May 17th, 2023
New three phase option: accept phase rotation

The newest VE.Bus System Configurator Update (90.09.153) adds an option to accept phase rotation.

Why would a 3-Phase system need to accept phase rotation?

This feature has been added per request of installers in countries where - however unimaginable for some - it happens that the…

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May 2nd, 2023
VictronConnect v5.90 - Instant readout alarms and warnings

A new version of the VictronConnect App is now available, version v5.90.

The main improvement is that Instant readout now also shows alarms and warnings, as in above screenshot.

Next, these new firmware versions are now included:

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May 2nd, 2023
Smart BMS and Smart BMS CL - fw v1.08: various improvements and a new feature
  • Added support for Instant Readout. VictronConnect can now show the most relevant Smart BMS data in the product list page without having to establish a connection. See this blog post for more details about Instant Readout. 
  • Removed BMS cable error detection, because its unrel…
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May 2nd, 2023
Smart BatteryProtect - fw v2.11

The new firmware v2.11 for the Smart BatteryProtect includes:

  • Add Instant readout: VictronConnect can now show the most relevant Smart BatteryProtect data in the product list page without having to stablish a connection. 
    For details, see this blog post.
  • Fixed a bug in MosFET driver tha…
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April 26th, 2023
EV Charging Station and new 'NS' version

The EV Charing station is available in 2 versions. One with and one without 'NS' in the product name.

Both EV Charging stations

  • can deliver a charging power up to a maximum of 22kW 3-phase which can be reduced to a minimum of 6A 1-phase. This makes it flexible and …
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April 22nd, 2023
MultiPlus 1600VA - firmware v503

The new firmware (2663)503 increases the charge power for all models 12V, 24V & 48V MultiPlus 1600VA.

A firmware related reduction in the past has been fixed with this update. It means the MultiPlus 1600VA can now continuously charge faster than before.

The new firmware is already available f…

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April 14th, 2023
EV Charging Stations - firmware v1.25

For the EVCS & EVCS NS the new firmware 1.25 is now released.

Many new features were added:
● 'Battery powered' or 'Off-grid' auto mode algorithm. This is used by default
● Grid failing processing (it will enable charging if it was active before failing)
● Pairing between EVCS (NS) …

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April 13th, 2023
EM24 Ethernet - firmware v1.8.3

The new firmware v1.8.3 for the Energy meter EM24 Ethernet fixes a problem that those meters in some installations sometimes stop working.

They then require a power cycle, which is rather difficult, especially for an energy meter that is wired in series with the rest of the house/applications.

On…

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April 13th, 2023
VictronConnect v5.83 official release

We released VictronConnect v5.83 to all app stores. It brings various fixes and mostly updates the firmware included in the app.

We added:

  • Ukrainian translation

SmartShunt firmware v4.14:

  • Fix for lost firmware. In rare situations the SmartShunt would require a firmware update after a …
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April 12th, 2023
Venus OS v2.94 - CAN-Bus battery and NMEA2000 fluid instances

Today a new version of Venus OS was released, v2.94. It has two fixes:

  1. DVCC: Fix bug where data from a CAN-bus connected battery could get stuck/freeze until GX devices was rebooted. We've seen this happen in a handful of support cases; and it related to certain timing in the canbus me…
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March 3rd, 2023
Generator, shore and grid energy history on the VRM dashboard

The system will read the AC input type that is selected on the GX device, and/or in VictronConnect (as for the Multi RS), and then tell you where that AC input energy went;

  1. direct to loads
  2. charging the battery
  3. total kWh

This VRM feature reveals data that previously only available …

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February 23rd, 2023
Energy meter EM24 RS485 replaced by the EM540

The Carlo Gavazzi 3-phase EM24 RS485 is now replaced by the EM540 RS485.

EM540 Victron Energy Part N° is REL200100100

The new EM540 meter will be in stock as the EM24 was.

For the installers there is no difference as the communication to our GX devices is integrated since Venus OS …

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