How To Configure Victron BMV-700 with LiFePO4 Batteries

How To Configure Victron BMV-700 with LiFePO4 Batteries

The Victron BMV-700 is an extremely versatile unit that allows the user to monitor virtually every aspect of their battery bank. In order to properly show this device’s enormous benefits, we created a walk through video on how to set the Victron BMV-700 up with our Lithium Batteries. 

Set up from device:

Plug Dongle into white port. Click in and apply power. When BMV lights up, click and hold “setup” for 5 seconds and input the following:

  1. Battery capacity: 100 Ah
  2. Charged voltage: 14.2 volts
  3. Discharge Floor: 0%
  4. Tail Current: 4.0%
  5. Charged detection time: 3 minutes
  6. Peukert Exponent: 1.05
  7. Charge efficiency factor: 99%
  8. Current threshold: .10 amps
  9. Time to go average: 3 minutes
  10. Zero current: zero
  11. Synchronize: sync
  12. Relay mode: default

Set up on your phone with Bluetooth dongle:

Step 1: Download the Victron Connect app to your phone

Step 2: Activate Bluetooth on your phone, then Select your device

Step 3: From Home screen, click on Battery Settings icon in top right corner and input the following:

  1. Battery capacity: 100 Ah
  2. Charged voltage: 14.2 volts
  3. Tail Current: 4.0%
  4. Charged detection time: 3 minutes
  5. Peukert Exponent: 1.05
  6. Charge efficiency factor: 99%
  7. Current threshold: .10 amps
  8. Time to go average: 3 minutes
  9. Zero current: zero
  10. Synchronize: sync
  11. Relay mode: default

Step 4: Click on Relay and input the following:

  1. Battery Mode: Default
  2. Inverter Relay: OFF
  3. Minimum close time: 0 minutes
  4. Relay off delay: 0 minutes
  5. Low SOC relay: 5%
  6. Clear low SOC relay: 10%
  7. Low voltage relay: 11 volts
  8. Clear low voltage relay: 12.5 volts
  9. High voltage relay: 14.8 volts
  10. Clear high voltage relay: 14.4 volts
  11. Low starter voltage relay: 0 volts
  12. Clear low starter voltage relay: 0 volts
  13. High starter voltage relay: 0 volts
  14. Clear high starter voltage relay: 0 volts

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