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There is some software averaging taking place.
I'd think that it's been designed this way to give a smoother reading to filter out waves inside the tank as the vehicle or vessel moves along. Tanks of a few hundred litres won't fill so quickly, so the gradual update speed is generally not a problem.
I'm sure it will be possible to alter the Venus OS to do what you want. Maybe best to ask on the Venus-dev group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/victron-dev-venus

Just an update, I have had confirmation off-list that there is a "low-pass" software filter in effect here to filter out the effects of slosh in the tank. Further, there is currently no way to bypass this mechanism.

My personal opinion here is that there are too many assumptions which need to be made (e.g. tank size/shape, sensor position, fill/drain rate, yacht or bus, etc) in order for such a filter to be effective in the majority of cases, and therefore there should at least be an option available to disable it. Perhaps a longer term solution would be to allow modification of the thresholds/parameters in the filter algorithm to enable it to be tuned to individual applications.

Hi @aeneby

I have noticed the same as you but I agree with the above answers that the averaging is generally not a problem.

However, what I don't like is that we cannot select the shape of the tank. In my opinion it should at least be possible to select between the most basic shapes: cylindrical/round and rectangular. I have forked the repo and will look into this.

Maybe a cylindrical shaped tank is not very common on boats, but it is very common in off-grid systems.

Regards,

Ole

Hello,

I just ran into this issue on the final installation phase of a 12 month build. I designed an Ecosystem approach to integrating all of the Cerbo technology (Multi, BMV, MPPT's 4 temp sensors, 3 tank sensors & Cerbo) into a 2020 Winnebago Class B RV to update it from the 1990's class instrumentation as a showcase to what can be achieved with Victron, LifePO4, and a 1500W solar array.

While i am sure this tank monitoring technology works well in large marine vessels its barely usable in an RV and especially with smaller tanks. As an example i start with an empty 13 gallon black tank and put 5.3 gallons of water into it which then updates at a 1% increments 10 minutes. Hows does this help me fill fresh water tanks or all the other use-cases where i need to do something or make a water related decision but i need to ensure no recent activity with the tank/s has occurred. For class B or even C RV's (the largest growing segments in the US after C-19) the Victron implementation is actually no better than the 25% / 4 external stick on pad resolution they have today.

Vicrtron please help me understand when this is not disclosed in your product documentation??? This is a HUGE and expensive 1 way project to dismantle an RV's tank system, drill holes and install the sensors only to find it not any better than what you have today. And there is no going back!

Could someone from Victron give some feedback on this problem? I’m experiencing the same and would love the option to disable the averaging as it is totally unusable for me. To see an up to date measurement I have to wait minutes which is far too long when I’m using the pump auto cut off feature. I’m almost at the point to disconnect the cerbo and buy an analog level which will be so disappointing, as the tank levels were the main reason I bought the cerbo.