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2024-11-23
Downloadlinks:
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Changes
NewFeature:SupportforDeepLinks
YoucannowopenproductsinVictronConnectdirectlyfromVRMbyclickingthe“OpeninVictronConnect”button.
OrionXS:
EVCS:
2024-12-11
MultiRS:
SmartLithium:
2024-11-27
2024-11-21
GXproducts:
MPPT,Inverter,MultiRS:
EnergyMeter:
VE.BusInverter/Chargers:
LynxSmartBMS:
BMV-712&SmartShunt:
GlobalLink:
Phoenix&BlueSmartChargersfirmwareversionv3.61:
SmartBatterySense:
SmartShunt,BMV-712,Phoenix&SUNInverter,VE.DirectSmartdongles:
VE.BusSmartDongle:
2024-09-24
PhoenixSmartInverters:
2024-09-10
SmartShunt:
SolarChargers:
2024-08-07
MPPTSolarChargers:
Phoenix&SUNInverter:
2024-06-07
LynxSmartBMSNG:
2024-06-06
2023-04-25
MPPTchargers:
2024-04-15
MultiPlus&Quattro:
2023-03-18
VE.Businverter/chargers:
2023-03-16
GlobaLink520:
2023-03-14
Android:
2024-03-13
NewFeature:SettingsLock
QtFrameworkUpgrade:MarksasignificantmilestoneaswetransitionfromQt5toQt6.Thisupdatebringsnumerousimprovementsandadvantagesthatenhanceyouruserexperienceandsetthestagefornewfeaturesinthefuture.
MinimumOSversionrequirements:
MultiRS,InverterRS&&MPPTRS:
EVChargingStation:
BMV-712,BMV-710h&SmartShunt:
VE.DirectSmartDongle:
SmartShunt,BMV-712,SmartSolarandSmartInverter:
SmartChargers:
OrionSmart:
VE.DirectInverter&SUNinverter:
2024-03-16
Windowsonly:
2024-02-21
2024-02-13
MultiRS&MPPTRS:
2024-01-17
SUNInverter:
2024-01-08
MultiRS&InverterRS:
2023-12-15
VictronEnergyMeter:
InverterRS&MultiRS:
2023-12-12
Phoenixinverter:
2023-11-14
2023-11-13
MultiRS,InverterRS&MPPTRS:
SmartBuckBoost:
2023-10-04
SmartShunt/BMV-712:
2023-09-25
SmartSolar:
2023-08-30
2023-08-29
2023-08-25
VE.BusInverter/Charger:
2023-08-09
SmartBMS:
2023-06-05
2023-05-02
SmartBatteryProtect:
SmartBMS&SmartBMSCL:
SmartBMS12-200only:
VE.DirectSmartDongle,SmartSolar&SmartInverter:
2023-04-05
BMV-712/710H:
2023-02-15
RSproducts:
Batterymonitor:
2023-01-18
SmartShunt&BMV-712:
SmartSolar&BlueSolar:
2022-12-14
ElectricVehicleChargingStation(EVCS):
MPPT/Inverter/MultiRS:
VE.BusSmartdongle:
BMV7-12&SmartShunt:
2022-11-02
MPPTsolarchargers:
2022-10-24
2022-10-13
2022-09-26
SmartSolar,BMV&SmartShunt:
PhoenixInverter:
VE.BustSmartDongle:
2022-08-18
VE.DirectSmartdongle:
SmartPhoenixInverter:
BMV&SmartShunt:
2022-07-25
2022-07-18
2022-07-13
VE.Canproducts:
LynxSmartBMSsettings:
VE.CanMPPTSolarChargers:
SmartSolar,BMV-712&SmartShuntinternalBluetoothdongle:
PhoenixSmartCharger(120-240Vmodels):
LynxSmartShunt:
MultiRSandInverterRS:
InverterRS,MultiRS&MPPTRS:MultiRSandInverterRS:
2022-07-01
2022-05-25
2022-04-04
RSInvertersandSolarchargers:
2022-03-16
2022-03-04
2022-02-08
MPPTRS:
InverterRS:
2022-02-01
v5.55wasreleasedformacOSonly,otherplatformsremainonv5.54.
2022-01-31
Knownissues
2022-01-24
General:
SmartSolar,BMV-712&SmartShunt:
2022-01-03
Knownissues:
2021-11-23
PhoenixSmartIP43Charger120-240V:
2021-11-17
2021-10-29
2021-10-07
BlueSmartCharger:
MPPTControl:
2021-08-13
2021-07-29
2021-07-19
MultiPlus-IIGX:
2021-07-01
VE.BusInverter/Charger(connectedwithMK3-USB):
2021-06-24
v5.43wasreleasedforAndroidonly,otherplatformsremainonv5.42.
2021-06-23
PhoenixSmartCharger:
VE.BusSmartDongle
MultiRSSolar:
InverterRS&MPPTRS:
*Addnumberofparallelbatteriessetting*Correctsomeofdisplayederrornumbers
2021-04-26
SmartShunt&BMVbatterymonitors:
2021-04-20
2021-04-12
SmartBMS12/200:
SmartBMSCL12-100:
IMPULSE-II:
2021-02-10
Changes:
2021-02-02
FixesBluetoothissueonAndroid.v5.37wasreleasedforAndroidonly,otherplatformsremainonv5.36.
NotethataGoogleSDKupdateforcedustochangetherequiredtypeoflocationpermissionsto“fine”.Asexplainedinthemanual,andinresponsetovariousfeedback,wearenothappyaboutthisatall-itsaresultofhowGoogleandAndroidworksincombinationwithBluetoothLowEnergy.NotethatVictronConnectisnotsendinganydatatoVictron,andforsureitsnotsendinganylocationdata.
VE.Businverter/charger:
VRM:
CerboGX:
SmartBMSCL:
BlueSolar&SmartSolarMPPT:
2020-11-04
BMS-CL:
2020-10-21
VE.SmartBluetoothDongle:
Batterymonitors:
2020-09-30
2020-09-23
2020-09-01
2020-08-08
2020-08-05
2020-08-03
LynxBMS:
2020-07-06
2020-06-19
SmartLihium:
2020-05-25
2020-05-22
2020-05-18
BlueSmartChargers:
2020-04-06
(New)VRMfeature:
SmartCharger:
VE.DirectPhoenixInverter:
GXdevices:
2020-02-20
2020-02-13
SmartSolarVE.Can:
BMV:
2020-02-03
BMV-712
2019-12-20
2019-12-12
2019-12-10
PhoenixVE.DirectInverters:
VE.DirectBluetoothSmartDongle:
IMPULSE-IISmartIP65Chargers:
2019-10-28
VE.Smartnetwork:
Bluetoothinternalandexternaldongles:
BMV-712:
BlueSmartchargers:
2019-09-18
FixVictronConnectcouldnotrecoverproperlyafteraninterruptedbluetoothupdateofthebluetoothmicrocontroller/donglesinourproducts.
2019-09-13
-FixanissuewiththeMPPTbatterypresetscreatedwithVictronConnectv5.8andolder.Thoseoldpresetsdon’tincludevaluesforthenewsettingsintroducedinMPPTfirmwarev1.42.Becauseofthat,whentheuserselectedandre-appliedsuch“old”presetusingVictronConnect5.9,settingslikeAdaptiveabsorptionweredisabled,whiletheyshouldbeenabledbydefault.
2019-09-11
iOS:
MPPTChargers:
BlueSmartChargersIP65:
Bluetooth:
IMPULSE-IIchargers:
2019-07-18
Inveter/Chargers:
Bluetoothproducts:
VE.CanMPPT:
SmartSolarchargers,SmartBMV,SmartPhoenixInverters&VE.DirectSmartBluetoothdongle:
2019-05-08
2019-05-07
2019-05-02
2019-03-08
SmartLithiumBatteries:
Venusdevices:
2019-02-10
BMVBatterymonitor:
PeakPowerPack:
2019-01-09
Newproductssupport:
BMVBatteryMonitor:
2018-11-23
SmartLithium
macOS:
2018-10-09
Firmwareupdating:
BMVbatterymonitor:
2018-08-23
VE.BusSmartBluetoothDongle:
2018-07-05
Mac:
VE.Bussmartdongle:
2018-06-09
2018-05-29
MPPT:
2018-04-25
2018-03-16
VE.Smartdongle:
2018-02-08
MPPTSolarchargers:
PhoenixInverters:
Windows&Mac:
2018-01-07
Notethatinv4.0andv4.1theauto-updatewasnotworkinginWindowshencefixedinv4.2,soWindowsuserswillneedtomanuallydownloadandinstallthisnewversion.Thereisnoneedtofirstuninstallit;simplydownloadthenewversionandinstallit.Thiswillautomaticallyreplaceanyexistinginstall.
AndourthankstoDamon,Claudio,Justin,Rob,Andre,andothersthathelpedfindthosebugssoquicklyaftertherelease.
2018-01-05
Windows:
Nochangesadded,thisisatransitionversiontopreventVictronConnectbeingupdatedtov4.0onWindowsXP/Vista.
WindowsXP/Vista:
ThisisthelatestversionassupportforXP/Vistaisdroppedinv4.0.
Windows7andhigher:
Whenupdatingfromv3.2thisversionwillbeinstalledandv4.0updatewillbeautomaticallyrequested.
2017-08-14
*Alwaysshow“Restorefactorydefaults”buttonwhensupported.ButtonisnotshownwhenVictronConnectdoesnnotsupportsettingsfilesfortheproduct.*EnablemanualfirmwareupdatesforBluetoothproducts.*Show“Stayclosetothedevice”whenupdatingbluetoothconnecteddevices
Settingsfiles:
Demos:
2017-08-01
BlueSolar&SmartSolarMPPTchargers:
BlueSmartChargerIP22:
2017-07-05
SmartLithiumbatteries:
2017-06-13
2017-05-16
Windows&Mac
2017-04-25
2017-04-20
2017-04-18
2017-04-03
2017-03-28
2017-03-24
VE.DirectBluetoothSmartdongle:
SmartSolarMPPT:
SmartLitihumbatteries:
2017-01-20
2016-12-06
2016-12-02
BlueSmartChargerIP67:
2016-10-31
BlueSolarMPPT:
2016-08-30
BlueSmartChargerIP65:
2016-07-20
2016-07-04
2016-06-29
*Testedphones
ThefollowingphonesaretestedandworkingbuttheupdateshouldalsofixcompatibilitywithmanyotherAndroid6phones.
[1]Therestilloneissuethatrandomlymakestheconnectionfail,tomakeitworkagaindisable/enablebluetooth.
[2]TomakeiteasierwerecommendtouseanotherphonetoupdatethedonglefirmwarebutisalsopossibletousetheSamsungphonetodoit,thensomeextrastepsarenecessary:
Afterenteringinbootloadermodeyouhave30secondstoconnecttothedonglebeforeitgoesbacktothenormalmode.Starttheprocessfromstep1ifsomethingfails.Afterthedongleisupdatedyoumighthavetodisableandthenenablebluetoothagain.
2016-06-10
2016-05-02
2016-04-27
Newfirmwaresincludedonthisversion:
2016-03-31
Phones/Tablets
Android
BlueSolarMPPT
BMV
Phoenixinverter
*ProductswithfirmwareupdatesmarkedasmandatoryshouldbeupdatedtocontinueusingVictronConnect