Anybody have a source for the new Mopeka pro200 top mount sensor? I can't seem to find one anywhere. Maybe just not available yet?
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Mopeka pro200
Any luck with those?
Anybody with links, especially datasheets and manuals of any top mount wireless water level sensor that works with Victron? I tried Google but no luck.
I looked at the Mopeka TD40 (apparently TD means "top-down") but it looks like it requires drilling a hole at the top of the tank which is not an option.
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I have spoken with Mopeka. They are completing the production line and testing for the Pro 200. They expect them to be available late April 2024. Victron Cerbo integration is complete. Here is a link to a product sheet comparing to the TD40.
https://assets-global.website-files.com/649617959d3af33eea5fb4b6/651195c52d0a88de37f2ecb7_Mopeka_TD40_TD200_PRO200_digital.pdf
Seems like it should be supported now:
Add support for new Mopeka sensor models: Universal Pro, TD40, Pro 200 and Pro+.
@Adam Sherman I think Victron supports the pro 200 but I can't find a manual or spec sheet for that model of sensor. I have some document that mentions it but it gives no details. It seems it's very similar to the TD40. The main difference appears to be that it's a residential/recreational model whereas the TD40 is a commercial model.
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Thank you @Waveform . I have a similar document but it doesn't mention the Pro Plus and the TD200.
You have to dig for it. It's on their website but most of the data sheets don't list it. I did find one a while back but then it was gone.
I ended up getting the TD40 since the 200 wasn't yet available. Not really happy with it especially for the price point. Works great up to about 80% then it just goes to empty over that. Installed it exactly according to the spec sheet.
More updates on the Pro200 and TD200 sensors. They are both Bluetooth. The Pro200 requires external power, while the TD200 is battery powered - batteries should last a few years, like the old TD40. The TD40 was designed for tanks more than 4’ tall while the TD200 and Pro200 are for shorter tanks. Victron has apparently finished the Pro200 integration and Mopeka is unsure if they have the TD200 integration completed, however I’d suspect they’d just do both at the same time. Originally, the Pro200 was to be released first, followed by the TD200 later this year, but they’ve moved the TD200 up to be released at the same time.
As of early May, Mopeka have started shipping to their authorized dealers first and anticipate general website release in late May.
I received this email from Mopeka support on Friday.
Hey Derrick,
To start, I want to apologize for the delay, as I was also lead to believe they'd be on the market by now. Currently, our software developers are making the site revisions with a new provider, so there's been some delay getting the updated information published. We have also supplied about 120 test prototypes with one of our dealers, and while we wait for the revised website to publish, we are also awaiting to hear any feedback/notes from the prototype batch.
I am emailing the appropriate channels to see if there is any concrete time frame for when we can expect them to go fully live.
Mopeka shipped me 3 TD200 sensors about a month ago. I have one working on the water cistern at my house. I’m not using Victron integration there. The sensor works well but I am disappointed in the lack of usable notification functionality through the Mopeka Tank Check app. I have it connected to the Mopeka Wi-Fi bridge and I would have hoped that I would get notifications via their cloud but I was informed that it is not set up that way. Seems wrong to me and I let them know. Hoping they will provide that functionality someday. At present the only way to get notified is if you leave the Mopeka app running on your phone - however it’s such a power hog that it kills your iPhone battery in just a half day. Again, incorrect programming of the app is causing excessive battery drain I think they need to revisit their app and cloud programming.
As for the Victron integration. I have connected the two other TD200 sensors to my boat, one for each fuel tank. I have assigned them in the GX display to the Victron Cerbo via Bluetooth and they work, showing up as two separate tank instances. They also show up on my Garmin MFD’s with correct values via the Victron VE.Can to NMEA 2000 cable adapter.
One note about the TD200 form factor. They are made to thread into a 2” NPT (about 2 1/4” diameter) threaded flange to the tank which does not work well with a standard 5 hole resistive fuel sensor which have a 2” hole and a 2 1/4” diameter for the 5 hole pattern. So I’m having to 3D print a flange adapter to attach the TD200 to the top of my tanks - I will make it with a 2” NPT thread and the bottom of the TD200, being a 2” ID will fit flush with the top of my tanks and go through the 2” resistive tank sensor hole to transmit. Printing it in PETG as it is chemically stable (ie. Resistant) to diesel fuel.
I purchased 2 NMEA 2000 fuel gauges off AliExpress, One Port and one Starboard PGN’s and I’m hoping that the Victron integration will transmit the appropriate N2K sentences to integrate them on my boat dashboard. Stay tuned. I will update with my success shortly.
I'm still not seeing the td200 in mopekas online store. Did you have to call to order them? Curious how you managed to get them?
