v2.0.20250729

Breaking Changes

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250502dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_RESET_VOLTAGE was replaced by SOC_RESET_CELL_VOLTAGE

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250207dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY is now a list of temperature sensors, so you can choose which sensors you want to use

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250107dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_RESTART was superseeded by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DEVIATION, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_UNTIL was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CVL_ICONTROLLER_MODE was superseeded by CVL_CONTROLLER_MODE, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_LIMITATION_ENABLE was superseeded by CHARGE_MODE, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_RECALCULATION_EVERY was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_EVERY
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_RECALCULATION_ON_PERC_CHANGE was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_ON_MAX_PERCENTAGE_CHANGE
  • Changes to config.default.ini: MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_SEC was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_WAIT_FOR_SEC

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250103dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_LEVEL_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_SOC_THRESHOLD

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241202dev

  • The driver path changed from /data/etc/dbus-serialbattery to /data/apps/dbus-serialbattery
  • Changes to config.default.ini: MODBUS_ADDRESSES was replaced by BATTERY_ADDRESSES
  • Changes to config.default.ini: SEPLOS_USE_BMS_VALUES was replaced by USE_BMS_DVCC_VALUES
  • Changes to config.default.ini: Changed default values for Cell Voltage Current Limitation and Temperature Current Limitation

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241211dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_CALC_CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS was replaced by CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS
  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_CALC_CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER was replaced by CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241217dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE
  • Changes to config.default.ini: EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH_CURRENT

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241218dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_BATTERY was replaced by TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_1_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_1_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_2_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_2_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_3_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_3_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_4_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_4_NAME

What's Changed

• Added: BLE - Config settings do enable/disable BLUETOOTH_USE_POLLING and BLUETOOTH_FORCE_RESET_BLE_STACK by @mr-manuel
• Added: BLE - Error message if BLE BMS_TYPE was misspelled by @mr-manuel
• Added: BLE - Error message if BLE address is missing by @mr-manuel
• Added: Calculation of history values not provided by the battery by @mr-manuel
• Added: Charge Voltage Limit mode - Clipped sum controller by @mr-manuel
• Added: Charge/Discharge current limitation by MOSFET temperature by @mr-manuel
• Added: Daly CAN - Read capacity with #217 from @atillack
• Added: Error handling for config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Added: Error handling for corrupt config.ini structure by @mr-manuel
• Added: Felicity BMS by @versager
• Added: GUIv2 - New page where you see all important data in one place for easy troubleshooting by @mr-manuel
• Added: JKBMS CAN - Extended protocol with version V2 by @Hooorny and @mr-manuel
• Added: JKBMS PB - Status of balancer switch with #286 by @KoljaWindeler
• Added: Kilovault HLX+ BMS by @alexphredorg
• Added: KS48100 (PAPool, Bemory, CERRNSS, VoltPolska, ...) BMS with #168 by @JoshuaDodds
• Added: LiTime BMS by @calledit
• Added: Make battery data available on MQTT under a single topic by enabling PUBLISH_BATTERY_DATA_AS_JSON by @mr-manuel
• Added: Min/Max lifetime temperature to history class and battery template by @mr-manuel
• Added: Pace BMS by @KoljaWindeler
• Added: Possibility to add external sensor for SoC by @mr-manuel
• Added: RV-C House Battery by @rogergrant99
• Added: Show BMS cable fault warning, if the BMS is not reachable anymore by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show CVL also on cell voltage base by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show if deprecated or invalid config options are used in the config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Added: Signal handler for clean service restart/shutdown by @mr-manuel
• Added: UBMS CAN - support for Valence U-BMS by @gimx
• Added: Venus OS image type to startup log by @mr-manuel
• Changed: A lot of under the hood optimizations by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Apply SOC_RESET_CELL_VOLTAGE after SOC_RESET_AFTER_DAYS regardless of whether the battery is in absorption, bulk, or float mode #123 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: BLE - Reworked installation for external Bluetooth USB dongle by @Felixrising & @mr-manuel
• Changed: BLE - Reworked log notifications be more helpful by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Charge Voltage Limit: Once the voltage is reduced slowly recover the voltage instead of jumping to the max voltage, this makes charging smoother on cell overvoltage by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Check /data/apps path for required free space instead of /data. This allows /data/apps to be mounted on another media by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Consumed capacity must be negative values by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Daly CAN - Driver improvements by @transistorgit
• Changed: Daly CAN - Refactored driver to match new CAN standard by @mr-manuel and @transistorgit
• Changed: Dependencies are now shipped with the driver and not downloaded anymore which allows a complete offline installation by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Do not set Allow to balance to False if unavailable by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Driver was moved from /data/etc/dbus-serialbattery to /data/apps/dbus-serialbattery by @mr-manuel
• Changed: EG4 LifePower - Fixed wrong cell voltage decoding. Fixes #155 by @dchiquito
• Changed: Fix /Info/BatteryLowVoltage remaining None #145 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fix double manipulation by VOLTAGE_DROP by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fix missing charge/discharge fet status for EG4 LifePower, EG4 LL and Renogy. Fixes #129 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed driver starting issue when config.ini has no option by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed issue, when calculated SOC is restored from dbus and BMS SOC is 0 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed issues when battery connection is lost by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed Seplos V3 cell balance status with #213 by @marcelrv
• Changed: Fixed serial port handling with #211 by @WaldemarFech
• Changed: GUIv1 - Added note that it's not developed anymore by @mr-manuel
• Changed: GUIv2 - Moved all dbus-serialbattery stuff to custom pages to avoid confusion in Victron support requests by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Heltec BMS - Fixed issues with #246 by @ramack
• Changed: Improved driver and config.default.ini descriptions by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Improved handling when battery connection is lost by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Improved some error messages for better understanding by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Increased the minimum needed disk space from 30 MB to 70 MB by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS BLE - Reworked code by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS CAN - Per default only address 0 is recognized. Change BATTERY_ADDRESS to match your device address by @Hooorny and @mr-manuel
• CHanged: JKBMS PB - Fixed incorrect offsets with #283 by @gizmocuz
• CHanged: JKBMS PB - Fixed serial number reading with #270 by @marcelrv
• Changed: Licensing from MIT license to GNU AGPLv3 license by @mr-manuel
• Changed: LLT/JBD BLE - Fixed initial connection by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Precision of voltage sum from 3 decimals to 2 decimals by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Rebuild custom GUI install process by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Refactored driver installation via USB/SD card by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed install-qml.sh to custom-gui-install.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed reinstall-local.sh to enable.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed restart-driver.sh to restart.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed restore-gui.sh to custom-gui-uninstall.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Show data validation mismatches in the log by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The driver is now running directly from it's app folder. No need to copy the config.ini file anywhere, which means changes are applied by simply restarting the service by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The root filesystem is not mounted as read-write anymore, sinc...

v2.0.20250718rc

Breaking Changes

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250502dev
  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_RESET_VOLTAGE was replaced by SOC_RESET_CELL_VOLTAGE

What's Changed

• Added: Charge Voltage Limit mode - Clipped sum controller by @mr-manuel
• Added: Error handling for corrupt config.ini structure by @mr-manuel
• Added: GUIv2 - New page where you see all important data in one place for easy troubleshooting by @mr-manuel
• Added: JKBMS PB - Status of balancer switch with #286 by @KoljaWindeler
• Added: KS48100 (PAPool, Bemory, CERRNSS, VoltPolska, ...) BMS with #168 by @JoshuaDodds
• Added: RV-C House Battery by @rogergrant99
• Added: Show BMS cable fault warning, if the BMS is not reachable anymore by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show CVL also on cell voltage base by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show if deprecated or invalid config options are used in the config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Added: Venus OS image type to startup log by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Apply SOC_RESET_CELL_VOLTAGE after SOC_RESET_AFTER_DAYS regardless of whether the battery is in absorption, bulk, or float mode #123 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: BLE - Reworked log notifications be more helpful by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Charge Voltage Limit: Once the voltage is reduced slowly recover the voltage instead of jumping to the max voltage, this makes charging smoother on cell overvoltage by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Check /data/apps path for required free space instead of /data. This allows /data/apps to be mounted on another media by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Do not set Allow to balance to False if unavailable by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed issues when battery connection is lost by @mr-manuel
• Changed: GUIv1 - Added note that it's not developed anymore by @mr-manuel
• Changed: GUIv2 - Moved all dbus-serialbattery stuff to custom pages to avoid confusion in Victron support requests by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Heltec BMS - Fixed issues with #246 by @ramack
• Changed: Improved handling when battery connection is lost by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Improved some error messages for better understanding by @mr-manuel
• CHanged: JKBMS PB - Fixed incorrect offsets with #283 by @gizmocuz
• CHanged: JKBMS PB - Fixed serial number reading with #270 by @marcelrv
• Changed: Rebuild custom GUI install process by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting SOC_RESET_VOLTAGE was replaced by SOC_RESET_CELL_VOLTAGE in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Tian Power BMS: Fixed command info request with #274 by @Shahar-Ariel

New Contributors

• @ramack made their first contribution in #246

Full Changelog: v2.0.20250324rc...v2.0.20250718rc

v2.0.20250324rc

What's Changed since last beta

• Added: BLE - Config settings do enable/disable BLUETOOTH_USE_POLLING and BLUETOOTH_FORCE_RESET_BLE_STACK by @mr-manuel
• Added: BLE - Error message if BLE BMS_TYPE was misspelled by @mr-manuel
• Added: BLE - Error message if BLE address is missing by @mr-manuel
• Added: Charge/Discharge current limitation by MOSFET temperature by @mr-manuel
• Added: Daly CAN - Read capacity with #217 from @atillack
• Added: Error handling for config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Added: Kilovault HLX+ BMS by @alexphredorg
• Added: UBMS CAN - support for Valence U-BMS by @gimx
• Changed: BLE - Reworked log notifications be more helpful by @mr-manuel
• Changed: BLE - Reworked installation for external Bluetooth USB dongle by @Felixrising & @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fix double manipulation by VOLTAGE_DROP by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed Seplos V3 cell balance status with #213 by @marcelrv
• Changed: Fixed serial port handling with #211 by @WaldemarFech
• Changed: JKBMS BLE - Reworked code by @mr-manuel
• Changed: LLT/JBD BLE - Fixed initial connection by @mr-manuel
• Removed: BLE - Duplicated not found message by @mr-manuel

New Contributors

• @alexphredorg made their first contribution in #183
• @asmcc made their first contribution in #199
• @DaniBubu15 made their first contribution in #206
• @marcelrv made their first contribution in #213
• @WaldemarFech made their first contribution in #211
• @atillack made their first contribution in #217

Full Changelog: v2.0.20250207beta...v2.0.20250324rc

v2.0.20250207beta

Breaking Changes

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250207dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY is now a list of temperature sensors, so you can choose which sensors you want to use

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250107dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_RESTART was superseeded by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DEVIATION, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_UNTIL was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF
  • Changes to config.default.ini: CVL_ICONTROLLER_MODE was superseeded by CVL_CONTROLLER_MODE, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_LIMITATION_ENABLE was superseeded by CHARGE_MODE, which has a different behavior
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_RECALCULATION_EVERY was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_EVERY
  • Changes to config.default.ini: LINEAR_RECALCULATION_ON_PERC_CHANGE was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_ON_MAX_PERCENTAGE_CHANGE
  • Changes to config.default.ini: MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_SEC was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_WAIT_FOR_SEC

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20250103dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_LEVEL_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_SOC_THRESHOLD

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241202dev

  • The driver path changed from /data/etc/dbus-serialbattery to /data/apps/dbus-serialbattery
  • Changes to config.default.ini: MODBUS_ADDRESSES was replaced by BATTERY_ADDRESSES
  • Changes to config.default.ini: SEPLOS_USE_BMS_VALUES was replaced by USE_BMS_DVCC_VALUES
  • Changes to config.default.ini: Changed default values for Cell Voltage Current Limitation and Temperature Current Limitation

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241211dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_CALC_CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS was replaced by CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS
  • Changes to config.default.ini: SOC_CALC_CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER was replaced by CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241217dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE
  • Changes to config.default.ini: EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH_CURRENT

• Driver version greater or equal to v2.0.20241218dev

  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_BATTERY was replaced by TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_1_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_1_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_2_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_2_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_3_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_3_NAME
  • Changes to config.default.ini: TEMP_4_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_4_NAME

What's Changed

• Added: Calculation of history values not provided by the battery by @mr-manuel
• Added: Felicity BMS by @versager
• Added: JKBMS CAN - Extended protocol with version V2 by @Hooorny and @mr-manuel
• Added: LiTime BMS by @calledit
• Added: Make battery data available on MQTT under a single topic by enabling PUBLISH_BATTERY_DATA_AS_JSON by @mr-manuel
• Added: Min/Max lifetime temperature to history class and battery template by @mr-manuel
• Added: Pace BMS by @KoljaWindeler
• Added: Possibility to add external sensor for SoC by @mr-manuel
• Added: Signal handler for clean service restart/shutdown by @mr-manuel
• Changed: A lot of under the hood optimizations by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Apply SOC_RESET_VOLTAGE after SOC_RESET_AFTER_DAYS regardless of whether the battery is in absorption, bulk, or float mode #123 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Consumed capacity must be negative values by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Daly CAN - Driver improvements by @transistorgit
• Changed: Daly CAN - Refactored driver to match new CAN standard by @mr-manuel and @transistorgit
• Changed: Dependencies are now shipped with the driver and not downloaded anymore which allows a complete offline installation by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Driver was moved from /data/etc/dbus-serialbattery to /data/apps/dbus-serialbattery by @mr-manuel
• Changed: EG4 LifePower - Fixed wrong cell voltage decoding. Fixes #155 by @dchiquito
• Changed: Fix /Info/BatteryLowVoltage remaining None #145 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fix missing charge/discharge fet status for EG4 LifePower, EG4 LL and Renogy. Fixes #129 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed issue, when calculated SOC is restored from dbus and BMS SOC is 0 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Improved driver and config.default.ini descriptions by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS CAN - Per default only address 0 is recognized. Change BATTERY_ADDRESS to match your device address by @Hooorny and @mr-manuel
• Changed: Licensing from MIT license to GNU AGPLv3 license by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Refactored driver installation via USB/SD card by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed install-qml.sh to custom-gui-install.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed reinstall-local.sh to enable.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed restart-driver.sh to restart.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed restore-gui.sh to custom-gui-uninstall.sh by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The driver is now running directly from it's app folder. No need to copy the config.ini file anywhere, which means changes are applied by simply restarting the service by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The root filesystem is not mounted as read-write anymore, since overlay filesystems are used now. This allows to let the core system files untouched and to revert all changes with one command. The changes are now also persistant and do not have to be installed on every Venus OS update again by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_RESTART was superseeded by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DEVIATION, which has a different behavior by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_KEEP_MAX_VOLTAGE_UNTIL was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_CELL_VOLTAGE_DIFF by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting CVL_ICONTROLLER_MODE was superseeded by CVL_CONTROLLER_MODE, which has a different behavior by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_DEVICE in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting EXTERNAL_CURRENT_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH was replaced by EXTERNAL_SENSOR_DBUS_PATH_CURRENT in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting LINEAR_LIMITATION_ENABLE was superseeded by CHARGE_MODE, which has a different behavior by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting LINEAR_RECALCULATION_EVERY was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_EVERY by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting LINEAR_RECALCULATION_ON_PERC_CHANGE was replaced by CVL_RECALCULATION_ON_MAX_PERCENTAGE_CHANGE by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting MAX_VOLTAGE_TIME_SEC was replaced by SWITCH_TO_FLOAT_WAIT_FOR_SEC by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting MODBUS_ADDRESSES was replaced by BATTERY_ADDRESSES in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting SEPLOS_USE_BMS_VALUES was replaced by USE_BMS_DVCC_VALUES in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting SOC_CALC_CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER was replaced by CURRENT_MEASURED_BY_USER in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting SOC_CALC_CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS was replaced by CURRENT_REPORTED_BY_BMS in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting SOC_LEVEL_TO_RESET_VOLTAGE_LIMIT was replaced by SWITCH_TO_BULK_SOC_THRESHOLD in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMP_1_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_1_NAME in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMP_2_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_2_NAME in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMP_3_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_3_NAME in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMP_4_NAME was replaced by TEMPERATURE_4_NAME in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMP_BATTERY was replaced by TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting TEMPERATURE_SOURCE_BATTERY is now a list of temperature sensors, so you can choose which sensors you want to use by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Use corrected current for both normal current and SOC calculation if SOC_CALCULATION is enabled by @mr-manuel
• Changed: When SOC_CALCULATION is enabled, the SoC is reset to 100%, if the battery switches to float. Old options were removed by @mr-manuel
• Removed: The setting SOC_RESET_CURRENT was removed in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Removed: The setting SOC_RESET_TIME was removed in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel

New Contributors

• @dchiquito made their first contribution in #156

Full Changelog: v1.5.20241119beta...v2.0.20250207beta

v1.6.20250131

What's Changed

• Changed: GUIv2 changes by @mr-manuel

Full Changelog: v1.6.20250123...v1.6.20250131

v1.6.20250123

What's Changed

• Changed: GUIv1 updated QtQuick from 1.1 to 2 with Venus OS v3.60~20. Make sure to update to this driver version before you update Venus OS to v3.60~20 or later by @mr-manuel

Full Changelog: v1.5.20241215...v1.6.20250123

v1.5.20241215

What's Changed

• Changed: Fixed typo in code that prevent driver from starting, if old battery instances are present by @mr-manuel

Full Changelog: v1.5.20241202...v1.5.20241215

v1.5.20241202

Known issues

• If you have old battery instances that should be deleted, you see the error dbus.exceptions.UnknownMethodException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Unknown method: remove_settingss is not a valid method of interface com.victronenergy.Settings in the logs and the driver does not start anymore. Upgrade to v1.5.20241215 to solve the problem.

What's Changed

• Added: Configurable threshold to prevent rapid switching (flapping) of CCL or DCL when 0 by @mr-manuel
• Added: Daly BMS - Connect multiple BMS to the same RS485 port by @CaptKrisp
• Added: EG LifePower - Connect multiple BMS to the same RS485 port by @mr-manuel
• Added: GUIv2 by @mr-manuel
• Added: High cell voltage alarm was added to venus-platform with victronenergy/venus-platform@d686955 and now also to this driver by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Calculate current average not only when Time-To-Go is enabled by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Calculate Time-to-Go until ESS -> Minimum SOC (unless grid fails), Active SOC limit or SOC_LOW_WARNING from config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Enhance BMS type validation by @mr-manuel
• Changed: HLPDATA BMS - BMS control of max charge and discharge is removed by @peterohman
• Changed: HLPDATA BMS - improved driver with #96 by @peterohman
• Changed: JKBMS PB Model fixed firmware version and temperature sensors by @KoljaWindeler
• Changed: Optimized auto increase of the polling time by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Rewritten code for external current sensor and fixed #60 by @mr-manuel

New Contributors

• @peterohman made their first contribution in #96

Full Changelog: v1.4.20240928...v1.5.20241202

v1.5.20241119beta

What's Changed

• Added: Configurable threshold to prevent rapid switching (flapping) of CCL or DCL when 0 by @mr-manuel
• Added: Daly BMS - Connect multiple BMS to the same RS485 port by @CaptKrisp
• Added: EG LifePower - Connect multiple BMS to the same RS485 port by @mr-manuel
• Added: GUIv2 by @mr-manuel
• Added: High cell voltage alarm was added to venus-platform with victronenergy/venus-platform@d686955 and now also to this driver by @mr-manuel
• Added: Possibility to change the CAN bus speed by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Calculate Time-to-Go until ESS -> Minimum SOC (unless grid fails), Active SOC limit or SOC_LOW_WARNING from config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: HLPDATA BMS - BMS control of max charge and discharge is removed by @peterohman
• Changed: HLPDATA BMS - improved driver with #96 by @peterohman
• Changed: JKBMS PB Model fixed firmware version and temperature sensors by @KoljaWindeler
• Changed: Optimized auto increase of the polling time by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Rewritten code for external current sensor and fixed #60 by @mr-manuel

New Contributors

• @peterohman made their first contribution in #96

Full Changelog: v1.4.20240928...v1.5.20241119beta

v1.4.20240928

What's Changed

• Added: History() class that holds all BMS history values by @mr-manuel
• Added: Automatically increase polling time, if polling take too long by @mr-manuel
• Added: Connection Information field which was recently added by Victron on the details page by @mr-manuel
• Added: Daren BMS with #65 by @cpttinkering
• Added: Multiple BMS on one USB to RS485/Modbus adapter now possible. The BMS needs to be able to set different addresses to each battery by @mr-manuel
• Added: Send telemetry data to see which driver versions and BMS are used the most. Can be disabled in the config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show error in log, if an unknown BMS type was added in the config.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Battery connection loss: Big improvements on handling the situation, fixed battery connection restore without driver restart, improved behaviour when connection is lost, added config options by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Call get_settings() in test_connection() for all battery classes, removed get_settings() call from setup_vedbus() by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Daly BMS - Fixed issues where faulty readings set values to None by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed alarms for some BMS and cleaned up Protection() class
• Changed: Fixed how velib_python was integrated in this driver by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed problem with battery status and error code by @mr-manuel
• Changed: GUIv1 cell voltage page design by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS - Fixed issues where faulty readings set values to None by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS BLE - Fixes wrong max battery voltage Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1094 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: JKBMS PB Model fixes by @KoljaWindeler
• Changed: LLT/JBS BMS - Fix bug in SOC calculation and use SOC comming from BMS. Fixes #47 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renogy BMS - Use port as unique identifier, since it's not possible to change any values on this BMS by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Reworked, documented and cleaned up a lot of code by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Set default charge/discharge current from utils in main battery class by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Show non blocking errors only, if more than 180 occured in the last 3 hours (1 per minute) and do not block inverting/charging by @mr-manuel
• Changed: The setting HELTEC_MODBUS_ADDR was replaced by MODBUS_ADDRESSES in the config.default.ini by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Updated battery_template.py and added tons of descriptions by @mr-manuel

New Contributors

• @calledit made their first contribution in #56
• @cpttinkering made their first contribution in #65

Full Changelog: v1.3.20240705...v1.4.20240928

v1.3.20240705

What's Changed

• Added: EG4 LL BMS by @tuxntoast
• Added: Fields for debugging switch to float/bulk by @mr-manuel
• Added: JKBMS PB Model with #39 by @KoljaWindeler
• Added: Possibility to add custom polling interval to reduce the CPU load. Fixes Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1022 by @mr-manuel
• Added: Possibility to select if min/max battery voltage, CVL, CCL and DCL are used from driver or BMS. Fixes Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1056 by @mr-manuel
• Added: Possibility to use port name as unique identifier Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1035 by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show details about driver internals in GUI -> Serialbattery -> Parameters by setting GUI_PARAMETERS_SHOW_ADDITIONAL_INFO to True by @mr-manuel
• Added: Show in the remote console/GUI if a non blocking error was triggered by @mr-manuel
• Added: Use current measurement from other dbus path by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Daly BMS CAN - Prevent recognition of this BMS, if it's not connected by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed failed GUI restart on some GX devices by @SenH
• Changed: Fixed problem with I-Controller Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1041 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed problem with linear limitation disabled Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1037 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed SoC is None on driver startup #32 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Fixed some wrong paths in the post-hook commands by @juswes
• Changed: JKBMS BLE - Fixed problem with second temperature sensor, which was introduced with v1.1.20240128dev #26 by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Optimized code and error handling by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Optimized SOC reset to 100% and 0% when SOC_CALCULATION is enabled by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renamed Lifepower to EG4_Lifepower by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Renogy BMS - Fixes for unknown serial number by @mr-manuel
• Changed: Seplos BMS - Fixed temperature display Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery#1072 by @wollew

New Contributors

• @SenH made their first contribution in #33
• @epierce78 made their first contribution in #45

Full Changelog: v1.2.20240408...v1.3.20240705