The greatest amount of time in the install has to be getting all the cables back and for the to the panel. We started at the old panel and worked back to the old location of the Freedom 2000. Our panel runs to the fridge down and into a compartment below the fridge and through the floor to the placement. We drilled a second larger opening from the shelf area. Given the difficulty of running wire I added both a communication and a 16/2 into the mix for future needs. There is also a small bus.
First the BMV 702. Victron BMV-702 Battery Monitor Kit (http://amsolar.com/rv-battery-monitors/60-vtbmv) I have used Trimetric in the past and found it to be a valuable tool. After using the 702, I believe it meets my needs better. It measures battery temperature and will disconnect the charging source through the BMS 200 at 35F .
The CCGX Victron Color Control Monitor Kit (http://amsolar.com/rv-charge-controller-accessories/60-vtccm) I thought long and hard about the cost of this addition. I almost passed on it and am very happy so far I did not. The ability to see all of the interaction of the various units is valuable. The ability of sorting the various charging sources and managing their input is most useful to someone as inexperienced as I am.
The inverter control panel is included in the kit for the inverter.
I also appreciate that it is capable of updating all of the units in the system. This can be done with the wifi card, USB port or microsd card. It also allows a report out of the functioning of each of the units.
My friend created the panel replacement. Looking close at the CCGX you can see the location of the usb port.
I have included various shots that were made during the install and some were posted earlier.
Beautiful job of integrating old and new control displays!