery(+) connection wire. | + | |
- | - Connect the temperature sensor' | + | |
- | - Connect the temperature sensor' | + | |
- | - Connect the black connection wire to the B- input on the connection block | + | |
- | - Connect the two eyelets to your battery terminal. Red wire eyelet on bat+ , black wire eyelet on bat- | + | |
- | - Mount the dongle on or near the battery using the dongle' | + | |
- | - Plug the connector block into the dongle. | + | |
- | - Connect the dongle to the Multi' | + | |
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- | ===== System requirements ===== | + | |
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- | **Multi firmware versions before 415 are not supported** | + | |
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- | ^ Function | + | |
- | | Battery voltage and temperature sense | 419 | | | + | |
- | | Input current limit and on/off/charger only control | 415 | Not supported when a DMC and/or VeBus BMS is installed | | + | |
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- | ===== LED Status codes ===== | + | |
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- | //Ve.Bus Smart// has two LEDs: a Bluetooth status LED (blue), and an Error LED (red). | + | |
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- | On power-up, the Bluetooth LED will be slow-blinking | + | |
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- | If both LEDs remain illuminated, | + | |
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- | When the LEDs are alternating quickly for more than 30 seconds, the //Ve.Bus Smart// is in firmware update mode and will need to complete the update before it can be used. Firmware updates are performed (where necessary) after connecting to VictronConnect. | + | |
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- | ^ Blue LED ^ Red LED ^ Ve.Bus Smart dongle state ^ Connection State ^ Remark | + | |
- | | On | On | Not functional | + | |
- | | Slow blinking | + | |
- | | On | Off | Operational | + | |
- | | Fast blinking | + | |
- | | On | Slow blinking | + | |
- | | On | Faster blinking | + | |
- | | Fast blinking | + | |
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- | ===== Modes of operation ==== | + | |
- | As indicated in the introduction the dongle can operate in " | + | |
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- | Likewise the dongle also monitors VeBus communication in order to discover if a Venus device supplies the multi with battery voltage and temperature data. It takes around 4 minutes after power on or reset before the dongle decides to transmit the battery voltage and temperature. | + | |
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- | When no Multi is connected the dongle will be advertise as VeBus Smart dongle only. In this case the dongle can be used as a Voltage/ | + | |
- | It takes a bit of time before a Multi is detected. When the dongle detects a Multi, it will advertise the Multi product ID. VictonConnect will than show the Multi in the Device list. | + | |
- | Shortly after updating the firmware in VictronConnect the dongle only will show up in the device list. If connected a re-scan will reveal the Multi. | + | |
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- | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | + | |
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- | See both the [[victronconnect: | + | |
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vebus_smart_dongle_manual.txt · Last modified: 2022-09-13 14:44 by stefanie