Victron VE.Direct LoRaWAN EU863-870 Module

Description

Module for inverter allows you to connect other Victron equipment, such as your Battery Monitor (BMV); Solar Charger; or Phoenix Inverter, to the Victron Remote Management (VRM Portal) portal. The portal is available to use free of charge, and from it, you can view the status of your installation from anywhere in the world using your desktop device or mobile phone.

The LoRaWAN network is not a commercial network. Public gateways are maintained by the community and coverage can not be guaranteed.

The VE.Direct LoRaWAN (Long Range-wide area network) module for inverter is essentially a radio transmitter that broadcasts data (in this instance information about the status of your Victron installation) to a nearby Internet of Things (IoT) gateway. The gateway should be within about 2km of your location if you live in a town but could be as far away as 15km if you live in a rural location. This device uses infrastructure provided by ‘The Things Network’.

After power-up, the module will gather information from the VE. Direct device. Once received it connects to the LoRaWAN network, and then sends all available data to the VRM Portal.

After this first transmission, it will send the most important data hourly:

BMV and SmartShunt Battery Monitor

• Battery Voltage
• Battery Current
• Battery Power
• State of Charge
• Alarm status & reason

MPPT Solar Charger

• Solar Power
• Battery Voltage
• Battery Current
• Battery Power
• Error code
• Charge state (Off, Bulk, Absorption, Equalize, Float)

Phoenix VE.Direct Inverters

• Battery Voltage
• AC Output current
• Alarm status & reason
• Mode (On/Off/Eco)

Note that data may not always arrive at the VRM Portal every hour. Transmission over the air can fail – even when your LoRaWAN device is mounted close to a gateway. This is normal and part of the LoRaWAN concept.

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