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Remote Starting a Promaster Engine based on battery condition

Hello,

In my full-timing Promaster converted class B RV, I will have a 3KW Multiplus, Lynx Smart BMS, Cerbo GX, 800Ah of Victron Smart Batteries and a Battery Protect. I expect to have to leave the motorhome unattended & without shore power for several weeks at a time when we might travel overseas. While in this state, certain items will need to be powered up which will drain battery. There will be a 200W solar panel but it is possible that the RV is stored indoors.

I am looking for a way to have the engine start when the batteries have drained below a certain point so that they can be recharged from the primary alternator, and the engine shut off when they are charged sufficiently.

I have looked at the Victron documentation for remote starting a generator. There are devices available that will start the engine based on a contact closing & stop it when the contact opens - e.g. Evo-all by Fortin - https://fortin.ca/en/products/evo-series-modules/evo-all/

I am looking for confirmation that the start-stop signals available from Mutiplus or a GX device as described in the links below can be used to trigger a remote start device such as the Evo-all above.

https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Automatic_Generator_start-stop/Automatic_Generator_start_stop-en.pdf

https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ve.bus:virtual-switch-generator-start-stop

https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/CCGX/en/gx---generator-auto-start-stop.html#UUID-2cb865fb-544e-8387-05f0-7e15167ece74

Thank you for your time & any help.

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