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BMV712 Without Display?

Is the BMV712 able to connect directly to a Cerbo without the display? Smartshunts are out of stock everywhere and I am in a hurry. Figured I would use the BMV712 without the display.

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Guy Stewart (Victron Community Manager) answered ·

The BMV requires the display to make the connections and do the processing.

You cannot use it without.

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Thank you. Is the out of stock due to a supply chain issue or demand?

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pyro answered ·

This out of stock issue is frustrating. My dates kept getting pushed back, now it's into August. Been waiting patiently for 6 months since these were announced. Finally I gave up on the smartshunt, had to get a BMV-712. I would have been able to wire the smartshunt 3 ft away to the Cerbo nice and easily, but now with the BMV-712 I had to run the display to somewhere that was viewable, which then means you need to run a VE Direct cable all the way back to the Cerbo. But the benefit is the added display which is indeed handy.

And then the Cerbo's are equally backordered. So I had to go the Raspberry Pi route instead of Cerbo.

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It's indeed frustrating for all @pyro, customers, dealers and Victron.

Both Cerbo GX and SmartShunt are great products. I am also happy to hear that you have stuck with Victron and found a work around.

Stock has been going out as available to those suppliers that place back orders given the demand, transport and production restrictions.

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