July 17th, 2023
EV Charging Station - fw v1.26: new features

A new firmware v1.26 with many new features has been released for the EVCS and EVCS NS:

  • Added ‚Overload protection’ feature. If the new "Maximum inverter power" option is set in an off-grid system, the EVCS regulates the charging power accordingly up to the point where charging is st…
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July 5th, 2023
New VRM feature - solar forecast

We've just launched a new solar forecast feature for VRM.

This feature combines a model of a sites solar production potential with irradiance forecasting data from Solcasts global fleet of weather satellites. 

To use this, make sure you fulfil all the requirements:

  • Your installation has a…
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June 8th, 2023
New product: Ekrano GX

Quite an announcement, today we are launching a new member of our GX product family. The Ekrano GX is an all-in-one monitoring device, with a built-in 7 inch touchscreen display and extensive connectivity on the rear.

The Ekrano GX is offering similar power and connectivity as the Cerbo GX, b…

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June 8th, 2023
VictronConnect v5.91 - Quattro-II 2x120V & RS firmware

A new version of the VictronConnect App is now available, version v5.91.

It has a few new firmware versions as well The changes in this new version are:

1) The recent firmware version v1.12 for the Multi RS and Inverter RS, which adds parallel operation for the Inverter RS, is …

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June 5th, 2023
MultiPlus-II 8 & 10kVA - VDE-AR-N 4105

The 48V MultiPlus-II 8kVA & 10kVA are now certified for the German VDE-AR-N 4105:2018-11.

The certificates are available in the download section of the MultiPlus-II.

Direct download links here:

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May 30th, 2023
Venus OS v3.00 - Generator warm-up, cool down and more

 

Today we released Venus OS v3.00. Highlights:

  • Add warm-up and cool-down feature to the generator start/stop system.
  • Add option to auto-stop backup generators connected to AC-in 1. That auto-stop feature was, until now, only available for generators connected to AC-in 2. For further deta…
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May 27th, 2023
RS v1.12 - Parallel and three phase for Inverter RS

For the Inverter RS, this version adds support for parallel and 3-phase operation. This includes parallel redundancy, also during firmware updates: with two or more units in parallel, the AC loads will remain powered by the rest of the system during a firmware update as well as in case of (mos…

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May 18th, 2023
Enhanced Fleet Management Features for VRM

We've made improvements to VRM installation dashboard, maps and tags. 

For full details please visit - https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2023/05/18/enhanced-fleet-management-features-for-vrm/

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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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