1. Introduction
The VE.Bus Smart dongle is a Bluetooth accessory for inverter/chargers and inverters* with a VE.Bus port.
The dongle has the following features and functionalities:
Remotely control the inverter/charger via Bluetooth and the VictronConnect app. The inverter/charger can be switched to on, off or charger-only and the AC input current limit can be adjusted.
Remotely monitor the inverter/charger via Bluetooth and the VictronConnect app. The AC and DC parameters, device status, warnings or alarms can be monitored.
This includes Instant Readout to display the most important data of the inverter/charger on the Device list page without the need to connect to the product. This includes visual notifications of warnings, alarms, and errors that enable diagnostics at a glance. Please see the VictronConnect manual for details.
The dongle can be connected to a single inverter/charger or multiple inverter/chargers set up in parallel and/or 3-phase.
Measures the battery temperature and voltage.
Can act as a battery temperature and voltage sensor for an inverter/charger and/or for VE.Smart Networking.
Can be connected to an external temperature sensor, rather than using its own (default) temperature sensor.
Note
Note that the dongle cannot be used to configure an inverter/charger. It is also not possible to update the firmware of an inverter/charger via the dongle. Read the VictronConnect VE.Bus manual for more specific information on configuring and updating the firmware of an inverter/charger.
*) In the remainder of this document, we will refer to inverter/chargers instead of both inverter/chargers and inverters. If the dongle is used with an inverter, the charger-related features will not be available, such as monitoring AC parameters, switching a unit to "charger only" mode or adjusting the AC input current limit.
Instant Readout