Charging Ollie With Multiple PowerSources, split from flex panels thread

[mossemi]

16 minutes ago, Geronimo John said:

From the Victron 712 Smart manual, below are the connections.  I assume that the VE.Direct (Terminal I) is where I could plug in the dongle which appears to also have a 4 wire flat "VE Direct" connector. 

That is correct, but you will end up with 2 Instances of the 712 on The Victron Connect app.

Are you having trouble receiving Bluetooth signals from your 712?  I thought it was from your DC-DC charger, which doesn’t have a VE.Direct port to my knowledge.  Victron did add a VE.Direct port to their newest DC-DC charger.
I have seen references to the Smart Dongle and the Smart Shunt connected together, but I don’t have either product, so no first hand experience.  All of the Victron devices that I have that also have a VE.Direct port, have male pins.  Does the Smart Dongle have a male or female VE.Direct connector?

[Geronimo John]

13 hours ago, mossemi said:

Are you having trouble receiving Bluetooth signals from your 712?

No, it works great, just not to the TV.  Weak signal as we all know.

My Ollie not in Hawaii, so I am at a disadvantage of not being able to run out and take a peek.  But I do not recall seeing a 4-wire flat style connection on our Victron Orion 12/12 DC to DC unit.  Hence, it appears the only way will be to connect the to the 712 Smart Display.  

 

13 hours ago, mossemi said:

I have seen references to the Smart Dongle and the Smart Shunt connected together, but I don’t have either product, so no first hand experience.

I have as well, but from downloaded pictures from the web, our 712 Shunt does not have a connection for a 4 wire flat style Dongle plug.  It has a RG45, and a NO, a NC, and a Common port. Hence the only option I can research find is to the 712 display.

JPR