Victron energy MPPT Control Manuel utilisateur
MPPT Control display manual
Rev 00 04/2021
ENGLISH
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1
2. Mounting ............................................................................................................................... 3
3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 5
4. Operation .............................................................................................................................. 7
4.1. Status menu .................................................................................................................. 8
4.2. History menu ................................................................................................................. 8
4.3. Settings menu .............................................................................................................. 10
5. Troubleshooting and Support ................................................................................................... 12
5.1. Power issues ............................................................................................................... 12
5.2. Connection issues ......................................................................................................... 12
5.3. Settings locked ............................................................................................................ 12
6. Warranty ............................................................................................................................. 13
7. Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 14
MPPT Control display manual
1. Introduction
The MPPT Control display is a dedicated display for the Victron Energy SmartSolar and BlueSolar MPPT solar charger range. It
can be used to read out the live and historic solar charger data and it can be used to configure solar charger settings.
Examples of live and historic monitoring:
• PV power, yield, voltage and current.
• Battery voltage, current and charge stage.
• Load output state and current (only available if the solar charger is equipped with a load output).
• 30-day historical values
• Cumulative historic values over the live of the solar charger
The MPPT Control display
The MPPT Control display can be used with the whole range of BlueSolar and SmartSolar MPPT solar
chargers. However, for solar chargers rated 60A consider using the better suited SmartSolar Control display
instead.
Power cable
The display ships together with a fused power cable.
The supplied power cable is only needed when the display is used with some very early solar charger models that have been
since long discontinued. These early models shut down when they do not receive solar power. The power cable provides power
to the display straight from the battery so that the display is also operational during bad weather of after the sun has gone down.
Power cable
VE.Direct cable
A VE.Direct cable is needed to connect the display to the solar charger. This cable is not included with the MPPT Control display
and needs to be purchased separately.
VE.Direct cables vary in lengths from 0.3 up to 10 meter and are available with straight or right angle connectors. For more
information see the VE.Direct cable product page.
VE.Direct cable
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Page 1 Introduction
Wall mounting enclosure
The housing of the MPPT Control display is tailored towards being flush mounted through a panel. In case flush mounting is not
possible a dedicated wall mount enclosure can be used. This enclosure allows for easy wall mounting of the display.
There are two wall mounting options:
•Wall mount enclosure for BMV or MPPT Control
•Wall mount enclosure for BMV and Color Control GX
Wall mount enclosure for BMV or MPPT Control
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2. Mounting
Drill a hole in a mounting substrate as indicated in below figure.
Mounting recess width and depth requirements
Mount the display:
Use option A if the mounting substrate is accessible from both sides
Use option B if the mounting substrate is accessible from the front.
Option A
1 2
Mounting option A
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Option B
2 3
4 5
Mounting option B
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Page 4 Mounting
3. Installation
Connect the solar charger
Connect the MPPT Control display to the solar charger using a VE.Direct cable.
It is not possible to extend the VE.Direct cable, the maximum length can not exceed 10 meter.
VE.Direct
Power
The rear of the MPPT Control display showing the power connection and the VE.Direct connection
VE.Direct cable
Connect the display to the solar charger via a VE.Direct cable
Connect the power cable (only needed for old style solar controllers)
The supplied power cable is only necessary when the display is used with some very early solar charger
models that have been since long discontinued.
Connect the power cable as follows:
• Connect the black wire ring cable lug to the negative battery terminal. If a battery monitor is used in the system, connect the
black wire to the system side of the battery monitor shunt instead.
• Connect the red cable ring cable lug to the positive battery terminal.
• Plug the the RJ12 terminal into the power terminal on the back of the display.
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VE.Direct cable
FuseTo battery
Connect the display to an old model solar charger and the battery
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Page 6 Installation
4. Operation
The LCD screen displays the following information:
• A number reading.
• The unit of the reading: V, A, W, kWh, h or !
• The type of reading: load, battery, PV, min, max or charge stage.
• Connection status indicator.
Full LCD readout
The digits used to represent letters and numbers
The connection status of the display is indicated by a "double arrow" symbol as indicated in below table.
Indicator connection status
On There is a connection between the display
and the solar charger
Blinking There was a connection with the solar
charger but the connection is lost. The last
know values will be shown.
Off There has not been a connection with a
solar charger.
The buttons on the front of the display are used to navigate through the solar charger readings and are used when making solar
controller and display settings.They have the following functions:
Button Action
Cancel
or
Back
Select
or
Confirm
Go to next or previous item
or
Increase or decrease value
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Page 7 Operation
4.1. Status menu
This menu shows the live solar charger readings. The MPPT Control display always starts up in this menu.
Press the up and down button cycle through all menu items.
These menu items will be displayed in order of appearance as indicated in below table:
LCD Display Menu item Description and notes
PV power Solar array output power.
PV voltage Solar array voltage.
PV daily yield The daily accumulative solar power received.
Battery error Only visible in case there is an active error.
Battery charge stage Charge stage: Bulk, Absorption, Float, Off or Fault.
Battery current Battery charge current.
Battery voltage Battery voltage.
Load output state Load output switched on or off. Only visible on MPPTs with
a load output.
Load current The current into the load. Only visible on MPPTs with a load
output.
4.2. History menu
The history menu shows both the daily and overall solar charger history data. It shows items such as solar yield, battery voltages,
time spend in each charge stage and past errors.
To enter and readout the history menu:
• Press the SELECT button, while in the status menu.
• Press the up or down button to navigate through the history items.
• When arriving at the desired history item, press the SELECT button to see the value of that item.
• If an item contains multiple values, press the SELECT button and then the up or down button to browse the various values
within that item. For the daily items it is possible to scroll back to 30 days ago (data becomes available over time), a brief popup
shows the day number.
• To go back to the main history menu press the SETUP button.
• To go back to the status menu press the SETUP button again.
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Page 8 Operation
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