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Victron Energy VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
Official manufacturer GLOBAL verified Sept. 25, 2026
Identity
| category | communication_modules |
| manufacturer | Victron Energy |
| model | VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle |
| product_status | active |
| region | GLOBAL |
| variant | — |
Electrical
| cable_length_m |
1.5
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (PDF)
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| current_draw_bluetooth_connected_ma |
2.5
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| current_draw_bluetooth_not_connected_ma |
1
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| current_draw_disconnected_ma |
1
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (PDF)
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| excluded_hosts |
GX devices and GlobalLink devices
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| firmware_update_capability |
True
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| instant_readout |
True
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (PDF)
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| local_access |
True
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
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| max_devices |
One VE.Direct product per dongle
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| official_manual_url |
https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/VE.Direct_Bluetooth_Smart_dongle_manual/32970-VE_Direct_Bluetooth_Smart_dongle_-_Manual-pdf-en.pdf
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (PDF) — search-index listing (query: Victron VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle VE.Bus Smart dongle manual); document located, not fetched
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| official_product_url |
https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-bluetooth-smart-dongle
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle — inventory record source_url
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| supply_voltage | 100-240 V AC |
| supported_inverter_families |
['Phoenix Inverter with VE.Direct port', 'BMV-700 / BMV-702 battery monitors', 'BlueSolar MPPT solar charge controllers']
disputed
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
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| ve_direct_cable_length_m |
1.5
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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Physical / mechanical
| mounting | DIN-rail |
Interfaces & connectors
| bluetooth |
True
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
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| can | True |
| cellular | True |
| documented_ports | [{'port_role': 'PROPRIETARY_BUS', 'port_label_from_manual': 'VE.Direct port', 'port_type': 'VE.Direct cable', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'communication', 'quantity': 1, 'document': 1, 'page': 'Introduction / Compatible products', 'quote': 'The dongle can be connected to almost all Victron products that have a built-in VE.Direct port.'}, {'port_role': 'BLUETOOTH', 'port_label_from_manual': 'Bluetooth', 'port_type': 'integrated radio', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'communication', 'quantity': 1, 'document': 1, 'page': 'Introduction', 'quote': 'The VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart Dongle connects to a non-Bluetooth VE.Direct Victron product which can then be accessed via Bluetooth using the VictronConnect app for easy monitoring, setup and firmware update purposes.'}] disputed |
| ethernet | True |
| external_interface |
Bluetooth (VictronConnect app)
disputed
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| host_interface |
VE.Direct (1.5 m captive VE.Direct cable)
disputed
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle manual (HTML)
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| interfaces | RS485, Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
| rs485 | True |
| supported_devices_max | 32 |
| wi_fi | True |
Documents
product_page
VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle
Recorded conflicts
interfaces.documented_ports Review required
[{'port_role': 'PROPRIETARY_BUS', 'port_label_from_manual': 'VE.Direct port', 'port_type': 'VE.Direct cable', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'communication', 'quantity': 1, 'document': 1, 'page': 'Introduction / Compatible products', 'quote': 'The dongle can be connected to almost all Victron products that have a built-in VE.Direct port.'}, {'port_role': 'BLUETOOTH', 'port_label_from_manual': 'Bluetooth', 'port_type': 'integrated radio', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'communication', 'quantity': 1, 'document': 1, 'page': 'Introduction', 'quote': 'The VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart Dongle connects to a non-Bluetooth VE.Direct Victron product which can then be accessed via Bluetooth using the VictronConnect app for easy monitoring, setup and firmware update purposes.'}] — stored value
[{'port_role': 'PROPRIETARY_BUS', 'port_label_from_manual': 'VE.Direct', 'port_type': 'VE.Direct', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'SIGNAL', 'document': 0, 'page': 'manual, section 6 Specifications', 'quote': 'VE.Direct cable length 1.5m'}, {'port_role': 'BLUETOOTH', 'port_label_from_manual': 'Bluetooth Smart', 'port_type': 'Bluetooth Low Energy', 'direction': 'bidirectional', 'electrical_domain': 'SIGNAL', 'document': 0, 'page': 'manual, section 6 Specifications', 'quote': 'Current draw (Bluetooth connected) 2.5mA'}] — incoming package
Detected during import deep-enrich-2026-09-batch08
interfaces.external_interface Review required
Bluetooth (VictronConnect app) — stored value
VictronConnect App — using the VictronConnect App
Detected during import deep-enrich-2026-09-batch08
interfaces.host_interface Review required
VE.Direct (1.5 m captive VE.Direct cable) — stored value
VE.Direct — VE.Direct cable length 1.5m
Detected during import deep-enrich-2026-09-batch08
electrical.supported_inverter_families Review required
['Phoenix Inverter with VE.Direct port', 'BMV-700 / BMV-702 battery monitors', 'BlueSolar MPPT solar charge controllers'] — stored value
products featuring a VE.Direct port, including BMV-70x battery monitors, Phoenix Inverters, and MPPT Solar Charge Controllers — It works with products featuring a VE.Direct port, including BMV-70x battery monitors, Phoenix Inverters, and MPPT Solar Charge Controllers.
Detected during import deep-enrich-2026-09-batch08
Additional documented parameters
Recorded verbatim from the source; no schema field exists for these yet.
| builder_completeness | partial |
| region_notes | One worldwide specification; Victron publishes no market-specific variant of this dongle. |
| withheld:can | false |
| withheld:cellular_4g | false |
| withheld:cloud_required | false |
| withheld:ethernet | false |
| withheld:protocols | ["VE.Direct", "Bluetooth (VictronConnect)"] |
| withheld:rs232 | false |
| withheld:rs485 | false |
| withheld:usb | false |
| withheld:wifi | false |