USB-C
The simplest solution: connect Voltvik to a normal 5 V USB source. Perfect for a first test, temporary use or an installation where you already have USB power.
Follow the guide once. Afterwards Voltvik reads Mopeka tanks and Victron equipment on its own. No app has to be open, and you need neither account nor fixed internet.
Choose the solution that best fits your installation. USB-C is simplest on the bench, while the rear cable gives hidden fixed installation in a motorhome, boat or cabin.
The simplest solution: connect Voltvik to a normal 5 V USB source. Perfect for a first test, temporary use or an installation where you already have USB power.
The rear cable connects directly to the battery bus with 5–23 V DC. The red conductor is plus, the black conductor is minus. Always use a 1 A fuse. Polarity protection is built in.
Power use is about 0.3 W at rest and about 0.5 W at full brightness with WiFi on.
Keep the device powered the whole time. The phone may warn about “no internet access” when connected to the setup network. That is completely normal.
Use USB-C or rear cable. With a rear cable: check polarity and use a 1 A fuse.
Keep your finger on the screen for about one second. It works from any page. To exit again, swipe down.
Swipe to the third settings page, NETWORK, and turn on “WiFi”. The pages are not numbered on the screen. The dots under the title show where you are, and the green one should be number three. Shortcut: hold the rear button for 2 seconds to turn WiFi off or on — but never during startup.
The network is called Voltvik- followed by four uppercase characters, for example Voltvik-BE84. It is open and never asks for a password. The name is also shown on the third settings page, NETWORK, on the screen. If it does not appear immediately, wait 20 seconds. Voltvik first looks for a network it already knows, and opens its own when it finds none.
Type the address directly in the browser. Some phones open the page by themselves, but do not rely on it.
If the screen is already connected to your own WiFi, use the device’s own IP address instead. You find it on the screen, on the third settings page NETWORK.
Under 2 · Find your devices you will see “Nearby devices”. Voltvik listens for Bluetooth LE equipment around it and fills the list itself — strongest signal at the top. The Fill in findings button puts discovered devices in the first available slot. Mopeka Pro Check H2O goes into an available water slot; other Mopeka types go into a gas slot.
Equipment you have already entered is shown with your own name, for example set up: Fresh water, so you can see what remains. If a device disappears from the list, the row is cleared after about 20 seconds.
Under 3 · Victron devices you will find six free slots. Each slot has three fields: name, MAC address and bindkey. You choose what goes in which slot — the screen figures out which page the device belongs on by itself.
The key is not the same as the Bluetooth PIN code. See how to find the key
The tank setup has two gas bottles, Gas 1 and Gas 2, and three water tanks: Fresh water, Grey water and Black water. The names are only suggestions — you can change them to whatever suits your vehicle, boat or cabin.
For gas, enter the BLE address, leave the medium set to propane if it is a normal gas bottle, and choose Bottle size. If you choose 6 kg, 11 kg or 14 kg, Voltvik sets the correct Empty reading and Full reading automatically. If you have another bottle or tank, choose Custom and enter the readings yourself. Under Show level as you decide whether the GAS page should show Percent or Kilo. Kilos are calculated from the level and the bottle’s net weight — it is an estimate, not weighing, so it assumes the bottle size is set correctly.
Water tanks work as before: the Mopeka sensor is stuck under the tank and measures upward. For a normal flat-bottomed tank, leave Empty reading at 0 mm, and set Full reading to the tank’s internal height.
Each field is saved as soon as you press Set. The device starts reading immediately, and the settings survive both restart and power loss.
Victron devices send measurement data that Voltvik can listen to, but the data is encrypted. That is why you have to fetch the correct key from VictronConnect.
Stand near the device and open the app on the phone.
Choose exactly the Victron device you want to enter in Voltvik.
Press the cogwheel for settings.
Press the three dots and choose “Product info”.
Turn on “Instant readout via Bluetooth” if it is not already active.
Press “Show” by the encryption details and copy the key.
Paste the key into the box for the same device on the Voltvik setup page.
Swipe sideways while settings are open to move between pages.
Use this if you move the screen to a new network, or if you want to set it up again from scratch.
Swipe left or right to switch between overview, charge level, DC charger, solar, gas, water and temperature. A short press on the rear button also moves to the next screen, and Auto-Swipe can turn the pages for you.
On battery screens, positive A means the battery is charging. Negative A means you are drawing current from the battery.
The short version is an A6 card that fits in the glovebox or in the box with the screen. It covers the same steps as this page, and has a QR code here on the back.
Register interest for your installation, or contact us if you are unsure about power connection, Victron keys or supported equipment.