Victron energy BMV 712 Smart User manual

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- Working in the vicinity of a lead acid battery is dangerous. Batteries can generate explosive gases during
operation. Never smoke or allow a spark or flame in the vicinity of a battery. Provide sufficient ventilation around
the battery.
- Wear eye and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while working near batteries. Wash your hands when
done.
- If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash them immediately with soap and water. If acid enters an eye,
immediately flood the eye with running cold water for at least 15 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
- Be careful when using metal tools in the vicinity of batteries. Dropping a metal tool onto a battery might cause a
short circuit and possibly an explosion.
- Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working with a battery. A
battery can produce a short circuit current high enough to melt objects such as rings, causing severe burns.
- Disconnect the negative pole of the battery before installation.
Battery safety warnings
BMV 712 Smart
Quick installation guide
Battery monitor BMV contents
BMV and mounting dimensions
Full manual available online
Front plate
4 screws
Attachment flange
BMV head unit
Attachment sleeve
BMV shunt
RJ12 cable
(10m)
Two power
cables (2m)
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Quick installation guide
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Mounting option A
Mounting option B
Option AOption B
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Shunt side view
BMV connections
 Connect the negative battery terminal to the
BATTERY ONLY side of the shunt
 The shunt is the first and only thing that should be
connected to the battery negative
 Connect the negative DC electrical system
terminal to the LOAD AND CHARGER side of the
shunt
 Connect the RJ12 UTP cable between the shunt
RJ12 terminal and the head unit RJ12 terminal
Shunt top view
Head unit top view Head unit rear view
RJ12
BATTERY
ONLY
LOAD
AND
CHARGER
B1 B2RJ12
Relay
Buzzer
VE.Direct
BATTERY
ONLY
LOAD
AND
CHARGER
B1 B2RJ12
Battery negative connection System negative connection
Power cable connection Head unit connection
 Connect one of the power cables to the battery
positive
 Push the other side into the B1 terminal on the
shunt
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 Connect the other power cable between the
positive terminal of the second battery and the
shunt B2 terminal
 Connect negative terminal of the second battery
to the LOAD AND CHARGER side of the shunt
Monitoring voltage of a second battery Monitoring midpoint of a battery bank
Monitoring battery temperature
Make essential settings
Connecting to a GX monitoring device
VictronConnect
 Connect the other power cable between the
battery bank midpoint and the shunt B2 terminal
 For information on midpoint monitoring of battery
banks consisting out of multiple batteries see the
midpoint chapter in the BMV manual
 Connect the (not included) temperature sensor
ASS000100000 to the positive battery terminal
 Connect the red wire to the B1 terminal
 Connect the black wire to the B2 terminal
 For monitoring or changing settings
 Download the VictronConnect app
 Connect to the BMV via Bluetooth
 For more information on connecting via Bluetooth
(or USB) see the VictronConnect manual
Optional Optional
Optional Optional
 Connect the (not included) VE.Direct cable
ASS03053xxxx between the VE.Direct terminal of
the BMV and the GX device
 Set the battery capacity
 Press any button
 Use + and – to enter value of first digit
 Press select to go to next digit
 Repeat until all 4 digits have been entered
 Press select to store setting, you will hear beep
 Press setup to next setting
 Set the auxiliary input function (if used)
 Press select
 Use + and – to choose start, temp or mid
 Press select
 Additional settings apply for lithium batteries
 See the manual
https://ve3.nl/Venus-
OS:start
Victron GX product range
https://ve3.nl/
VictronConnect-manual
VictronConnect manual
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second
battery
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