MrWizard wrote:
Yes if my converter had that ability, I would use it
It is one thing IF your RV came equipped with such gadget but a whole different thing if one just had to "upgrade" (buy a new more expensive) their converter just because they can control it via a "App" or remote control..
Some observations I have made over the yrs..
"new" and "improved" do not always go hand in hand.
Over complicating things with extra "features" buttons, buzzers does not always mean it will be hassle free or reliable..
"Cutting edge" often means it doesn't work as well, sometimes not at all and often means more expensive for no reason at all.
Somethings really work best using the K.I.S.S. method (Keep It Simple Silly).
New Technology is "great" right up to the point it is no longer "supported".. Lots of Orphaned "products" and Apps and now days when a manufacturer decides they are dumping a product or App, the whole product stops functioning..
The "Nest" product is a good example where the original manufacturer sold out to a new buyer (Google), all the old legacy "Nest" products lost most of their highly touted functionality when the online servers they had to connect to were turned off by the new company (Google).. Making the legacy Nest products no longer "smart".. Oh, they would "function" as a plain dumb T stat but that was about it.
If I really wanted to "monitor" my batteries, I would just put a simple Volt meter on them that could be mounted on a wall panel to see.. Cheap, effective and reliable.. Heck, RVs are so small it wouldn't take all that big of a display to be able to read it from the other end of my RV.
Changing charging parameters, typically should not have to touch that once you set it for the batteries you are using so I don't see the need for that to be easily changed.