Victron energy MPPT Control User manual

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Installation
Connect the MPPT Control to a BlueSolar MPPT with VE.Direct port using a VE.Direct cable.
If the MPPT Control is connected to a MPPT that shuts down at night, the MPPT Control can be connected to a battery using the
supplied cable. This way, the MPPT Control stays powered while the MPPT is off and the last received status, history and settings of
the MPPT can be viewed.
Specifications
MPPT Control
Supply voltage range
6,5 - 95 VDC (Battery powered)
5V (VE.direct powered)
Current draw, back light off
< 4 mA
Operating temperature range
-20 - +50°C (0 - 120°F)
Supported MPPTs
Models
All models with VE.Direct port, except the
BlueSolar MPPT 70/15
Software version
All software versions >= 1.12
INSTALLATION & DIMENSIONS
Installation
Flush mount
Front
63 mm diameter
Front bezel
69 x 69 mm (2.7 x 2.7 inch)
Body diameter
52mm (2.0 inch)
Body depth
31mm (1.2 inch)
ACCESSORIES
Cables (included)
cable with fuse for battery powered
operation
Buttons and display
SETUP
Cancel / back
SELECT
Select / confirm
Change item or value
On There is a connection with the MPPT.
Blinking
There was a connection with the MPPT but the connection is lost.
The last know values will be shown.
Off There has not been a connection with a MPPT.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
0
1
2
3
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5
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8
9
MPPT Control
Rev 0.1

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Menus
Status
The MPPT Control starts in the status menu. This shows the current status of the MPPT.
By pressing the up and down button, one can switch between the following values:
PANEL POWER
PANEL VOLTAGE
YIELD TODAY
CHARGER ERROR This is only visible when there is an actual error
CHARGER STATE Possible value:
OFF, FAULT, BULK, ABSORPTION, FLOAT
BATTERY CURRENT
BATTERY VOLTAGE
LOAD OUTPUT STATE
Possible values:
ON, OFF
Only visible on MPPTs with a load output
LOAD CURRENT Only visible on MPPTs with a load output
History
By pressing SELECT in the status menu, the history menu is entered. Here, the history stored in the MPPT can be viewed. This
contains both overall history and well as a day to day history. For MPPTs with software version up to 1.15, only a few history topics are
available and the day to day history contains 2 days: the current day and the previous day. For MPPTs with software version 1.16 and
onwards, this is a 30 day history.
When viewing values, one can select a different day by pressing the up and down button. The MPPT Control will first show the value for
a short time, then the currently selected day, and then the value again. When viewing an overall history value, pressing the up or down
button will cause the MPPT Control to show “TOTAL”.
Pressing SETUP causes the MPPT Control to go back to the status menu topics when viewing topics or go back to the topics menu
when viewing values.
History topics
SELECT
SETUP
Status
SELECT
SETUP
History values

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The topics are listed in the table below. Only topics marked with a * are visible in case of 2 day history.
Overall topics
TOTAL YIELD* The cumulative yield since the last history reset
MAX PANEL VOLTAGE The maximum panel voltage since the last history reset
MAX BATTERY VOLTAGE The maximum battery voltage since the last history reset
MIN BATTERY VOLTAGE The minimum battery voltage since the last history reset.
(Only available for MPPT software version >= 1.17)
LAST ERRORS
The last 4 errors since the last history reset.
The number of blocks in the lower right of the screens determines
which error is currently shown with 1 block being the latest and 4
blocks being the oldest.
Daily topics
YIELD* The daily yield
MAX POWER* The maximum power per day
MAX PANEL VOLTAGE The maximum panel voltage per day
MAX BATTERY CURRENT The maximum battery current per day
MAX BATTERY VOLTAGE The maximum battery voltage per day
MIN BATTERY VOLTAGE The minimum battery voltage per day
BULK TIME The time spend in bulk per day
ABSORPTION TIME The time spend in absorption per day
FLOAT TIME The time spend in float per day
LAST ERROR The last 4 errors per day The number of blocks in the lower right of the screens determines
which error is currently shown.
Settings
By pressing SETUP for 2 seconds in the status menu, the settings menu is entered. Here, the settings of the MPPT and MPPT Control
can be viewed and changed. First the topic is shown and when SELECT is pressed, the corresponding value is shown. When SELECT
TO EDIT is OFF, the value is shown before it can be changed by pressing SELECT again. When SELECT TO EDIT is ON, the current
value is shown and a new value can immediately be selected. When LOCK SETUP is ON, settings only be changed after setting LOCK
SETUP to off.

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When editing a value, one can change its value by pressing the up and down buttons. When changing numeric values, pressing
SELECT will go to the next digit, until the last digit. In this case, pressing SELECT will save the setting. When editing non numeric
values, pressing SELECT will save the setting.
Pressing SETUP causes the MPPT Control to go back to the status menu topics when viewing topics or go back to the topics menu
when viewing values.
The settings are listed in the table below. See the manual of the MPPT for the exact meaning of the settings.
01 LOCK SETUP
When this is ON, other settings cannot be changed. When trying to change a setting
(except LOCK SETUP), the MPPT Control will show “LOCK” and show the value of that
setting.
02 BATTERY VOLTAGE
The battery voltage that the MPPT is working with. When the setting is AUTO, it will
show the A character in front of the voltage.
03 BATTERY TYPE
The battery type that the MPPT is working with. This can be set to FIXED or USER.
When set to fixed, the rotary switch on the MPPT determines the actual battery type.
When set to USER, all other charging related settings can be edited.
It will be automatically set to USER when editing a charger related setting.
04 MAXIMUM CURRENT
The maximum charging current
05 BULK TIME LIMIT
The maximum time continuously spent in bulk
06 ABSORPTION TIME LIMIT
The maximum time continuously spent in absorption
07 ABSORPTION VOLTAGE
Battery voltage at which the MPPT switches to the absorption phase
08 FLOAT VOLTAGE
Battery voltage at which the MPPT switches to the float phase
09 TEMP COMPENSATION
10 LOAD OUTPUT
Load output operating mode.
Possible values:
OFF, AUTO, ALT1, ALT2, ON, USER1, USER2
11 LOAD SWITCH HIGH
The high voltage level in case LOAD OUTPUT is set to USER1 or USER2
12 LOAD SWITCH LOW
The low voltage level in case LOAD OUTPUT is set to USER1 or USER2
13 CLEAR HISTORY
Clears the history of the MPPT
14 FACTORY DEFAULTS
Resets the MPPT back to factory defaults
15 BACKLIGHT INTENSITY
Sets the backlight intensity of the MPPT Control
16 BACKLIGHT ALWAYS ON
Determines whether the backlight of the MPPT Control is always on
17 SCROLL SPEED
Determines the scroll speed of the MPPT Control
18 SELECT TO EDIT
When set to OFF, the MPPT Control first shows the value of a setting and SELECT has
to be pressed to be able to edit the value
19 AUTO LOCK
When set to ON, LOCK SETUP will be automatically set to ON, 2 minutes after changing
a setting.
20 SOFTWARE VERSION
The software version of the MPPT Control
21 SERIAL NR
The serial number of the MPPT Control
21 MPPT SOFTWARE VERSION
The software version of the MPPT
21 MPPT SERIAL NR
The serial number of the MPPT
SELECT
Show value
Settings description
Change value
SETUP (2s)
SELECT
Status SELECT
(LOCK SETUP = OFF)
SELECT
(LOCK SETUP = ON or SELECT TO EDIT = OFF)
SETUP
SETUP
(LOCK SETUP = OFF and SELECT TO EDIT = ON)
SELECT