Table Of Contents - Victron energy SmartShunt IP65 Manual

Table of Contents

1. Safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. General safety precautions ................................................................................................. 1
1.2. Battery safety warnings ..................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Transport and storage ...................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. The 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 the SmartShunt .................................................................................................. 4
3.3. Connections overview ...................................................................................................... 4
3.4. Basic electrical connections ................................................................................................ 4
3.5. Auxiliary electrical connections ............................................................................................ 5
3.5.1. Auxiliary connection for monitoring the voltage of a second battery ........................................ 5
3.5.2. Auxiliary connection midpoint battery bank monitoring ....................................................... 5
3.5.3. Auxiliary connection for temperature monitoring .............................................................. 6
3.6. GX device connection ....................................................................................................... 6
3.7. Wiring for use as DC meter ................................................................................................ 7
4. Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 8
4.1. How to change settings ..................................................................................................... 8
4.1.1. The VictronConnect app .......................................................................................... 8
4.2. Update firmware ............................................................................................................. 9
4.3. Make essential settings ..................................................................................................... 9
4.3.1. Set the battery capacity value ................................................................................... 9
4.3.2. Set charged voltage value ........................................................................................ 9
4.3.3. Set state of charge .............................................................................................. 10
4.3.4. Set the auxiliary input function ................................................................................. 10
4.4. Make Lithium settings (if needed) ....................................................................................... 10
4.5. Configure for use as DC meter .......................................................................................... 11
5. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 12
5.1. How does the battery monitor work? .................................................................................... 12
5.2. Readout overview ......................................................................................................... 12
5.3. LED status codes .......................................................................................................... 13
5.4. Trends ...................................................................................................................... 13
5.5. History ...................................................................................................................... 14
5.5.1. Accessing historical data via the VictronConnect app ...................................................... 14
5.5.2. History data ...................................................................................................... 14
5.6. Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.7. Synchronising the battery monitor ....................................................................................... 16
5.7.1. Automatic synchronisation ..................................................................................... 16
5.7.2. Manual synchronisation ........................................................................................ 16
5.8. Operation as a DC meter ................................................................................................. 16
6. Interfacing ........................................................................................................................... 18
6.1. VictronConnect app via USB ............................................................................................. 18
6.2. Connecting to a GX device and the VRM portal ....................................................................... 18
6.3. Connecting to VE.Smart networking .................................................................................... 19
6.4. Custom integration ........................................................................................................ 20
7. All features and settings .......................................................................................................... 21
7.1. How to change settings ................................................................................................... 21
7.1.1. Accessing settings via the VictronConnect app .............................................................. 21
7.1.2. Saving, loading and sharing settings in VictronConnect .................................................... 21
7.2. Battery settings ............................................................................................................ 21
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