A SignalK plugin that reads Victron data over Instant Readout Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) messages.
This is built on top of the victron_ble Python library, by Keshav Varma.
Currently supported:
- BMV 712 Battery Monitors.
- Battery Sense.
- BlueSolar MPPT chargers (with VE.Direct Bluetooth dongle)
- Inverters (untested).
- Lynx Smart BMS.
- MultiPlus inverters (with VE.Bus Bluetooth dongle, untested)
- Orion Smart DC/DC chargers/converters.
- Orion XS DC/DC chargers/converters.
- Smart Lithum batteries.
- Smart Shunts.
- Smart Solar MPPT chargers.
- Before installing, you need to have
python3installed, with a workingvenvmodule.- On Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi OS, this means installing the
python3-venvpackage. - Supported Python 3 versions: >= 3.9
- On Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi OS, this means installing the
- Install this plugin through SignalK / npm.
- Use the native Victron app to obtain advertisement keys for communicating with your Victron devices. There are instructions for this here.
- Configure each Victron device in the SignalK plugin settings:
- Decide on a SignalK ID for the battery/device/bus, e.g.
house. - Provide the Bluetooth MAC address of the device.
- Provide the advertisement key for the device.
- If appropriate, provide a
secondary batteryID. e.g.startfor a BMV that is connected to a house bank and start bank.
- Decide on a SignalK ID for the battery/device/bus, e.g.
- Restart SignalK.
- clone the plugin from Github
npm linkin the plugin directorynpm link signalk-victron-blein your server directory
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