VictronVEDirectArduino

Light-weight Arduino library to read basic data using the VE.Direct protocol from Victron Energy

Built as part of a larger project, now making it available separately in case others find it useful.

Setup:

• An Arduino(ish) board
• A Victron Energy device that sends serial data using the text version of the VE.Direct protocol
• A 5v to 3.3v serial converter (BMV is 3.3v - don't plug it directly into an Arduino!)
• Plugged into the Arduino on a serial port (eg Serial1, Serial2 etc)
• See also: https://www.victronenergy.com/live/vedirect_protocol:faq
• Developed and tested with a BMV-700 battery monitor
• Distributed under an MIT license - see LICENCE.txt
• Developed and not tested with a MPPT 100/30

Provides:

• Access to basic energy readings - Volts, Power, Current, State of Charge (SOC)
• A diagnostic "full dump" of everything coming from the device

Usage:

#include "VEDirect.h"

VEDirect my_bmv(Serial3);

if my_bmv.begin() {
    my_int32 = my_bmv.read(VE_SOC);
}

// VE_SOC, VE_VOLTAGE, VE_CURRENT, VE_POWER