Bluetooth query

[Mark Widdicombe]

On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 11:14, Phil <phillor9 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 27/5/21 6:53 pm, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
>
> >     There is a problem with the Victron app. The Victron battery
> >     monitor can only connect to one device at a time, and my Linux PC
> >     connects to it automatically.
> >
> I have the Linux VictronConnect_x86_64-5.41.AppImage and a BMV 712-Smart
> monitor. The app cannot see the Victron Bluetooth device even without
> the Android phone connected. Is that the same app that you have?
>
> At first I thought that the Venus OS (thank you Oliver) for the
> raspberry pi might have been the answer but it doesn't support the
> battery monitor.
>
> By the way my laptop is a Lenovo ThinkPad running Kubuntu 20.10.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Phil
>
> No, I don't have the Linux app, just the app for android (VictronConnect
> v5.41). I also have the BMV 712 Smart monitor. The problem is that even
> though I don't have the Linux app, the monitor connects to my PC (Ubuntu
> 20.04) automatically, so cannot connect to the android app (No devices
> found.) As I say, Victron have been aware of the problem for years but are
> too drunk/lazy/incompetent to fix it. By the way, this isn't just a problem
> with Linux, it also connects to Windows machines with the same result.
>

Regards,
Mark

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