Marstek Venus E Gen 2.0 (battery)

Installation

1. 1Connect the RS485 port of the Venus E to an RS485-to-Ethernet adapter (such as an Elfin EW11 or PUSR DR-134), wiring A(+) and B(-) terminals correctly, and note that swapped polarity causes communication errors.
2. 2Connect the RS485-to-Ethernet adapter to the same LAN segment as the ModbusCloud Gateway, set the adapter's TCP server port to 502, and confirm the baud rate matches the battery's default RS485 settings.
3. 3In the ModbusCloud portal, add the Gateway, import the Marstek Venus E Gen 2.0 template, and assign the correct unit ID (default 1) matching the battery's Modbus slave address.
4. 4Verify the connection by spot-checking the soc register (address 32104): a stable integer between 0 and 100 confirms correct framing; if reads fail, check that only one TCP client is connected to the adapter at a time.

Things to watch for

01

The soc and power registers return zeros or errors. Why?

The Venus E only allows one simultaneous Modbus TCP connection to the RS485 adapter. If another client such as a home automation system or evcc is already connected, the ModbusCloud Gateway will receive no response. Disconnect other clients or configure connection time-sharing before polling.

02

Write registers 42000 to 42020 have no effect. What is wrong?

RS485 control mode must be activated first by writing the value 21930 (0x55AA) to register 42000 before any control registers in the 42000 to 42999 range take effect. Without this enable step, writes to batterymode_e and batterymode_h are silently ignored by the battery.

03

Is it safe to leave RS485 control mode permanently enabled?

Use caution. Writing incorrect values to the force charge/discharge or work mode registers can cause the battery to charge or discharge outside the operating envelope expected by the battery management system. Always confirm target values before writing, and return batterymode_e to 0 (stop) when no active command is needed.

04

Register values change unexpectedly after a firmware update. Why?

Register addresses and their meanings have changed across Venus E firmware versions. Some users on firmware V139 and later have reported register behavior differences compared to earlier versions. After any firmware update on the battery, re-verify that the soc, power, and energy addresses still return plausible values before relying on the template for alerts or control.

Registers (7)

3 read / 4 write

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