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Blue Smart IP22 Charger

VE.Smart Networking

The Blue Smart IP22 Charger range feature VE.Smart Networking capability, which enables Bluetooth connectivity and communication between multiple Victron products.

This powerful feature enables chargers to receive accurate battery voltage (Volt-sense), charge current (Current-sense) and battery temperature (Temp-sense) data from a compatible battery monitor (such as a BMV, SmartShunt, Smart Battery Sense or VE.Bus Smart Dongle) and/or multiple chargers to operate in unison with synchronised charging to further enhance the charge cycle.

A single compatible battery monitor (such as a BMV, SmartShunt, Smart Battery Sense or VE.Bus Smart Dongle) will provide voltage, temperature and/or current sense data to all (a single or multiple) chargers withing the common VE.Smart network.

Multiple compatible chargers in a common VE.Smart network (with or without a battery monitor) will also syncronise their charge algorithm (known as synchronised charging).

Notice

  1. Only one battery monitor (BMV, SmartShunt, Smart Battery Sense or VE.Bus Smart Dongle) can be included in a VE.Smart network.

  2. All battery monitor connections (voltage sensing cables, temperature sensor and current shunt) and chargers in a common VE.Smart network must be connected to the same battery / battery bank.

  3. The maximum number of devices permitted in a VE.Smart network is 10.

  4. Communication via VE.Smart networking requires all devices to be located within Bluetooth range of each other. Systems with poor or intermittent Bluetooth signal between devices will experience connection issues. Signal strength between devices can be checked in the VictronConnect VE.Smart networking page.

  5. Multiple chargers in a common VE.Smart network must have the same charge settings, since the 'master' can change dynamically any charger could become the 'master'.

  6. Multiple chargers in a common VE.Smart network do not need to be the same type or model, they just need to be VE.Smart Networking compatible (this includes VE.Smart Networking compatible Blue Smart chargers, Smart IP43 chargers and MPPT solar chargers).

  7. Some older devices may not be VE.Smart networking compatible or have limitations; refer to the 'VE.Smart Networking Product Compatibility' table in the VE.Smart Networking manual to confirm.

  8. Only Blue Smart IP22 Chargers with hardware revision 2 or later, introduced production week 24 of 2020, are VE.Smart networking compatible. Refer to the product label on the back of the charger to confirm the hardware revision ("hw rev 02" or later) and/or production date ("SN: HQ2024xxxxx" or later).

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