Victron SmartShunt 500A 50mV Battery Shunt

The SmartShunt from Victron Energy is a Bluetooth-enabled battery monitor without a display; through the VictronConnect app, you will use your phone or a tablet as the display. You will have access to the battery’s state of charge (SOC), system status, historical data, and more. 

The SmarShunt has a VE.Direct port, which can also transmit the data to a GX device such as the Cerbo. 

The SmartShunt is an excellent alternative to the BMV-712 Smart battery monitor when your system does not need a permanent display. 

The SmartShunt features a connection to monitor a second battery, a bank’s midpoint connection, or a battery monitor. Depending on your installation, some of the following accessories (sold separately) might be required: 

• Temperature Sensor for BMV – to measure the battery temperature.
• GX Device -such as a Cerbo GX, for system and remote monitoring.
• VE.Direct Cable – to connect the battery monitor to a GX device.
• VE.Direct to USB interface – to connect the battery monitor to a GX device or the VictronConnect app via USB. 

About Victron’s BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor
An Alternative To The SmarShunt

The Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart is a high-precision battery monitor. It has built-in Bluetooth to communicate wirelessly with other Victron products in your system. It calculates amp-hours consumed and your battery’s state of charge (SOC).

The BMV-712 Smart battery monitor features a second input that can be programmed to measure the voltage of a secondary battery, battery temperature using the temperature sensor (sold separately), or midpoint voltage.

The BMV monitors come with a square bezel overlay, a ring bracket for rear mounting, and screws for front mounting. It can be mounted on a panel with a 52mm (2.0 inch) opening or one of Victron’s optional wall enclosures.

A 500A/50mV shunt, fitted with a quick connect PCB is part of the BMV. Alternatives shunts are available: 1000A-50mV, 2000A-50mV, 6000A-50mV. All BMV monitors come with a 10m 6 core UTP cable with RJ12 connectors and a power supply cable with fuse.

Download Victron’s Bluetooth app to a smartphone or tablet to customize settings, monitor system data, collect historical data, and update software.