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I have 2 Victron Orion tr-smart B2B's fitted charging 2 110Ah Lithium batteries. I originaly only had one and felt it did its job, but had no real proof as they aren't so smart and don't talk to other Victron kit. I fitted a second as sometimes in winter our drives weren't long enough to...

Updated: 17-12-22 While sat in the van the other week we were using a cheap Lidl fan heater which has a very insensitive thermostat so we're too hot and then too cold! I thought this is a great opportunity to get the Ruuvi tag to control the fan heater so I set about some internet searching...

Our Motorhome has a Truma 4E blown air heating system which for the 5 years of ownership has failed to impress. From day one I've thought that no matter what temperature it is set to it doesn't feel right. I have fiddled with the OFFSET, which only goes in one direction, but that didn't work. A...

I fitted a Victron ET112 Energy Meter a couple of days ago, I'm not sure why but it's something I've wanted for a while. ET112 Link The ET112 communicates over RS485 and reguires a USB-RS485 dongle which Victron want ~£30 for. The first eBay dongle I bought was faulty and didn't use FTDI...

I have used an RPi instead of a GX device for some time now, a number of times I've wished I had a Cerbo but I was already 'someway down the road'. I upgraded from a Pi3 to a Pi4, when they were affordable, to improve response. The only issue which for me which became a bigger nuisance once I...

For those with a Lithium battery you may be able to display BMS data and use it, depending on the brand.

For those using a Victron GX device including Raspberry Pi these upgraded to functionality in this video may be of interest. One option not shown in this video but available is the addition of a "Shutdown" option in the menu. An option to pulling the plug on a Pi.

I've not seen anyone else mention this. Victron's VRM now has the Node-Red dashboard in the menu. Allowing remote control of many items connected to your GX device. If you should try Node-Red and get to the point where it asks for certificates, I selected Deny. Victron may cover this on...

This is the output from my solar panels today at midday. MPPT A is two Victron 175W monocrystalline panels in series and they show 369W. MPPT B is two Renogy 50W monocrystalline panels in series and they show 105W. If the values can be believed that's not bad.

How easy is it to add a Calor bottle to our Gaslo system? We have a Gaslo system but as that becomes scarse I wonder about adding something like a 6kg Calor bottle for emergency use. This could be exchanged at great expense (unless in Albufiera) at a petrol station etc. Can it be plumbed so...

Yesterday while preparing for the battery upgrade I turned all power off. After rebooting the RPi GX my finger somehow swiped the screen, I rarely look at these overview screens, and noticed "Hub 1". A quick squint at the net but no real answer. What is Hub 1 and apparently there's a 2 & 3!

I have two Victron MPPT 100/30 Smart Solar chargers which are networked and work, today while unable to do anything (the specialist said rest) I sat in the van and looked at how the two solar setups performed. I noticed that MPPT_A uses the BMV for external current sense and MPPT_B doesn't. Can...

I have two Renogy 50W monocrystalline solar panels in series on a Victron MPPT solar controller. On the trailer I have two Photonic Universe 150W xxxcrystalline solar panels in series which I put into the same solar controller when I take the trailer, for more solar power. The trailer panels...

If you don't wish to buy Victron's VE.Direct to USB lead which costs about £25 here is a cheap alternative. I have tried this Serial Converter with a RPi 3 running the Venus software and a couple of Victron devices and it works perfectly (or it has for me). Just three wires from the Victron...

Well it's still a bit wet for working on the van with the doors open and after a conversation with another member I thought it was about time to get tank measurement working on a Raspberry Pi running Victrons Venus/Cerbo GX ported software. Luckily my eBay purchase, an MCP3208 ADC chip, turned...

Earlier this year I stopped using the Victron web portal as I have little need to look at what my panels yielded on this day last year (I know it does more) so I designed my own UI using Node-Red. Node-Red is a graphical programming language, great for rapid programming, runs on most OS and most...

This post is for info only Just back from the Motorhomer Straford-Upon-Avon and Hereford Camping weekends, a great time so thanks to all. Over this weekend, one of the many subjects talked about raised the question of smart alternators. I have always thought my alternator to have a low output...

Inverter Earthing: Having just fitted my Victron 12/500 Phoenix inverter and tested it, there was just one thing that I needed to sort. Using my trusty plug-top Socket Tester it always showed an earth fault, and so it should as the earth configuration from the inverter does not resemble our UK...