Victron VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart Dongle
- Brand:
- Victron Energy
- Part no:
- ASS030536011
Image: Victron Energy
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Specifications
- Bluetooth
- Yes
The VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle connects to a Victron device with a VE.Direct port and sends its data to iOS and Android devices running the VictronConnect app. It can show things like battery status and solar panel power. It reads data from BMV-70x battery monitors, Phoenix Inverters with a VE.Direct port and MPPT solar charge controllers. With Instant Readout, key data and warning, alarm and error notices appear in the app's device list without a paired connection.
Our take
Instant Readout puts a device's key data and its warnings, alarms and errors on the VictronConnect device list without pairing, so a glance at the phone shows whether something is wrong. It reads any product with a VE.Direct port.
From our buying guide
BCI defines a battery management system as an electronic system that monitors a battery's condition, performance and health. Some lithium batteries have one built in and some need an external unit.
Check before you buy:
- A voltage reading means little until the battery has rested, and each maker sets its own rest and table.
- An amp-hour figure needs its rate, since BCI says rated capacity is specified at a particular discharge rate, temperature and cutoff voltage.