BluettiBLE
ESP32 library for reading and controlling Bluetti power stations over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
It is a companion to VictronBLE and
shares its interface philosophy — a single global object, device registration,
one callback, a non-blocking loop(), and a flat parsed data struct. The key
difference is the transport: Victron broadcasts data in BLE advertisements
(passive, connectionless), whereas Bluetti requires an active GATT connection
and a polled, Modbus-style request/response protocol. BluettiBLE therefore runs a
scan → connect → poll → parse state machine under the hood.
The protocol is ported from the excellent Bluetti_ESP32_Bridge project.
Features
- Connects to a Bluetti power station by its BLE advertised name — no pairing or key required.
- Polls the device on a configurable interval and delivers a parsed snapshot through a single callback.
- Reads state of charge, AC/DC input & output power, voltages, frequencies, battery pack and per-cell voltages, model and serial number.
- Optional control: toggle AC and DC output.
- Supports up to
BLUETTI_MAX_DEVICESregistered devices, connecting to one at a time in round-robin. - Zero external dependencies — uses the stock ESP32 Arduino BLE stack.
Two modes: connection vs. advertisement
Bluetti exposes two different BLE channels, and this library has a class for each:
BluettiBLE (connection) |
BluettiADV (advertisement) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Transport | GATT connect + Modbus poll | passive advertisement scan |
| Data | full register set + control | monitoring snapshot, read-only |
| Encryption | none (older models only) | AES-128-CTR, key from the app |
| Works on | AC300, AC200M, EB3A, EP500P, … (older/plaintext generation) | newer encrypted generation: Elite / V2 / EP600, etc. |
If BluettiBLE connects but never returns data and the unit disconnects after a
few seconds, your device is the newer encrypted generation — use BluettiADV
instead (see Advertisement mode below). The
connection/control channel on those models is locked behind a proprietary
handshake and is not supported; the advertisement channel is open and documented.
Supported devices
| Model | Enum | Status (from reference project) |
|---|---|---|
| AC300 | BLUETTI_AC300 |
Tested |
| AC200M | BLUETTI_AC200M |
Tested (per-cell voltages) |
| EB3A | BLUETTI_EB3A |
Tested |
| EP500P | BLUETTI_EP500P |
Tested (per-cell voltages) |
| AC500 | BLUETTI_AC500 |
Minimal / untested |
| EP500 | BLUETTI_EP500 |
Untested |
| EP600 | BLUETTI_EP600 |
Partial (different register map) |
Hardware requirements
- Any ESP32 (ESP32, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3 all work) with Bluetooth.
Installation
PlatformIO
lib_deps =
https://gitea.sh3d.com.au/Sh3d/BluettiBLE.git
Or drop the folder into your project's lib/ directory.
Arduino IDE
Copy this folder into your Arduino libraries/ directory and restart the IDE.
Quick start
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "BluettiBLE.h"
BluettiBLE bluetti;
void onBluettiData(const BluettiDevice* dev) {
const BluettiData& d = dev->data;
Serial.printf("\n=== %s (%s) ===\n", dev->name, d.model);
Serial.printf("SoC: %u%%\n", d.totalBatteryPercent);
Serial.printf("AC out: %u W DC out: %u W\n", d.acOutputPower, d.dcOutputPower);
Serial.printf("AC in: %u W DC in: %u W\n", d.acInputPower, d.dcInputPower);
Serial.printf("AC output: %s DC output: %s\n",
d.acOutputOn ? "ON" : "off", d.dcOutputOn ? "ON" : "off");
Serial.printf("RSSI: %d dBm\n", dev->rssi);
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
delay(1000);
bluetti.begin();
bluetti.setDebug(false);
bluetti.setCallback(onBluettiData);
// The BLE name is what the unit advertises, e.g. "AC3001234567890".
bluetti.addDevice("Shed AC300", "AC3001234567890", BLUETTI_AC300);
}
void loop() {
bluetti.loop(); // non-blocking state machine
}
Finding your device's BLE name
Use any BLE scanner app (nRF Connect, LightBlue) and look for a device whose name
begins with your model (e.g. AC300…, AC200M…, EB3A…). That full advertised
name is the second argument to addDevice().
API reference
BluettiBLE();
bool begin();
bool addDevice(const char* name, const char* bleName, BluettiModel model);
void setCallback(BluettiCallback cb);
void setDebug(bool enable);
void setPollInterval(uint32_t ms); // default 3000
bool isConnected() const;
size_t getDeviceCount() const;
void loop(); // call every loop iteration
// Control (acts on the currently connected device)
bool setACOutput(bool on);
bool setDCOutput(bool on);
The callback is a plain function pointer:
typedef void (*BluettiCallback)(const BluettiDevice* device);
It fires once per completed poll cycle for the connected device.
Data structures
BluettiDevice describes the device and carries the latest snapshot:
struct BluettiDevice {
char name[32]; // your label
char bleName[32]; // advertised name matched on
BluettiModel model;
int8_t rssi;
uint32_t lastUpdate; // millis() of last update
bool connected;
bool dataValid;
BluettiData data;
};
BluettiData is a flat superset of values across models. Fields a given model
does not report stay at 0:
struct BluettiData {
char model[16];
uint64_t serialNumber;
float armVersion, dspVersion;
uint8_t totalBatteryPercent; // %
uint16_t dcInputPower, acInputPower; // W
uint16_t acOutputPower, dcOutputPower; // W
float powerGeneration; // kWh total
bool acOutputOn, dcOutputOn;
float acInputVoltage, acInputFrequency;
float internalAcVoltage, internalAcFrequency;
float internalDcInputVoltage, internalDcInputCurrent;
float packVoltage;
uint8_t packNum, packNumMax, packBatteryPercent;
float cellVoltage[16]; // V, 0 if unsupported
};
How it works
- Scan — active BLE scan for a device advertising the Bluetti service UUID
0000ff00-…whose advertised name matches a registered device. - Connect — open a GATT client, negotiate MTU 517, resolve the write
(
0000ff02-…) and notify (0000ff01-…) characteristics, subscribe to notify. - Poll — every
pollInterval, send an 8-byte read command (prefix, cmd=0x03, page, offset, count, CRC-16/MODBUS) for the next register range in the model's poll table. - Parse — notification responses are decoded against the model's register map (big-endian uint16, decimals, version, serial, strings) into a rolling snapshot; a completed cycle fires the callback.
Control writes use the same frame with cmd=0x06 and the value placed
big-endian in the length field.
Advertisement mode (BluettiADV)
Newer Bluetti units (Elite, *V2, EP600, AC180, AC200L, …) refuse the plaintext
connection but broadcast an encrypted monitoring snapshot in their BLE
advertisements — no connection, no pairing, multiple listeners, low power. This is
the same scheme Victron uses. BluettiADV reads it.
You need two things from the owner's side:
- The 16-byte AES key (32 hex chars) — copy it from the BLUETTI app or the device's Webserver (Bluetooth-data / developer section).
- The device's BLE MAC address — a scanner app shows it; confirm the unit
broadcasts manufacturer data starting
06 0F(company ID0x0F06).
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "BluettiADV.h"
BluettiADV bluetti;
void onAdv(const BluettiAdvDevice* dev) {
if (dev->lastRecordType == BLUETTI_ADV_MONITORING) {
const auto& m = dev->monitoring;
Serial.printf("SoC %u%% in %u W out %u W\n",
m.soc, m.inputPower, m.outputPower);
}
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
bluetti.begin(5);
bluetti.setDebug(true);
bluetti.setCallback(onAdv);
bluetti.addDevice("My Elite", "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF",
"112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00");
}
void loop() { bluetti.loop(); }
The device cycles through several record types; each callback sets
dev->lastRecordType and refreshes one of the sub-structs:
BLUETTI_ADV_MONITORING(0x80) — SoC, in/out power, charge state, event flagsBLUETTI_ADV_BATTERY(0x02) — pack voltage, current, temperature, SoCBLUETTI_ADV_INVERTER(0x0B) — battery V/A, AC output, PV power, yieldBLUETTI_ADV_CONFIG(0x81) — modes (inverter, ECO, charging), settings
This mode is read-only — there is no advertisement-based control.
Note: the advertisement bit-layout is implemented from Bluetti's official BLE ADV spec (V1.0, 2025-07-10). The exact AES nonce/counter construction and a few field offsets are best confirmed against a real packet — run with
setDebug(true)(it dumps the decrypted payload) and sanity-check a value or two. Please report corrections.
Examples
- BasicRead — connect to one (older/plaintext) device and print all values.
- Control — read, then toggle AC/DC output on a schedule.
- Logger — print only when values change (snapshot/change-detection pattern).
- AdvMonitor — read a newer (encrypted) device via
BluettiADVadvertisements.
Adding a new model
Copy a header in src/devices/, port the register/poll/command tables from the
Bluetti_ESP32_Bridge project's Device_*.h, add a BluettiModel enum value, and
register it in getModelTables() in BluettiBLE.cpp.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.