New ECO friendly settings to prioritize solar and wind for battery charging
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 9/25/2023 to
System Integration

Victron's new solar and wind priority feature allows a shore power connected system to prioritize alternative energy when charging batteries. This much requested feature is finally available and ready to use.
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Latest updates to Victron VRM
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 5/15/2023 to
System Integration

The Victron VRM Portal is a free service that allows you to connect your Victron System to the internet and view and control it remotely from anywhere in the world. The features are constantly being updated and this post, which will be edited whenever a major change is made, will keep you up to date on what is happening,
Setting up your Cerbo GX to work on the Victron VRM
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 1/24/2023 to
System Integration

We recommend you set up your Victron Cerbo GX on the Victron VRM portal as part of the installation procedure. It only takes a few minutes and is easier to do while the instructions are at hand and the installation is all fresh in your mind. Then if you ever need remote support it will be all set up and you will be able to put your Cerbo GX online and share your site.
Latest Updates to Victron Connect
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 9/14/2022 to
System Integration

Firmware updates with Victron Connect
Posted by Peter Kennedy with Victron Energy on 4/18/2019 to
System Integration

Firmware updates to equipment connected using Victron Connect can be made offline as long as your Victron Connect App is up to date. This blog is a reposting of the original Victron Blog Post on the subject.
Victron Bluetooth pairing code
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 3/14/2019 to
System Integration
This article tells you what to do if you are asked for a Bluetooth pairing code for your Victron Bluetooth device
Customizing your Venus
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 5/23/2018 to
Software
We know that Victron software is open source and we know that really clever people can write their own programming integrations, and we know that the Victron Venus is the most tweakable and programmable item in the Victron product range. However talking about this and actually doing it are not the same and for most of us this is too intimidating an excercise to attempt. Here is the story of one installation with all the explanations necessary to accomplish it yourself.....
Victron Software is All Open Source
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/2/2017 to
Software
You can write your own software for Victron Energy products or you can write your own interaction with them. Here is an interesting example....