Table of Contents
1. Safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. General safety precautions ................................................................................................. 1
1.2. High voltage safety warnings .............................................................................................. 1
1.3. Battery safety warnings ..................................................................................................... 1
1.4. Transport and storage ...................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. The battery monitor ......................................................................................................... 2
2.2. Why should I monitor my battery? ......................................................................................... 2
2.3. Sizing ......................................................................................................................... 2
2.4. The VictronConnect app .................................................................................................... 2
2.5. Accessories .................................................................................................................. 2
3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 4
3.1. What's in the box? ........................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Mounting shunt enclosure .................................................................................................. 4
3.3. Mounting the head unit ..................................................................................................... 5
3.4. Connections overview ...................................................................................................... 7
3.5. Basic electrical connections ................................................................................................ 7
3.6. Programmable relay ......................................................................................................... 8
3.7. Use of alternative shunts ................................................................................................... 8
3.8. GX device connection ....................................................................................................... 9
4. Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 10
4.1. Setup wizard ............................................................................................................... 10
4.2. How to change settings ................................................................................................... 10
4.2.1. Settings via the head unit ...................................................................................... 10
4.2.2. The VictronConnect app ........................................................................................ 11
4.3. Update firmware ........................................................................................................... 12
4.4. Make essential settings ................................................................................................... 13
4.4.1. Set the battery capacity value ................................................................................. 13
4.4.2. Set charged voltage value ...................................................................................... 13
4.4.3. Set state of charge .............................................................................................. 13
4.5. Make Lithium settings (if needed) ....................................................................................... 13
5. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 15
5.1. How does the battery monitor work? .................................................................................... 15
5.2. Readout overview ......................................................................................................... 15
5.3. Using the head unit menus ............................................................................................... 16
5.4. Trends ...................................................................................................................... 16
5.5. History ...................................................................................................................... 17
5.5.1. Accessing historical data via the VictronConnect app ...................................................... 17
5.5.2. Accessing historical data via the head unit ................................................................... 17
5.5.3. History data ...................................................................................................... 18
5.6. Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 19
5.7. Synchronising the battery monitor ....................................................................................... 19
5.7.1. Automatic synchronisation ..................................................................................... 19
5.7.2. Manual synchronisation ........................................................................................ 20
6. Interfacing ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.1. VictronConnect app via USB ............................................................................................. 21
6.2. Connecting to a GX device and the VRM portal ....................................................................... 21
6.3. Custom integration ........................................................................................................ 22
7. All features and settings .......................................................................................................... 23
7.1. How to change settings ................................................................................................... 23
7.1.1. Accessing settings via the head unit .......................................................................... 23
7.1.2. Accessing settings via the VictronConnect app .............................................................. 23
7.1.3. Saving, loading and sharing settings in VictronConnect .................................................... 23
7.2. Battery settings ............................................................................................................ 23
7.2.1. Battery capacity ................................................................................................. 23
Manual - BMV-710H Smart
