3. Operation
As soon as the Victron product where the dongle is connected to, is powered up, the dongle will also be powered.
The blue Bluetooth LED will be slowly blinking. This means that the dongle is ready for connection.
3.1. LED Status codes Bluetooth module
The Bluetooth status LED (blue) and an the error LED are both 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.
Table 1. LED indications Bluetooth module
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.
Only the dongle itself can be updated in
VictronConnect.
Slow blinking
Slow blinking
VE.Direct
gateway
Not connected
VE.Direct communication problem.
The dongle will only advertise itself and the
attached device will not be visible in
VictronConnect.
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
Red and blue LED are alternating - 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
3.2. Update firmware
If the blue and red LED are blinking alternating fast this means that the dongle firmware needs to be updated. This usually occurs
during installation when the dongle is powered up for the first time.
To update the firmware on first install:
• Connect to the dongle with VictronConnect.
• Once connected VictronConnect will automatically initiate the firmware update.
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
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