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<h3>Introduction</h3> <p>Victron <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/multiplus-ii">Multiplus-II</a> inverter/charges are configured with the <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/support-and-downloads/software">veconfigure</a><sup id="fnref:section"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:section">1</a></sup> tool. Unforntunately this is a Windows-only tool, but there is still a way for Apple users to run this tool without any problems.</p> <p>Tip: if you've never worked with the Terminal app on MacOS, it might not be an …</p>

<h3>Introduction</h3> <p>Victron <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/multiplus-ii">Multiplus-II</a> inverter/charges are configured with the <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/support-and-downloads/software">veconfigure</a><sup id="fnref:section"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:section">1</a></sup> tool. Unforntunately this is a Windows-only tool, but there is still a way for Apple users to run this tool without any problems.</p> <p>Tip: if you've never worked with the Terminal app on MacOS, it might not be an easy process, but I've done my best to make it as simple as I can.</p> <p>A tool called <a href="https://www.winehq.org">'Wine'</a> makes it possible to run Windows applications on MacOS. There are some caveats, but none of those apply to veconfigure, this tool runs great!</p> <p>I won't cover in this tutorial how to make the MK-3 USB cable work. This tutorial is only meant for people who have a Cerbo GX or similar device, or run VenusOS, which can be used to <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/live/vrm_portal:remote-veconfigure">remotely configure the Multipluss device(s).</a></p> <h3>Step 1: install brew on macos</h3> <p>Brew is a tool that can install additional software </p> <ol> <li>Visit https://brew.sh and copy the install command</li> <li>open the Terminal app on your mac and paste the command</li> <li>now press 'Enter' or return </li> </ol> <p>It can take a few minutes for 'brew' to install.</p> <h3>Step 2: install wine</h3> <p>Enter the following two commands in the terminal:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code>brew tap homebrew/cask-versions brew install --cask --no-quarantine wine-stable </code></pre></div> <h3>Download Victron veconfigure</h3> <ol> <li>Visit <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/support-and-downloads/software">this page</a> </li> <li>Scroll to the section "VE Configuration tools for VE.Bus Products"</li> <li>Click on the link "Ve Configuration Tools"</li> <li>You'll be asked if it's OK to download this file (VECSetup_B.exe) which is ok</li> </ol> <h3>Start the veconfigure installer with wine</h3> <ol> <li>Open a terminal window</li> <li>Run <code>cd</code></li> <li>Enter the command <code>wine Downloads\VECSetup_B.exe</code></li> <li>Observe that the veconfigure Windows setup installer starts</li> <li>Click on next, next, install and Finish</li> <li>veconfigure will run for the first time</li> </ol> <p><em>Click on the top left button on the video to enlarge</em></p> <video width="700" controls> <source src="https://louwrentius.com/static/images/veconfigure/veconfigure-startinstall.mov" type="video/mp4"> </video> <p>These are the actual install steps:</p> <video width="700" controls> <source src="https://louwrentius.com/static/images/veconfigure/veconfigure-install.mov" type="video/mp4"> </video> <h3>How to start veconfigure after you close the app</h3> <ol> <li>Open a terminal window</li> <li>Run <code>cd</code></li> <li>Run <code>cd .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/VE\ Configure\ tools/</code></li> <li>Run <code>wine VEConfig.exe</code></li> </ol> <p>Observe that veconfigure starts</p> <h3>Allow veconfigure access to files in your Mac Download folder</h3> <ol> <li>Open a terminal window</li> <li>Run <code>cd</code></li> <li>run <code>cd .wine/drive_c/</code></li> <li>run <code>ls -n ~/Downloads</code></li> </ol> <video width="700" controls> <source src="https://louwrentius.com/static/images/veconfigure/veconfigure-openfile.mov" type="video/mp4"> </video> <p>We just made the Downloads directory on your Mac accessible for the vedirect software. If you put the .RSVC files in the Downloads folder, you can edit them.</p> <p>Please follow <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/live/vrm_portal:remote-veconfigure">the instructions for remote configuration of the Multiplus II.</a></p> <div class="footnote"> <hr /> <ol> <li id="fn:section"> <p>Click on the "Ve Configuration Tools" link in the "VE Configuration tools for VE.Bus Products" section.&#160;<a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:section" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">&#8617;</a></p> </li> </ol> </div>