Table of Contents
1. Safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Battery safety warnings ..................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Transport and storage ...................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. 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 .................................................................................................................. 3
3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 4
3.1. What's in the box? ........................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Mounting ...................................................................................................................... 4
3.3. Basic electrical connections ................................................................................................ 4
3.3.1. Battery minus connection ........................................................................................ 5
3.3.2. System minus connection ........................................................................................ 5
3.3.3. Vbatt connection .................................................................................................. 5
3.4. Auxiliary electrical connections ............................................................................................ 5
3.4.1. Auxiliary connection for monitoring the voltage of a second battery ........................................ 5
3.4.2. Auxiliary connection midpoint battery bank monitoring ....................................................... 6
3.4.3. Auxiliary connection for temperature monitoring .............................................................. 7
3.5. GX device connection ....................................................................................................... 7
4. Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 8
4.1. The VictronConnect app .................................................................................................... 8
4.2. Place the fuse ................................................................................................................ 8
4.3. Connect to the Battery monitor ............................................................................................ 9
4.4. Update firmware ............................................................................................................. 9
4.5. Make essential settings ..................................................................................................... 9
4.5.1. Set the battery capacity value ................................................................................... 9
4.5.2. Set the charged voltage value ................................................................................... 9
4.5.3. Set state of charge .............................................................................................. 10
4.5.4. Set the auxiliary input function ................................................................................. 10
4.6. Make Lithium settings (if needed) ....................................................................................... 10
5. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 12
5.1. How does the SmartShunt work? ........................................................................................ 12
5.2. Readout overview ......................................................................................................... 12
5.3. Synchronising the SmartShunt ........................................................................................... 13
5.3.1. Automatic synchronisation ..................................................................................... 13
5.3.2. Manual synchronisation ........................................................................................ 13
5.4. Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 14
5.5. History data ................................................................................................................ 14
5.6. Trends ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.7. LED Status codes Bluetooth module .................................................................................... 15
6. Interfacing ........................................................................................................................... 16
6.1. VictronConnect via USB .................................................................................................. 16
6.2. Connecting to a GX device and VRM ................................................................................... 16
6.3. Connecting to VE.Smart network ........................................................................................ 16
6.4. Custom integration (programming required) ........................................................................... 17
7. All features and settings .......................................................................................................... 18
7.1. Battery settings ............................................................................................................ 18
7.1.1. Battery capacity ................................................................................................. 18
7.1.2. Charged voltage ................................................................................................. 18
7.1.3. Discharge floor .................................................................................................. 18
7.1.4. Tail current ....................................................................................................... 19
7.1.5. Charged detection time ......................................................................................... 19
7.1.6. Peukert exponent ............................................................................................... 19
Manual - SmartShunt