


We also take great care not to label them "system schematics" because a true schematic should take into account the installation architecture, which requires in-person inspection and load calculation and a lot of other elements that only an installer should be handling, which is probably a lot of the disconnect people are seeing. Schematics should be per-installation, since every system is a little different. no single diagram is going to be applicable for everyone. they take a lot of time and effort, and B. I work for a distributor myself, and we do indeed do "component interaction diagrams" for customers that are issued with their system orders, but we find that a lot of people want free diagrams without understanding that A. Releasing functional block diagrams and official stencils will go a long way towards expanding the adaptation of Victron components in the market. Victron has effectively handed control of a large segment of consulting, engineering design and verification to a third party who may not have Victron's best interest in mind. This issue is that now consultants and engineering experts have no acceptable way to execute net novel system implementations except through the dealer "cartel" and the expansion of Victron into new use cases and therefore new potential markets is restricted. However, the impasse of dealers to perform actual engineering verification and validation work beyond that which is profitable for them, for systems they are unfamiliar with, or perhaps their 80th percentile customers, presents an issue. I understand the reluctance to release "official" stencil diagrams, and more importantly, functional block diagrams showing the connection of each feature on a device. Dealers seem to be concerned primarily with moving product in as much volume as possible, and often refuse to exert necessary research to develop net new use cases of system implementation and design.

I am finding myself in the position of becoming a client "Design Consultant" for who is not affiliated with any recognized Victron Dealer. Please direct message me if you think you can help with providing some guidance on my project - I would really appreciate it. Here's the link to the XML stencil icons extracted from Victron PDF documents:įeel free to download and share :). Here's the public version of the drawing I created: I was hoping that someone could assist me in building a system for my Meridian 459 Motor Yacht. They are not perfect but I'll continue to have them improved. I'll attach the XML icons for free for everyone to use. It's also a great way to collaborate on diagrams. So I'm paying someone on Upwork to go through the PDF's and manually create icons for draw.io vs. I was also looking for Visio stencils and had no luck finding them.
