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- | ====== | + | The old VE.Bus Smart Dongle manual |
- | Work in progress. This page contains input for the user manual | ||
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- | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | The VE.Bus Smart dongle is a Bluetooth Smart enabled VE.Bus interface, with battery temperature-and-voltage sensing. It communicates system information straight to your smart phone - using the free-to-use [[https:// | ||
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- | When used with Multi- inverter/ | ||
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- | The dongle can be used in systems with or without a [[venus-os: | ||
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- | When the dongle is used in systems which //do not// have a [[venus-os: | ||
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- | At this time, the VE.Bus Smart dongle cannot send its temperature and voltage data as part of a [[https:// | ||
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- | The VE.Bus Smart dongle is able to sense battery temperature in two ways: The default method is the dongle' | ||
- | ===== 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 ([[https:// | ||
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- | ===== 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 terminals. Red wire eyelet on bat+ , black wire eyelet on bat- | ||
- | - For battery temperature sensing, 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' | ||
- | ===== 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/ | ||
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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 - indicating that the device is ready to accept a Bluetooth connection. | ||
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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 ==== | ||
- | The dongle can operate both as a //primary// and a // | ||
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- | Due to restrictions in the VE.Bus communication protocol only one device can access data such as power readings. | ||
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- | A [[venus-os: | ||
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- | Likewise, the dongle also monitors VE.Bus communication in order to discover if a [[venus-os: | ||
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- | When no //Multi// is connected // | ||
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- | It takes a bit of time before a Multi is detected. When the dongle detects a Multi, // | ||
- | Shortly after updating the firmware in // | ||
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- | ===== Victron Connect Screenshots ===== | ||
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- | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
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- | See both the [[victronconnect: |
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