Cerbo · GX · 261 pp.

Cerbo GX Manual: Comprehensive Guide for Industrial Automation Devices

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Cerbo GX Manual Table of Contents 1. Safety instructions ................................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. What is the Cerbo GX? ..................................................................................................... 2 2.2. Manuals for discontinued GX devices ..................................................................................... 2 2.3. What's in the box?

........................................................................................................... 3 3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 4 3.1. Cerbo GX MK2 BPP900450110 BPP900451100 & MK3 BPP900451130 Overview of connections .............. 4 3.2. Mounting options and accessories ........................................................................................ 5 3.3. Powering the Cerbo GX .................................................................................................... 6 3.4.

GX Touch 50 series & GX Touch 70 series ............................................................................... 7 3.5. Deactivating touch input control ........................................................................................... 9 3.6. Relay connections ......................................................................................................... 10 4. The User Interface .................................................................................................................. 11 4.1. User interface introduction ............................................................................................... 11 4.2.

The Brief Page ............................................................................................................. 12 4.3. The Overview Page ....................................................................................................... 13 4.4. The Navigation Bar ........................................................................................................ 13 4.5. The Settings menu ........................................................................................................ 14 4.6. Data units ................................................................................................................... 15 4.7.

The Switch pane ........................................................................................................... 16 4.8. The Boat Page ............................................................................................................. 18 4.8.1. Compatible systems ............................................................................................ 18 4.8.2. How to integrate ................................................................................................. 19 4.8.3. Integration examples ............................................................................................ 19 4.8.4.

Configuration & GX device monitoring ........................................................................ 22 4.8.5. CANopen integration for electric propulsion systems ....................................................... 24 4.8.6. Multihull / dual engine setup support .......................................................................... 24 4.8.7. VRM Monitoring ................................................................................................. 25 4.9. The Support status (modification checks) page ........................................................................ 26 4.10.

Network security profile ................................................................................................. 27 4.11. Demo mode ............................................................................................................... 28 5. Connecting Victron products .................................................................................................... 29 5.1. VE.Bus Multis/Quattros/Inverters ........................................................................................ 29 5.1.1. Microgrid application ............................................................................................ 31 5.2.

AC load monitoring ........................................................................................................ 31 5.3. Battery monitors, MPPTs, Orion XS and Smart IP43 Chargers with a VE.Direct port ............................. 31 5.3.1. DC load monitor mode .......................................................................................... 32 5.4. VE.Can Devices ........................................................................................................... 33 5.5. VE.Can Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 33 5.6.

Inverter RS, Multi RS and MPPT RS .................................................................................... 34 5.7. BMV-600 series ............................................................................................................ 34 5.8. DC Link Box ................................................................................................................ 34 5.9. VE.Can Resistive Tank Sender Adapter ................................................................................ 34 5.10. Connecting a GX Tank 140 ............................................................................................. 35 5.11.

Connecting hardwired Victron temperature sensors ................................................................. 36 5.12. Victron Energy Meter VM-3P75CT & VM-3P5A ...................................................................... 37 5.13. EV Charging Station ..................................................................................................... 38 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

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Cerbo GX Manual 6.6. Connecting third-party NMEA 2000 tank senders ..................................................................... 46 6.7. Bluetooth connectivity requirements .................................................................................... 48 6.7.1. Extending Bluetooth Range .................................................................................... 48 6.7.2. Configuration .................................................................................................... 49 6.7.3. Adding encryption keys with VictronConnect ................................................................ 50 6.7.4.

Bluetooth readout for smallBMS NG & VE.Bus BMS NG ................................................... 50 6.8. Mopeka Ultrasonic Bluetooth Sensors .................................................................................. 53 6.8.1. Installation ........................................................................................................ 53 6.8.2. Configuration .................................................................................................... 53 6.8.3. Tank level monitoring ........................................................................................... 55 6.9.

Safiery Star-Tank tank level sensor ..................................................................................... 56 6.9.1. Installation ........................................................................................................ 56 6.9.2. Configuration .................................................................................................... 57 6.9.3. Tank level monitoring ........................................................................................... 57 6.10. Gobius Bluetooth tank sensor support ................................................................................ 58 6.10.1.

Installation ...................................................................................................... 58 6.10.2. Configuration ................................................................................................... 59 6.10.3. Tank level monitoring .......................................................................................... 60 6.11. Wireless Bluetooth Ruuvi temperature sensors ...................................................................... 61 6.12. Ruuvi Air support ......................................................................................................... 62 6.12.1.

Installation ...................................................................................................... 62 6.12.2. Configuration ................................................................................................... 63 6.12.3. Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 63 6.13. Connecting IMT Solar Irradiance, Temperature and Wind Speed Sensors ....................................... 64 6.14. Connecting a SmartSwitch DC4 ........................................................................................ 67 6.15.

Connecting Safiery STAR Range ...................................................................................... 69 6.16. Shelly Energy Meters & Switches support ............................................................................ 71 6.16.1. Installation ...................................................................................................... 72 6.16.2. Configuration ................................................................................................... 72 6.16.3. Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 75 6.17.

Garmin EmpirBus digital switching support ........................................................................... 75 6.18. Reading generic alternator data from compatible NMEA 2000 DC sensors ...................................... 76 6.18.1. Wakespeed WS500 alternator regulator support .......................................................... 77 6.18.2. Arco Zeus Alternator Regulator support .................................................................... 81 6.19. CANopen E-drive support ............................................................................................... 83 6.19.1.

How to connect the Sevcon controller to a GX device .................................................... 84 6.19.2. How to connect a Curtis F series controller to a Victron GX device ..................................... 85 6.19.3. How to connect a Curtis E/SE series controller to a Victron GX device ................................. 86 6.19.4. How to configure the Victron GX device .................................................................... 86 6.20. Connecting a NMEA 2000 E-Drive ..................................................................................... 87 6.21.

EEBUS Device support .................................................................................................. 87 6.22. Battery compatibility ..................................................................................................... 89 7. Internet connectivity ............................................................................................................... 90 7.1. Ethernet LAN port ......................................................................................................... 90 7.2. WiFi ......................................................................................................................... 91 7.3.

GX LTE 4G ................................................................................................................. 91 7.4. Using a mobile router ..................................................................................................... 92 7.5. Manual IP configuration ................................................................................................... 92 7.6. Multiple network connections (failover) ................................................................................. 93 7.7. Minimise internet traffic ................................................................................................... 94 7.8.

More information on setting up an internet connection and VRM .................................................... 94 8. Accessing the GX device ......................................................................................................... 95 8.1. Using VictronConnect via Bluetooth ..................................................................................... 96 8.2. Accessing via built-in WiFi Access Point ............................................................................... 97 8.3. Accessing the Remote Console via local LAN/WiFi Network ........................................................ 98 8.3.1.

Alternative methods to find the IP address for Remote Console .......................................... 98 8.3.2. Using Remote Console on a smartphone .................................................................... 99 8.4. Accessing via VRM ........................................................................................................ 99 9. Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 101 9.1. Menu structure and configurable parameters ......................................................................... 101 9.2.

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Cerbo GX Manual 9.2.4. Details on VE.Bus SOC ....................................................................................... 113 9.2.5. The System Status menu ..................................................................................... 114 9.3. LEDs and Push-button ................................................................................................... 114 9.3.1. LEDs ............................................................................................................. 114 9.3.2. Small recessed button above the Power in terminal block ................................................ 115 9.4.

Temperature relay configuration ........................................................................................ 116 9.4.1. Heating & cooling control for batteries ....................................................................... 117 10. Firmware updates ............................................................................................................... 118 10.1. Changelog ............................................................................................................... 118 10.2. Firmware update methods ............................................................................................. 118 10.2.1.

Direct download from the internet ........................................................................... 118 10.2.2. MicroSD-card or USB-stick .................................................................................. 119 10.3. Revert to a previous firmware version ................................................................................ 119 10.3.1. Stored firmware backup feature ............................................................................. 119 10.3.2. Install a specific firmware version from SD/USB .......................................................... 120 10.4.

Venus OS Large image ................................................................................................. 120 11. VE.Bus Inverter/charger monitoring ......................................................................................... 121 11.1. Grid Current Limit Setting .............................................................................................. 121 11.2. Phase rotation warning ................................................................................................. 122 11.3. BMS connection lost alarm ............................................................................................. 122 11.4.

Grid failure monitoring .................................................................................................. 122 11.5. Advanced menu ......................................................................................................... 123 11.6. Alarm status monitoring ................................................................................................ 123 11.7. VE.Bus alarm setup menu ............................................................................................. 124 11.8. Device menu ............................................................................................................. 124 11.9.

VE.Bus Settings Backup & Restore ................................................................................... 125 11.10. Solar & Wind Priority .................................................................................................. 126 12. DVCC - Distributed Voltage and Current Control .......................................................................... 127 12.1. Introduction and features ............................................................................................... 127 12.2. DVCC Requirements ................................................................................................... 129 12.3.

DVCC effects on the charge algorithm ............................................................................... 130 12.3.1. DVCC effects when there is more than one Multi/Quattro connected .................................. 131 12.4. DVCC features for all systems ........................................................................................ 132 12.4.1. Limit charge current .......................................................................................... 132 12.4.2. Limit managed battery charge voltage ..................................................................... 132 12.4.3.

Shared Voltage Sense (SVS) ............................................................................... 133 12.4.4. Shared Temperature Sense (STS) .......................................................................... 133 12.4.5. Shared Current Sense (SCS) ............................................................................... 133 12.4.6. Controlling BMS ............................................................................................... 134 12.5. DVCC features when using CAN-bus BMS battery ................................................................. 134 12.6.

DVCC for systems with the ESS Assistant ........................................................................... 135 13. VRM Portal ........................................................................................................................ 136 13.1. VRM Portal introduction ................................................................................................ 136 13.2. Registering on VRM .................................................................................................... 136 13.3. Datalogging to VRM .................................................................................................... 137 13.4.

Troubleshooting data logging .......................................................................................... 138 13.5. Analysing data offline (without VRM) ................................................................................. 141 13.6. Access settings for Remote Console & Controls pane in VRM .................................................... 141 13.7. Remote Console on VRM - Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 142 13.8. VRM device instances .................................................................................................. 142 14.

Marine MFD integration by App ............................................................................................... 143 14.1. Introduction & requirements ........................................................................................... 143 14.2. Raymarine MFD Integration ........................................................................................... 144 14.2.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 144 14.2.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 144 14.2.3.

Wiring .......................................................................................................... 144 14.2.4. GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 145 14.2.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Raymarine) ........................................... 145 14.2.6. Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 146 14.2.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 147

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Cerbo GX Manual 14.2.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 147 14.2.9. Instancing requirements when using Raymarine .......................................................... 147 14.2.10. Before LightHouse 4.1.75 .................................................................................. 147 14.2.11. LightHouse 4.1.75 and newer .............................................................................. 148 14.3. Navico MFD Integration ................................................................................................ 148 14.3.1.

Introduction .................................................................................................... 148 14.3.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 148 14.3.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 149 14.3.4. GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 149 14.3.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Navico) ................................................ 149 14.3.6.

Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 150 14.3.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 151 14.3.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 151 14.3.9. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 151 14.4. Garmin MFD Integration ............................................................................................... 151 14.4.1.

Introduction .................................................................................................... 151 14.4.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 152 14.4.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 152 14.4.4. GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 153 14.4.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Garmin) ............................................... 153 14.4.6.

Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 154 14.4.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 155 14.4.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 155 14.5. Furuno MFD Integration ................................................................................................ 155 14.5.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 155 14.5.2.

Compatibility ................................................................................................... 155 14.5.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 156 14.5.4. Configuration .................................................................................................. 156 14.5.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Furuno) ............................................... 157 14.5.6. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 157 14.5.7.

Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 157 15. Marine MFD integration by NMEA 2000 ...................................................................................... 159 15.1. NMEA 2000 Introduction ............................................................................................... 159 15.2. Supported Devices / PGNs ............................................................................................ 159 15.3. NMEA 2000 Configuration ............................................................................................. 162 15.4.

Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Raymarine) ..................................................... 162 15.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Garmin) ......................................................... 163 15.6. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Navico) .......................................................... 164 15.7. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Furuno) .......................................................... 167 15.8. NMEA2000-out technical details ...................................................................................... 167 15.8.1.

NMEA 2000 Glossary ........................................................................................ 167 15.8.2. NMEA 2000 Virtual-devices ................................................................................. 168 15.8.3. NMEA 2000 Classes and Functions ........................................................................ 168 15.8.4. NMEA 2000 Instances ....................................................................................... 168 15.8.5. NMEA 2000 Changing Instances ........................................................................... 169 15.8.6. PGN 60928 NAME Unique Identity Numbers .............................................................

174 16. RV-C Support ..................................................................................................................... 175 16.1. RV-C Introduction ....................................................................................................... 175 16.2. Limitations ............................................................................................................... 175 16.3. Supported Devices ...................................................................................................... 176 16.4. RV-C Configuration ..................................................................................................... 177 16.4.1.

Configuration of RV-C out devices .......................................................................... 178 16.5. Garnet SeeLevel II 709-RVC & Victron GX device support ........................................................ 179 16.5.1. Wiring the Garnet SeeLevel II 709-RVC tank level sensor to a GX device ............................ 179 16.5.2. Installation and configuration ................................................................................ 179 17. Digital Inputs ..................................................................................................................... 180 17.1.

Configuration ............................................................................................................ 180 17.2. Read-out of digital inputs via Modbus TCP .......................................................................... 181 18. GX - Generator auto start/stop ................................................................................................ 182 18.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 182 18.2. How to integrate ......................................................................................................... 182 18.2.1.

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