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GX product family of Venus-devices
Introduction
GX products are Victron's state-of-the-art monitoring solution. The family consists of a number of 'Venus' devices each especially suited to a particular type of installation. Accessories are available for these devices which extend their functionality even further.
The Venus-device lies at the heart of the system - providing monitoring, and operating as the communication-centre of your installation. All the other system-components - such as inverter/chargers, solar chargers, and batteries - are connected to it. The Venus-device ensures that they all work in harmony. Monitoring can be carried out locally …or remotely - via our free-to-use Victron Remote Management portal (VRM). The Venus device also provides Remote firmware updates and even allows the settings to be Changed Remotely.
The Venus devices are:
Available accessories
- GX GSM - A cellular modem. It connects to Venus-device via USB, and takes a simcard
- Energy Meters - Measures PV Inverter Output where PV Inverters cannot be read-out directly. Also used as a grid meter in an Energy Storage System (ESS).
- VE.Can resistive tank sender adapter Allows a standard resistive tank-level sender to be connected to the Venus-device.
Comparison table
User interface | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
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Appearance | ||||
Display | LCD Display & 7 buttons | no display | no display | 4.3“ touch-screen |
Remote Console | yes | |||
Buzzer | yes | yes | no | yes |
Documentation | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
Manual | CCGX manual | VGX manual | OGX manual | CANvu manual |
Product detail page | CCGX product | VGX product | OGX product | CANvu product |
Victron comm. ports | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
VE.Direct ports | 2 (1) | 10 (1) | 3 (1) | |
VE.Can | 2 paralleled RJ45 sockets – isolated | |||
VE.Bus | 2 paralleled RJ45 sockets – isolated | |||
Non Victron-products | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
Canbus-BMS batteries | Many battery brands. See here for details | |||
Fronius PV Inverters | See here for details | |||
SMA PV Inverters | See here for details | |||
Communication | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
USB | 2 USB Host ports – not isolated | 1 USB Host port - not isolated | ||
Ethernet | 10/100 RJ45 socket - isolated except shield | 1 port. isolation? | ||
WiFi | optional (2) | built-in, but see (3) | built-in, external antenna (11) | optional (2) |
Bluetooth Smart | no | |||
Micro SDcard slot | SDHC cards up to max. of 32GB. (5) | no | ||
Second CAN-bus port | no | yes - non-isolated | yes - non-isolated | yes - non-isolated |
RS485 | no | no | yes - non-isolated | no |
IO | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
Programmable relay (7) | 1x NO | 1x NO / NC (8) | 1x NO / NC | |
Resistive tank level inputs | no | 3 (9) | no | |
Temperature measurements | no | 2 (10) | no | |
Digital Inputs | no | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Other | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
Mounting | Panel Integration | Wall mounting | DIN Rail (35mm) | Panel |
Outer dimensions ( h x w x d ) | 130 x 120 x 28 mm | 45 x 143 x 96 mm | 61 x 108 x 90 mm | ? |
Operating temperature | -20 to +50°C | ? | ||
Standards | CCGX | Venus GX | Octo GX | CANvu GX |
Safety | EN 60950 | ? | ? | |
EMC | EN 61000-6-3, EN 55014-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 61000-6-1, EN 55014-2 | |||
Automotive | E4-10R-053535 | In progress | ? | ? |
Notes:
- The maximum number of VE.Direct devices which can be attached to a CCGX is 5 (2 direct, and 3 via USB); on a Venus GX the number is 6 (2 direct and 4 via USB); on an Octo GX it is 10 (all attached directly). VE.Direct ports on a Venus-device are isolated.
- Though the CCGX has no built-in WiFi that functionality can easily be added by attaching a USB-WiFi dongle. See CCGX Manual, section 1.4.2 for details.
- The built-in WiFi in the Venus GX has a very low signal strength - unfortunately. It is strong enough to connect to a phone, tablet or laptop in order to access setup and monitoring. But to connect the Venus GX to the internet either use the built-in Ethernet port or add a USB-WiFi dongle. See CCGX Manual, section 1.4.2 for details. Make sure the Venus GX is running v2.06 or later - early shipments of Venus GX units ran v2.05.
- The hardware of the Venus GX and Octo GX includes a built-in Bluetooth Smart chipset which hasn't proved satisfactory. Bluetooth Smart for Venus-devices is coming soon but will not use built-in chipsets.
- Larger SD memory cards (SDXC) are not supported. SD cards can be used for two purposes:
- Logging data, see this section in the ccgx manual for details.
- Updating firmware, see this section in the ccgx manual for detials.
- The second CANbus port is accessible via the GND, CAN-H and CAN-L terminals. Note that the port is not Isolated. See Settings → Services for configuring that port.
- The programmable relay can be set to act as an alarm relay, automatic genset start stop, or an on/off switch, and is controlled via the GUI and/or ModbusTCP.
- In the Venus GX hardware there are two relays - at present only one of them is available for use.
- The tank level inputs are resistive and should be connected to a resistive tank sender. Victron does not supply tank senders. The tank level ports can each be configured to work with either European (0 - 180 Ohm); or US tank senders (240 - 30 Ohm).
- The Venus GX has two temperature terminals which can be used to measure & monitor all kinds of temperature-inputs. Temperature senders are not included. The required sensor is ASS000001000 - Temperature Sensor QUA/PMP/Venus GX. (Note that this is not the same as the BMV temperature accessory.)
- Octo GX comes with a small Wifi antenna. You may remove and replace it with any other Wifi antenna having an RP-SMA connector.