Hi all
I'm considering buying the Victron "BMV-712 SMART" to replace my old BMV (before Victron era). I have the hole in my panel and it looks like a drop-in-replacement.
Can anyone share some experience? Do someone have an BMV-712 connected to SignalK?
I have read the thread here on Victron BLE connections and (although a little fiddly) I think I can get the connection to happen. Victron seems to be good at support and their interest in SignalK is exemplary that is why i want their products.
...please share pros and cons.
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The only issue you might run into would be caused by too much distance/interference between the BMV and the pi.
But that has a Ve.Direct port, so you can hardwire it if that is an issue.
My batteries are in the engine room so the BMV (smartshunt) is as well. Being a steel boat the bt connection is a bit flakey with the pi 4 meters away. I’ve connected a SensESP module for ve.connect to it. In the future I plan/hope to put another pi closer by running venusOS and hardwire the bus.
Thanks for sharing your experience. @Scott Bender Just to be clear, I guess that you are talking about the BT connection (too much distance/interference)...is that so?
Yes. The BT connection.