Ekrano GX Manual Table of Contents 1. Safety instructions ................................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. What is the Ekrano GX? .................................................................................................... 2 2.2. What's in the box? ........................................................................................................... 2 2.3.
Manuals for discontinued GX devices ..................................................................................... 3 3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 4 3.1. Ekrano GX Overview of connections ...................................................................................... 4 3.2. Mounting options ............................................................................................................ 5 3.3. Powering the Ekrano GX ................................................................................................... 6 3.4.
Built-in 7-inch Touchscreen ................................................................................................. 7 3.5. Deactivating touch input control ........................................................................................... 8 3.6. Relay connections ........................................................................................................... 9 4. The User Interface .................................................................................................................. 10 4.1. User interface introduction ............................................................................................... 10 4.2.
The Brief Page ............................................................................................................. 11 4.3. The Overview Page ....................................................................................................... 12 4.4. The Navigation Bar ........................................................................................................ 12 4.5. The Settings menu ........................................................................................................ 13 4.6. Data units ................................................................................................................... 14 4.7.
The Switch pane ........................................................................................................... 15 4.8. The Boat Page ............................................................................................................. 17 4.8.1. Compatible systems ............................................................................................ 17 4.8.2. How to integrate ................................................................................................. 18 4.8.3. Integration examples ............................................................................................ 18 4.8.4.
Configuration & GX device monitoring ........................................................................ 21 4.8.5. CANopen integration for electric propulsion systems ....................................................... 23 4.8.6. Multihull / dual engine setup support .......................................................................... 23 4.8.7. VRM Monitoring ................................................................................................. 24 4.9. The Support status (modification checks) page ........................................................................ 25 4.10.
Network security profile ................................................................................................. 26 4.11. Demo mode ............................................................................................................... 27 5. Connecting Victron products .................................................................................................... 28 5.1. VE.Bus Multis/Quattros/Inverters ........................................................................................ 28 5.1.1. Microgrid application ............................................................................................ 30 5.2.
AC load monitoring ........................................................................................................ 30 5.3. Battery monitors, MPPTs, Orion XS and Smart IP43 Chargers with a VE.Direct port ............................. 30 5.3.1. DC load monitor mode .......................................................................................... 31 5.4. VE.Can Devices ........................................................................................................... 32 5.5. VE.Can Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 32 5.6.
Inverter RS, Multi RS and MPPT RS .................................................................................... 33 5.7. BMV-600 series ............................................................................................................ 33 5.8. DC Link Box ................................................................................................................ 33 5.9. VE.Can Resistive Tank Sender Adapter ................................................................................ 33 5.10. Connecting a GX Tank 140 ............................................................................................. 34 5.11.
Connecting hardwired Victron temperature sensors ................................................................. 35 5.12. Victron Energy Meter VM-3P75CT & VM-3P5A ...................................................................... 36 5.13. EV Charging Station ..................................................................................................... 37 5.14. GX IO-Extender 150 ..................................................................................................... 39 6. Connecting supported non-Victron products ................................................................................. 41 6.1.
Connecting a PV Inverter ................................................................................................. 41 6.2. Connecting a USB GPS .................................................................................................. 41 6.3. Connecting a NMEA 2000 GPS ......................................................................................... 42 6.4. Connecting Tank Level Sensors to the GX Tank Inputs ............................................................... 43 6.5. Increasing the number of tank inputs by using multiple GX devices ................................................ 45 6.5.1.
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 45 6.5.2. Requirements .................................................................................................... 45 6.5.3. Configuration step-by-step ..................................................................................... 46