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I'm aware that Bluetooth is currently not supported in the Venus OS for Raspberry Pi. Is anyone currently working on this that I can share code/help with? Am wanting to pick up the data from a BlueSmart 24|16|1 in the Pi as I can't see that the Blue Smart has any cabled options (ve.Direct etc)
Hi
I have a Bluetooth USB adapter plugged into my Raspi with the current ver 2.33 software
and i am paired etc. just cant use the victron connect app to log in to it.
I have to start the Bluetooth manually on the raspi via bitvise to make it run not automated yet to start automatically on start up etc.
So just seeing what is being done to update the code to do this or to were to add the changes to the configuration folders etc.
Hi Rob, How did you enable the bluetooth ? I get no default controller available ? did you have to install something ?
Thank you
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Used a USB Bluetooth dongle to start with (it has a internal one but have not got onto that yet) Need to check the the Bluetooth is not blocked by using this command.
rfkill list (checks for blocked bluetooth devices)
rfkill unblock bluetooth (unblock with this command)
hciconfig (to check BLE to running etc)
hciconfig hci0 up ( to start the Bluetooth module)
hcitool lescan ( scan for Bluetooth devices running)
bluetoothctl (to go into the Bluetooth device for control and testing etc)
Blue tooth rules added on the developer version: not in the Candidate version?
add to etc/udev/rules.d folder.
file name bluetooth.rules
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="bluetooth", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="host", RUN+="bt-config %k"
ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="bluetooth", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="host", RUN+="bt-remove %k"
I do have large txt file with all the extra commands for checking etc. if required.
Still not being able to link the Bluetooth device to the D bus to access data for the Victron connect app, as i am not a software engineer mainly hardware, but learning as i go.
Work in progress, as i know Victron are not interested in getting it functional for the Raspi etc.
Thank you Rob, looks like the P3+ internal Bluetooth is not working.
root@raspberrypi2:~# rfkill list
0: phy0: wlan
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Hi
Yes the internal BLE is turned off, working at that too, but an External USB Bluetooth does connect and pair.
Sorry Rob, One more question which USB bluetooth did you use ? Did you use the Victron USB Bluetooth cable?
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No i used a BLE to USB adapter directly into the USB port of the raspi
Mini USB Bluetooth CSR V4.0 Dongle Dual Mode Wireless Adapter Device 3Mbps 20M
USB Bluetooth works - now just need to work out how to get the data into Venus
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[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Key: 0x02e1
[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Value:
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[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Key: 0x02e1
[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Value:
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[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 AdvertisingFlags:
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[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Key: 0x02e1
[CHG] Device E7:B5:2F:2D:4D:E3 ManufacturerData Value:
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[SmartSolar HQ1901YBPH1]# exit
USB adapter using the bluetoothctl command
agent on, scan on pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX iPhone then opened the app
Dave
Hi
I had to update my software to Ver 2.40-19 for the my BLE to open the app,
as the the candidate version Ver 2.33 BLE doesn't work etc.
So it just opens the generic Venus device but cant go further than that.
A bit more work required to open the app. it is either the App software needs up dating than the device software.
When i was testing on the candidate version for BLE, i did manged to see the app icon for my Muiltplus2 pop up but disappear again. But by using the testing ver 2.40-19 the BLE link is rock solid and logs on etc, just cant do anything with it.
USB external. Victon connect app is working also . Not that much you can do with it just change the Bluetooth pin and click on open VMR online portal. Not that sure how to get the data from the Bluetooth connection into canbus yet. more read needed
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How did you connect the VictronConnect App? I can connect OK threw the wifi network OK but not Bkuetooth yet.
I am running candidate version 2.33.
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Ok the candidate is not fully configured for BLE as the Developer version does work now. Need to compare the two programs etc.
I'm a data acquisition team lead for a non profit called KiloWatts for Humanity, who installs solar minigrids for rural communities in developing countries.
I'm trying to add code, to our RPi remote data logger, I've been developing for 4 years-GitHub:sbcdave, that will allow it to connect to the nearby victron charge controller and inverter via Bluetooth, and pull data from them to send back to our servers. Bonus points if I can also adjust their config over the Bluetooth connection, since we're able to fire code remotely via SMS. It's an open source open engineered minigrid remote GSM/SMS SCADA system, and the added functionality of Bluetooth SCADA of the victron equipment would be a huge level up.
It sounds like you have achieved this functionally I'm after. I have a CS senior design team working on this for me right now as their capstone project, but they are hoping to abandon Bluetooth (worried about the difficulty I think) and instead use USB or Ethernet. Can you help point us in the right direction?
Hi
Late reply. in the later versions 2.60-1 the USB bluetooth dongle works automatically now.
