I have many ways to see the overall voltage state and SOC, but is Gizmo’s refrigeration less efficient than it used to be, as I suspect? For instance, after all these years of running refrigeration largely by solar panels and testing many monitoring systems, I still don’t know how much juice the reefer used yesterday or how much the panels put back into the battery bank. While it’s helpful to see a boat’s major DC current consumers and generators in real time, I think that the holy grail of power management is logging that info for analysis.
#PICO BATTERY MONITOR INSTALL#
(And note that the app can also install firmware updates, a terrific modern convenience in my experience.)
#PICO BATTERY MONITOR ANDROID#
The Pico feature that strikes me as truly unusual and useful is the ability to measure individual loads and charging sources, and a good way to see how it works is to install the Pico iOS or Android app and run the demo mode. And every Pico comes with WiFi, a powerful companion app, and a development road map that includes remote monitoring as well as an NMEA 2000 gateway. And while it’s a bit daring to install a proprietary network of displays and sensors not yet supported locally, I certainly see the attraction.Ĭonsider the value: a Pico Standard Package with a 300 amp digital shunt and lots of additional voltage, tank level and/or temperature sensing costs 399 Euros or about 500 dollars. But we’re living in a time of often easy global connections and commerce, and so it was a sailor who appreciated a Pico while chartering in Slovenia and then purchased a system online when he got home who led to my research. While Simarine only recently showed up on my radar, the company has been developing its Pico monitoring systems in Europe since 2013 and intends to take on the U.S. The 3.5-inch touchscreen is also displaying time and barometric pressure with trend, and this is just the sleep screen of what seems to be a very modern family of reasonable-cost monitoring products.
#PICO BATTERY MONITOR UPGRADE#
The Apps allow you to monitor all battery and tank data, upload history, edit and restore settings and even upgrade the firmware for adding new features.While this boat’s main battery bank is at 73% state of charge (SOC) - a near minimum for some lead acid owners intent on long term battery health - the lightning icon and blue up-arrow indicate that the charging sources exceed the loads and, in fact, a 100% SOC is expected in 9.5 hours at current rates. The barograph gives precise air-pressure readings, trends, and history.įree SIMARINE Android and iOS Apps are available to connect your PICOone to your smartphone via Wi-Fi. The device is operated by four water tolerant CapSense® touch buttons. The screen brightness is automatically adjusted with a light sensor. It’s water and dust proof and can be mounted both indoors and outdoors. PICOone’s display unit is made of a sleek anodized aluminum casing and a thick Gorilla® Glass with Anti-Reflective coating protecting the optically bonded high-contrast 3.5 inch IPS LCD display. PICOone is SIMARINE’s new entry level battery monitor with the Real-Time Battery Health™ Algorithm for precise battery health measurements.Ĭoupled with a compatible SC302T combo shunt presents a perfect battery monitoring system for boats and caravans with one service battery bank up to 300A on 12V, 24V, 48V, 60V and 72V, one or two engine/backup battery banks and up to 2 tanks.
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