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Victron Ekrano GX Manual: Comprehensive Guide for Marine Touchscreen Control
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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
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Ekrano 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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Ekrano GX Manual 9.2.4. Details on VE.Bus SOC ....................................................................................... 113 9.2.5. The System Status menu ..................................................................................... 114 9.3. Temperature relay configuration ........................................................................................ 115 9.3.1. Heating & cooling control for batteries ....................................................................... 116 10. Firmware updates ............................................................................................................... 117 10.1.
Changelog ............................................................................................................... 117 10.2. Firmware update methods ............................................................................................. 117 10.2.1. Direct download from the internet ........................................................................... 117 10.2.2. MicroSD-card or USB-stick .................................................................................. 118 10.3. Revert to a previous firmware version ................................................................................ 118 10.3.1.
Stored firmware backup feature ............................................................................. 118 10.3.2. Install a specific firmware version from SD/USB .......................................................... 119 10.4. Venus OS Large image ................................................................................................. 119 11. VE.Bus Inverter/charger monitoring ......................................................................................... 120 11.1. Grid Current Limit Setting .............................................................................................. 120 11.2.
Phase rotation warning ................................................................................................. 121 11.3. BMS connection lost alarm ............................................................................................. 121 11.4. Grid failure monitoring .................................................................................................. 121 11.5. Advanced menu ......................................................................................................... 122 11.6. Alarm status monitoring ................................................................................................ 122 11.7.
VE.Bus alarm setup menu ............................................................................................. 123 11.8. Device menu ............................................................................................................. 123 11.9. VE.Bus Settings Backup & Restore ................................................................................... 124 11.10. Solar & Wind Priority .................................................................................................. 125 12. DVCC - Distributed Voltage and Current Control .......................................................................... 126 12.1.
Introduction and features ............................................................................................... 126 12.2. DVCC Requirements ................................................................................................... 128 12.3. DVCC effects on the charge algorithm ............................................................................... 129 12.3.1. DVCC effects when there is more than one Multi/Quattro connected .................................. 130 12.4. DVCC features for all systems ........................................................................................ 131 12.4.1.
Limit charge current .......................................................................................... 131 12.4.2. Limit managed battery charge voltage ..................................................................... 131 12.4.3. Shared Voltage Sense (SVS) ............................................................................... 132 12.4.4. Shared Temperature Sense (STS) .......................................................................... 132 12.4.5. Shared Current Sense (SCS) ............................................................................... 132 12.4.6.
Controlling BMS ............................................................................................... 133 12.5. DVCC features when using CAN-bus BMS battery ................................................................. 133 12.6. DVCC for systems with the ESS Assistant ........................................................................... 134 13. VRM Portal ........................................................................................................................ 135 13.1. VRM Portal introduction ................................................................................................ 135 13.2.
Registering on VRM .................................................................................................... 135 13.3. Datalogging to VRM .................................................................................................... 136 13.4. Troubleshooting data logging .......................................................................................... 137 13.5. Analysing data offline (without VRM) ................................................................................. 140 13.6. Access settings for Remote Console & Controls pane in VRM .................................................... 140 13.7.
Remote Console on VRM - Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 141 13.8. VRM device instances .................................................................................................. 141 14. Marine MFD integration by App ............................................................................................... 142 14.1. Introduction & requirements ........................................................................................... 142 14.2. Raymarine MFD Integration ........................................................................................... 143 14.2.1.
Introduction .................................................................................................... 143 14.2.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 143 14.2.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 143 14.2.4. GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 144 14.2.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Raymarine) ........................................... 144 14.2.6.
Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 145 14.2.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 146 14.2.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 146 14.2.9. Instancing requirements when using Raymarine .......................................................... 146 14.2.10. Before LightHouse 4.1.75 .................................................................................. 146
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Ekrano GX Manual 14.2.11. LightHouse 4.1.75 and newer .............................................................................. 147 14.3. Navico MFD Integration ................................................................................................ 147 14.3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 147 14.3.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 147 14.3.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 148 14.3.4.
GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 148 14.3.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Navico) ................................................ 148 14.3.6. Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 149 14.3.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 150 14.3.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 150 14.3.9.
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 150 14.4. Garmin MFD Integration ............................................................................................... 150 14.4.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 150 14.4.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 151 14.4.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 151 14.4.4.
GX device configuration ...................................................................................... 152 14.4.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Garmin) ............................................... 152 14.4.6. Installation step-by-step ...................................................................................... 153 14.4.7. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 154 14.4.8. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 154 14.5.
Furuno MFD Integration ................................................................................................ 154 14.5.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 154 14.5.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................... 154 14.5.3. Wiring .......................................................................................................... 155 14.5.4. Configuration .................................................................................................. 155 14.5.5.
Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Furuno) ............................................... 156 14.5.6. NMEA 2000 ................................................................................................... 156 14.5.7. Generic and supported PGNs ............................................................................... 156 15. Marine MFD integration by NMEA 2000 ...................................................................................... 158 15.1. NMEA 2000 Introduction ............................................................................................... 158 15.2.
Supported Devices / PGNs ............................................................................................ 158 15.3. NMEA 2000 Configuration ............................................................................................. 161 15.4. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Raymarine) ..................................................... 161 15.5. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Garmin) ......................................................... 162 15.6. Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Navico) .......................................................... 163 15.7.
Configuring Multiple Tank Level Measurements (Furuno) .......................................................... 166 15.8. NMEA2000-out technical details ...................................................................................... 166 15.8.1. NMEA 2000 Glossary ........................................................................................ 166 15.8.2. NMEA 2000 Virtual-devices ................................................................................. 167 15.8.3. NMEA 2000 Classes and Functions ........................................................................ 167 15.8.4.
NMEA 2000 Instances ....................................................................................... 167 15.8.5. NMEA 2000 Changing Instances ........................................................................... 168 15.8.6. PGN 60928 NAME Unique Identity Numbers ............................................................. 173 16. RV-C Support ..................................................................................................................... 174 16.1. RV-C Introduction ....................................................................................................... 174 16.2.
Limitations ............................................................................................................... 174 16.3. Supported Devices ...................................................................................................... 175 16.4. RV-C Configuration ..................................................................................................... 176 16.4.1. Configuration of RV-C out devices .......................................................................... 177 16.5. Garnet SeeLevel II 709-RVC & Victron GX device support ........................................................ 178 16.5.1.
Wiring the Garnet SeeLevel II 709-RVC tank level sensor to a GX device ............................ 178 16.5.2. Installation and configuration ................................................................................ 178 17. Digital Inputs ..................................................................................................................... 179 17.1. Configuration ............................................................................................................ 179 17.2. Read-out of digital inputs via Modbus TCP .......................................................................... 180 18.
GX - Generator auto start/stop ................................................................................................ 181 18.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 181 18.2. How to integrate ......................................................................................................... 181 18.2.1. Relay-controlled start/stop signal ........................................................................... 182 18.3. Generator start/stop menu ............................................................................................. 183 18.4.