victron energy BMV 700 Battery monitor BMV Installation Guide
- June 6, 2024
- victron energy
Table of Contents
BMV 700
Quick installation guide
Battery safety warnings
– 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 ith 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 monitor BMV contents 
Full manual available online
BMV and mounting dimensions
Mounting option A
Mounting option B
BMV connections
BMV connections
Battery negative connection
•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
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System negative connection
• Connect the negative DC electrical system terminal to the LOAD AND
CHARGER side of the shunt
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Power cable connection
• Connect the power cable to the battery positive
• Push the other side of the cable into the B1 the terminal on the shunt
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Head unit
connection
• Connect the RJ12 UTP cable between the shunt
RJ12 terminal and the head unit RJ12 terminal
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Make essential settings
Set the battery capacity
- Press any button
- Use + and – to enter the value of the first digit
- press select to go to the next digit
- Repeat until all 4 digits have been entered
- Press select to store setting, you will hear a beep
- Press setup to next setting
Make lithium settings
Additional settings if lithium batteries are used
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Set the charge efficiency at 99%
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Set the Peukert exponent at 1.05
Connecting to a GX monitoring device
• Connect the (not included) VE. Direct cable ASS03053xxxx between the
VE.The direct terminal of the BMV and the GX device
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VictronConnect
• The VictronConnect App can be used for monitoring or for changing settings
• For more information on VictronConnect see the VictronConnect manual
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VictronConnect via Bluetooth
• Connect the (not included) VE. Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle ASS030536011 to the VE.Direct the terminal of the BMV
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VictronConnect via USB
• Connect the (not included) VE. Direct to USB
interface ASS030530010 between the VE.Direct
the terminal of the BMV and the USB port of a computer
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References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
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