4. VE.Smart Networking Product Compatibility
Product range | Compatible | Function |
|---|---|---|
BMV-700 | Limited and requires dongle (2) | Transmit voltage-sense and current-sense. |
BMV-702 | Limited and requires dongle (2) | Transmit voltage-sense, current-sense, and (optionally) temperature-sense.(1) |
BMV-712 | Yes | Transmit voltage-sense, current-sense, and (optionally) temperature-sense.(1) |
SmartShunt | Yes | Transmit voltage-sense, current-sense, and (optionally) temperature-sense.(1) |
Smart Battery Sense | Yes | Transmit voltage-sense and temperature-sense.(5) |
SmartSolar MPPTs | Yes (2) | Uses received sense data to optimise charging and synchronise charging process (3) |
BlueSolar MPPTs | Limited and requires dongle (2) | Uses received sense data to optimise charging. Synchronised charging via Bluetooth is not possible. |
Smart IP43 Charger | Yes | 120-230V model: Uses received sense data to optimise charging and synchronise charging process. 230V model: Uses received voltage-sense and temperature-sense. |
Orion XS DC-DC battery charger | Yes | Uses received sense data to optimise charging. Synchronised charging is not supported. |
Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC Charger Isolated | No | Not yet supported, may be compatible in the future. |
Blue Smart IP22 Charger | Yes | Uses received sense data to optimise charging and synchronise charging process. (6) |
Blue Smart IP65 and IP67 Chargers | No | Not yet supported, may be compatible in the future. |
VE.Bus Smart Dongle | Yes | Transmit voltage-sense and temperature-sense. |
GX Devices (Cerbo GX, Venus GX, ColorControl GX) | No | Not supported. Cerbo GX has bluetooth, so may be compatible in the future. |
Sun Inverter | Yes | Uses received sense data to optimise charging. Synchronised charging via Bluetooth is not possible. |
To measure battery temperature, the BMV series temperature sensor is required.
Early production batches of some models are not VE.Smart Networking capable. Check the table in chapter 5.
Synchronised charging is available on the SmartSolar on version v1.47 or higher except for the models listed on the table below.
Synchronised charging on VE.Smart Networking is only available on SmartSolar Chargers. It is not possible to enable synchronised charging when using a VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle.
See Smart Battery Sense manual for more information, and specific limitations.
Only Blue Smart IP22 Chargers starting production date week 24 of 2020 (serial number HQ2024nnnnn and newer) are supported. The hardware revision printed on the product label should be “hw rev 02” or higher.