Victron guides
Straight answers to the questions people ask about Victron systems on iPhone: CarPlay, remote monitoring without a GX, the SmartShunt, VictronConnect and Deeck side by side, widgets and Apple Watch, Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi. Each guide is dated and links its Victron sources.
- Victron on CarPlay: your SmartShunt and MPPT while you driveVictronConnect has no CarPlay app. Deeck shows your SmartShunt, MPPT and chargers on CarPlay over Bluetooth: no GX, nothing to set up in the car.
- Monitor your Victron system remotely without a Cerbo GXBluetooth-only Victron devices can’t reach VRM on their own. Three ways to watch a SmartShunt or MPPT from home: Cerbo GX, Raspberry Pi, Deeck Bridge.
- SmartShunt on iPhone: everything the app shows youYes, the Victron SmartShunt works with iPhone. What it broadcasts over Bluetooth, how to turn on Instant Readout, set it up with the PIN, and what Deeck adds.
- VictronConnect and Deeck: what each app doesVictronConnect sets up and updates your Victron devices; Deeck shows the whole system on iPhone, CarPlay and Apple Watch. What to do in which app, and why.
- Victron widgets on iPhone and Apple WatchVictron battery, solar and autonomy at a glance: Deeck widgets on the Home Screen, an Apple Watch app and a complication. What they show and how to add them.
- Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi: what it does and what it doesn’tVenus OS, the software of Victron GX devices, runs on a Raspberry Pi. It reads VE.Direct cables, not Bluetooth-only devices: that’s where Deeck Bridge helps.
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