I have just installed a BMV-712 Smart to my solar system and added it to the network with my SmartSolar MPPT and Smart Battery Sense.
I did not purchase the optional temperature sensor for the BMV as I (and my dealer) believed that the BMV-712 would get temperature from the network, it does not.
The BMV allows for monitoring only one of either start battery, battery temperature or midpoint battery voltage.
Now that I have already wired and set my BMV to monitor battery midpoint, I can no longer have battery temperature, even with the extra optional sensor.
What information does the BMV see and use from the network? Is there any benefit having it connected to the network at all?
Victron – can this be changed in firmware?