Victron Integration Guide

Rev 2.1 09-14-21
4
Fortress Power - Victron Inverter Guide
Set the battery number and identify specific battery to Master or slave on the front panel touchscreen
M-Set | Slave . One Battery is set to Master and all others are
set to Slave. The Battery that is set to Master is typically at one
end of the communication wiring.
Parellel Num . This should be set to the total number of
batteries being used. All batteries should have the same
number
The batteries should Parallel with each other automatically. If a battery does not parallel the battery will
disconnect and the Alarm light (red) will turn on.
NOTE: The eVault Classic can only parallel up to 2 eVaults when communicating to the inverter. If there are
more than 2 eVaults run the system using this wiring (referred to as voltage mode or Open Loop).
See product manuals for additional detail.
eVault MAX:
The eVault MAX has the bus terminators built into the unit. The two eVault MAX units on each end have
the bus termination set to 120 (ON), all others set to OFF
It is does not mattery if termination is set to 120 or OFF when installing only one eVault MAX.
Set the battery ID to sequential numbers on each
battery (1, 2, 3, 4, … number of batteries in the
bank) using the front panel touchscreen.
NOTE: Protocol ID for Victron this is set to 4
The batteries should Parallel with each other automatically. If a battery does not parallel the battery will
disconnect and the Alarm light (red) will turn on.
4