Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor

Add Victron’s BMV-712 monitor to your battery system to wirelessly monitor the status of your batteries. The BMV-712 monitor connects to your other Bluetooth-enabled Victron products and allows you to change settings, revisit historical data, update software, or change the system settings through the VictronConnect mobile app. 

The BMV-712 smart battery monitor has a wide input voltage range of 6.5V to 70V and a high current measurement resolution of 10 mA. It connects to the shunt via a standard RJ12 telephone cable (included) with a shunt selection capability of up to 10,000 Amps. The monitor features a programmable visual and audible alarm and a programmable relay to turn off noncritical loads or to run a generator. In the back of the monitor, you will find a VE.Direct communication port.

The BMV-712 battery monitor comes with a 32-foot (10-meter) RJ12 cable, a 6-foot (2-meter) battery cable with a fuse, a square/round front bezel, a ring for rear mounting, and screws for front mounting. No other components are needed for the installation of the monitor. 

During regular operation, the BMV-712 battery monitor will display the following:
– Battery voltage, current, power, ampere-hours consumed
– Battery state of charge
– Remaining time at the current rate of discharge
–Alarms and relay settings 

Here is a list of other MBV monitors without the Bluetooth Smart feature, Victron’s BMV-700 series:

BMV-700 Base Model
6.5 – 95 V, 1 – 9999 Ah

BMV-700H High Voltage
60 – 385 V, 1 – 9999 Ah

BMV-702
6.5 – 95 V, 1 – 9999 Ah, Auxiliary input

BMV-702 Black
6.5 – 95 V, 1 – 9999 Ah, Auxiliary input

BMV-712 Smart Bluetooth
6.5 – 95 V, 1 – 9999 Ah, Bluetooth built-in, Auxiliary input

Victron recommends using a Battery Balancer (part no. BMS012201000) to extend the service life of series-connected lead-acid batteries.