as it is a momentary readout and should be used as a guideline only. We recommend the use of the state of charge readout for
accurate battery monitoring.
If the “Time remaining” indicates three dashes: “---” this means that the battery monitor is in an unsynchronised state. This
occurs when the battery monitor has just been installed or after it has been left unpowered and is powered up again. For more
information, see see the
Synchronising the battery monitor [16]
Input
This is the state of the auxiliary input. Depending on how the battery monitor has been set up, you will see one of these options:
•
Starter battery voltage
: This shows the voltage of a second battery.
•
Battery temperature
: This shows the battery temperature of the main battery when the optional temperature sensor is used.
•
Midpoint voltage deviation
: This shows the deviation in a percentage of the main voltage of the battery bank top section
compared to the voltage of the bottom section. For more information on this feature see the
Midpoint voltage monitoring [32]
chapter.
5.3. LED status codes
Both battery monitor LEDs are associated with the Bluetooth interface.
• On power-up, the blue LED will blink, and the red LED will quickly flash. The red LED will give a short flash to confirm that the
red LED is functional.
• When the blue LED is blinking, the Bluetooth interface is ready to be connected to the VictronConnect app.
• When the blue LED stays on, the Bluetooth interface has successfully connected to VictronConnect app via Bluetooth.
See below table for an overview of all possible LED combinations of the Bluetooth module and their meaning.
Blue LED
RED LED
Operational state
Connection state
Description
Slow blinking
Off
VE.Direct gateway
Not connected
Ready for connection via
Bluetooth
On
Off
VE.Direct gateway
Connected
Bluetooth successfully
connected
On
On
VE.Direct gateway
Connected
VE.Direct communication
problem
Slow blinking
Slow blinking
VE.Direct gateway
Not connected
VE.Direct communication
problem
Double flash
Double flash
VE.Direct gateway
Not connected
Confirmation that the PIN code
has been cleared
Fast blinking and
alternating with
red LED
Fast blinking and
alternating with
blue LED
Firmware update
Not connected
The firmware needs to be
updated
On
Fast blinking
Firmware update
Connected
The firmware is being updated
On
Slow blinking
Firmware update
Programming
The firmware is being updated
5.4. Trends
The VictronConnect app provides battery monitor data logging. Providing that the firmware battery monitor is up to date, the
battery monitor will store up to 45 days of past data and two of the following parameters can be viewed alongside:
• Voltage (V).
• Current (A).
• Power (W).
• Consumed Amp Hours (Ah).
• State of charge (%).
• Temperature (°C).
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