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Veratron VL Flex 52 Operating Instructions Manual

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TIMELESS INSTRUMENTS
INTELLIGENT BATTERY
MONITOR KIT
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
rev. AA
EN
DE
IT
FR
ES
PT
B001025

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  • Page 1 TIMELESS INSTRUMENTS INTELLIGENT BATTERY MONITOR KIT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS rev. AA B001025...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT CONTENT Introduction Safety information VL Flex installation System overview Electrical installation Configuration Display layout Technical data Accessories B001025...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION PACKAGING CONTENT 1x VL Flex 52 IBM gauge 1x 52 mm Mounting Spinlock B000847 (12 V) A2C5205947101 B000848 (24 V) 1x Safetyinstructions 1x Push button for wire B000100 harness B000875 12 V VARIANT (B00084701) 1x Intelligent 1x Battery pole...
  • Page 4 INTRODUCTION BENEFITS OF THE BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM The Intelligent Battery Monitoring System informs you about state which influences both the consumer behaviour and the the current energy status, allowing you to plan your energy alternator. supply making it the key element of the vehicle’s energy It delivers real time measurements during the management.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    • Modifications or manipulations to veratron products can • Use our product only as intended. Use of the product for affect safety. Consequently, you may not modify or...
  • Page 6 SAFETY INFORMATION • The electrical indicator outputs and cables connected to • Use appropriate measures to also protect the electrically them must be protected from direct contact and damage. conductive parts on the connected consumer from direct The cables in use must have enough insulation and electric contact.

  • Page 7: Vl Flex Installation

    VL FLEX INSTALLATION VL FLEX INSTALLATION WARNING Before beginning, disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, otherwise you risk a short circuit. If the vehicle is supplied by auxiliary batteries, you must also disconnect the negative terminals on these batteries! Short circuits can cause fires, battery explosions and damages to other electronic systems.
  • Page 8 VL FLEX INSTALLATION INSTALLATION WITH SPINLOCK Conventional assembly. (Instrument is put into the drill hole from the front). The panel width may be within a range of 0.5 to 20 mm. The drill hole must have a diameter of 53 mm [B]. WARNING •...
  • Page 9 VL FLEX INSTALLATION FLUSH MOUNTING The recommended panel thickness is 1.5 to 3 mm. The drill hole must have a diameter of 48.1 mm. [A] Ensure that the installation location is level and has no sharp edges. WARNING • Do not drill holes or ports in load-bearing or stabilizing stays or tie bars! •...

  • Page 10: System Overview

    Instrument rear view Tyco / Hirschmann 8 pole MQS plug WIRE HARNESS – 12V VARIANT VL Flex 52 plug – Tyco / Hirschmann 8 pole MQS plug Ring-type connector (red) – to batteries positive pole Connector for pushbutton 2-Pin Hirschmann Plug – for the IBS (872-863-561) Wire for “day/night-signal”...
  • Page 11 SYSTEM OVERVIEW WIRE HARNESS – 24V VARIANT VL Flex 52 connector – Tyco / Hirschmann 8-poles MQS 3-Pin Hirschmann Plug – for the IBS (872-858-546) plug Ring-type connector (brown) with integrated 3A Fuse to Connector for pushbutton batteries positive pole (24V) Wire for “day/night-signal”...
  • Page 12 DEVICE CONNECTION WIRING – 24V VARIANT The 24V kit variant includes an additional brown wire on the harness with an integrated fuse. This wire is required to allow the IBS to monitor the second 12V battery, which is connected in series to the first 12V battery to create the 24V.

  • Page 13: Electrical Installation

    ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WARNING Before beginning, disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, otherwise you risk a short circuit. If the vehicle is supplied by auxiliary batteries, you must also disconnect the negative terminals on these batteries! Short circuits can cause fires, battery explosions and damages to other electronic systems.
  • Page 14 Connect the resistive level sensor plug (AMP SuperSeal 1.5 series 2 Pin) to the Level Sensor if there is one in your system. Connect the VL Flex 52 connector (Tyco / Hirschmann 8 pole MQS plug) to the instrument. B001025...
  • Page 15 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Use the 2-pole connector to connect the external pushbutton. Now connect the red ring-type connector to the positive pole of the 12 V battery. For this just clamp the ring under the screw nut, that’s used to tighten the vehicles power cable to the batteries positive pole. In addition for the 24V variant: There is a brown wire with a ring-type connector next to the red one.

  • Page 16: Configuration

    Thanks to the passive embedded NFC receiver, the VL Flex 52 This is possible through the “VL Flex Configurator” smartphone can be configured, as described below, without the need of App, which can be downloaded free of charge from the stores power supply.
  • Page 17 CONFIGURATION SYSTEMCONFIGURATION READ THE VL FLEX CONFIGURATION Launch the “Intelligent Battery Monitor” App and read the actual configuration of the device by “tapping” the smartphone onto the front lens. The READ operation is mandatory before the WRITE operation is allowed. After the readout, the App will be set with the current VL Flex configuration.
  • Page 18 CONFIGURATION SETUP THE ALARMS You can activate or deactivate the alarms by using the App switches. Use the field next to the switch, to define the value, at which the alarm should be triggered. CUSTOMIZE BACKLIGHT LEVELS AND UNITS You can complete the VL Flex configuration with the “Settings”...
  • Page 19 CONFIGURATION SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIOS Widerstands- LIN-Bus Alarm Sensor Einheit abhängiger Kalibrationen Eingang möglich Eingang % (SOC/SOH) Intelligent Battery ✔ Sensor 12V V (Voltage) Flooded Low SOC Low Voltage A (Current) Intelligent Battery High Battery Temp. ✔ °C/°F Sensor 24V (Temperature) 0 – 90 Ω 3 –...

  • Page 20: Display Layout

    DISPLAY LAYOUT DISPLAY LAYOUT SCREEN CAROUSEL There are four different display layouts which can be scrolled The type of liquid (fuel or fresh water) must be configured on through by pressing the pushbutton. the VL Flex via the smartphone App during the system With every push the display changes to the next screen showing configuration.
  • Page 21 DISPLAY LAYOUT Second screen The value on the top shows the State of Health. This value indicates in which condition the battery is due to influences like aging/ Which percentage of its initial capacity is still available. On the lower part the batteries temperature is indicated. The unit can be changed with the Intelligent Battery Monitor App.
  • Page 22 DISPLAY LAYOUT CHARGE DISPLAY Battery charging notification Battery discharging notification When the battery starts being charged, this notification will pop When the charging of the battery is interrupted, this notification up on screen to notify the charging. will pop up on screen to notify the charging interruption. This screen disappears after 2 seconds, and a charging symbol will This screen disappears after 2 seconds, and the display returns to be visible in the top side of the SOC screen.

  • Page 23: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA TECHNICAL DATA DATASHEET Display 1.44” sun-readable color TFT display, transmissive Resolution 125 x 125 pixels Nominal Voltage 12 V / 24 V Operating Voltage 8 – 32 V with overvoltage and reverse polarity protection Current consumption Typ. 50 mA with maximum backlight intensity 500 Ah with 12 V IBS (B000842) Maximum battery capacity 255 Ah with 24 V IBS (B000721)

  • Page 24: Accessories

    Bezel – Flat Chrome* A2C5318602301 Visit http://www.veratron.com for the complete list of accessories. * the chrome bezel might interfere with the NFC programming due to the metallic particles contained in the chrome material. Make sure to configure the VL Flex device BEFORE installing the chrome bezel!
  • Page 25 AG, except for the following actions: • Printing the document in its original format, totally or partially. • Copying contents without any modifications and stating Veratron AG as copyright owner. Veratron AG reserves the right to make modifications or improvements to the relative documentation without notice.

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