LYNK Edge Card Victron User Manual PN: 950-0016-VCTRN 1. Safety 5. Installing LYNK and Connecting LYNK to the Victron Network 1.1 Warnings, Cautions and Notes 5.1 Installing the LYNK Edge Card 1.2 General Warnings 5.2 Connecting LYNK to the AES Battery 2.
1. Safety 1.1 Warnings, Cautions and Notes ▲ WARNING Death or Injury ▲ CAUTION Equipment Damage ▲ NOTE Additional Information 1.2 General Warnings ▲ WARNING HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE • Connect LYNK to only Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) circuits and power sources.
• Installing and configuring batteries No responsibility is assumed by Discover for any consequences arising out of the use of this material. Read AES Battery Manual and Safety instructions before installing the battery Read Victron manuals for guidance on product features, functions, parameters and how to use the product safely.
3. Overview 3.1 System Overview The AES LYNK Communication Gateway unlocks the full potential of a Discover AES LiFePO Battery by enabling the internal Battery Management System (BMS) to optimize the charge and discharge configurations of the world’s best inverter chargers and solar charge controller systems in a closed loop configuration.
4 Configuring Victron Products 4.1 VE.Configure Settings You will need the latest firmware on all connected devices. This section presumes familiarity with VEConfigure software. These settings are for an off-grid application. These parameters once set will become the default values used if communication with the AES battery is interrupted for some reason.
4.2 VE.Direct MPPT Settings During normal operation the MPPT charge characteristics are governed by the CCGX via DVCC, with instructions from the connected AES battery. The settings below are precautionary. This section presumes familiarity with VictronConnect (Bluetooth App) used to configure, monitor and diagnose Victron MPPT products which feature Blue-tooth, or are equipped with a VE.Direct Port.
5.2 Connecting LYNK to the AES Battery Connect the AES LYNK Communication Gateway to the AES LIFePO Battery and power up as described in the LYNK Communication Gateway Users Manual. ▲ CAUTION HAZARD OF EQUIPMENT DAMAGE • Do not plug the AEBus RJ-45 cable terminator into the 10/100 Ethernet port of the LYNK.
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Return to the Device List and the CCGX should display Discover AES as one of the devices along with the battery SoC, Voltage and Amps. If you have multiple batteries a single entry will show up, which represents all batteries.
Navigate from the Device List screen > Settings > System Setup. From the System Setup menu scroll down to select each item and then set as indicated. • Battery Monitor: DISCOVER on CAN-bus • DVCC - Distributed Voltage and Current Control: ON •...
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