2018-12-06 14:54 1/27 Color Control GX manual Color Control GX manual Thank you for choosing the Color Control GX (CCGX). It sits at the heart of your energy installation allowing you to view data; change settings; instigate powerful functions; tailor your system to your needs; and to ensure that all the components of your system are working together, optimally.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start 1.2 Snap-on ferrite beads for class B EMI compliance In order to reduce Electromagnetic emissions in compliance with class B EMI you should place the provided snap-on ferrite beads around every connection cable as close as possible to the Color Control. HQ1700 and later For serial numbers HQ1700 and later, mount a single snap-on ferrite bead (supplied with the unit) https://www.victronenergy.
2018-12-06 14:54 3/27 Color Control GX manual around the power lea HQ1654 and earlier For serial numbers HQ1654 and earlier, mount the snap-on ferrite beads as below: Victron Energy - https://www.victronenergy.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start 1.3 Power Power the device using the Power in V+ connector. It accepts 8 to 70 V DC. The device will not power itself from any of the network connections. Be sure to use a 1A slow blow fuse. Powering in systems with VE.Bus BMS When the CCGX is used in an installation with a VE.Bus BMS, connect the Power in V+ on the CCGX to the terminal labelled 'Load disconnect' on the VE.Bus BMS.
2018-12-06 14:54 5/27 Color Control GX manual for any reason (after any operational fault or during a black start). The VE.Bus devices will not boot-up until the CCGX has power …but the CCGX will not boot-up until it has power. This deadlock can be rectified by briefly unplugging the CCGX VE.Bus cable at which point you will observe the VE.Bus products will immediately begin to boot-up. Or a modification can be done to the RJ45 cabling. See FAQ Q21 for more information about this.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start Both sockets are identical, use either one. Use a standard RJ45 UTP cable, see our pricelist. Parallel, split- and three-phase VE.Bus systems To connect multiple VE.Bus products, configured as a parallel, split-phase or three phase VE.Bus system, connect either the first or the last VE.Bus product in the chain to either one of the VE.Bus sockets on the back of the CCGX. Use a standard RJ45 UTP cable, see our pricelist.
2018-12-06 14:54 7/27 Color Control GX manual that the VE.Can network is terminated and powered. For powering the VE.Can network, see Q17 in our data communication whitepaper. 1.4.2 Battery Monitor BMV-700 series; and MPPTs with a VE.Direct port Either one or two compatible products can be connected directly on the back of the CCGX using a standard VE.Direct cable. There are two types of VE.Direct cable available: 1. Straight VE.Direct cables, ASS030530xxx 2. VE.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 1. 2. 3. 4. ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start In order to work with the CCGX an MPPT 150/70 needs run firmware v2.00 or newer. You can combine a Skylla-i control panel with a CCGX. You can combine a Ion Control panel with a CCGX. The Skylla-i, Lynx Shunt VE.Can, Lynx Ion + Shunt and the MPPTs with a VE.Can port all power the VE.Can network …so it won't be necessary to power the VE.Can network separately in these circumstances.
2018-12-06 14:54 9/27 Color Control GX manual manufacturers - it's well-worth trying. To connect an NMEA2000 network to the VE.Can port on the CCGX, use a VE.Can to NMEA2000 cable. Alternatively, instead of a VE.Can to NMEA200, you can use a 3802 cable from Oceanic Systems: https://osukl.com/ve-can-adaptor/. The difference is that it lends itself well to connecting a single NMEA-2000 device into a VE.Can network. It's also able to power a lower voltage NMEA-2000 network directly from a 48V Victron system.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start CCGX will confirm connection. 1.6.2 Wi-Fi USB dongle Using a Wi-Fi dongle it is possible to connect to WEP, WPA and WPA2 secured networks. There are four supported USB Wi-Fi dongles. Two of them are also available from stock at Victron Energy: CCGX WiFi module simple (Nano USB), small, low cost. Victron part number BPP900100200 Gembird WNP-UA-002, slightly higher cost and also better reception.
2018-12-06 14:54 11/27 Color Control GX manual More information in this blogpost. Note that the CCGX does not support USB 3G/4G dongles. 1.6.4 USB tethering using a mobile phone This is a useful facility when it works - but don't rely on it because it has not proved very dependable. Consult the internet for instructions about tethering for your phone and its particular operating system. We have heard of it working on: Samsung Galaxy S4 …but not on: iPhone 5s with iOS 8.1.1 1.6.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start 1.6.7 Minimize internet traffic In situations where internet traffic is expensive, for example a satellite uplink or with roaming GSM/cellular charges, you may want to minimize the internet traffic. The steps to take are: Disable auto-update Do not enable remote support Reduce the Logging interval to a very low frequency.
2018-12-06 14:54 13/27 Color Control GX manual Plug the unit into either of the two USB sockets …connection may take a few minutes, but the CCGX will automatically recognize the GPS. The unit's location will automatically be sent to the VRM online portal and its position shown on the map.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 Item System setup AC input 1 AC input 2 Battery monitor Default ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start Description Generator Select Generator or Grid. (We will shortly be adding the setting 'Shore power' instead of grid.) Grid Same choices as above. Automatic Select the SOC source. This function is useful where there is more than one BMV. More details. Continuously copies the SOC from the battery monitor to the VE.Bus system.
2018-12-06 14:54 Item Default VRM two-way No communication 15/27 Color Control GX manual Description Enable remote configuration and firmware updates. VE Power Setup manual When using a VE.Bus system, it is possible to configure the severity of problems on the VE.Bus system that should cause a notification to show up on the CCGX (and make it beep): Disabled: The CCGX will never beep or show a notification Alarm only: The CCGX will only beep and a show a notification when the VE.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start 2.2 Logging data for the VRM portal The CCGX can be used in combination with the Victron Remote Management (VRM) portal: The CCGX monitors all products connected to it and the VRM portal makes the statistics easily accessible. https://www.victronenergy.
2018-12-06 14:54 17/27 Color Control GX manual Since version 1.40, dealing with an absent or intermittent internet connection has changed. Data is sent out via the Internet if it's available, and will fall back to non-volatile storage when there is a (temporary) Internet outage. The built-in non-volatile storage can contain 48 hours worth of data.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start Because of the aforementioned improvement in sending of backlog data, the data logging is also highly resillient to bad internet connections. Lines of up to 70% permenant packet loss are still sufficient to get the data out, albeit somewhat delayed. With a log interval of once per minute, the required storage space roughly amounts to about 25 MB per month, depending on the number of connected products.
2018-12-06 14:54 19/27 Color Control GX manual The limit as set by the user in the CCGX will be applied to all inputs where 'Overruled by remote', configured with VEConfigure, is enabled: Using the example of a boat with two AC inputs and a Quattro where: 1. A Genset capable of delivering 50A is connected to input 1; 2. Shore power is connected to input 2. (Available power depends on the rating of the harbour power-supply.) Configure the system exactly as in above VEConfigure screenshot.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start Also the on/off/charger only switch in the CCGX will be disabled in the case. In installation with a VE.Bus BMS, use the rocker switch instead - or add a Digital Multi Control to the installation. Minimum input current limit values When PowerAssist is enabled in VEConfigure, there is a minimum input current limit. The actual limit differs for each model.
2018-12-06 14:54 21/27 Color Control GX manual 2.4 Battery State of Charge (SOC) 2.4.1 Which device should I use for SOC calculation? There are three products types that calculate State Of Charge (SOC). The CCGX itself does not calculate SOC, it only retrieves it from the connected devices. The three products that calculate SOC are: 1. Battery Monitors, such as the BMVs, the Lynx Shunt, or the Lynx Ion BMS 2. Multi and Quattro inverter/chargers 3.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start 1. Enable and configure the Battery Monitor in VEConfigure. 2. On the CCGX, in Settings → System setup, verify the selected Battery Monitor. It should be the Multi or Quattro. 3. In the same menu, verify that the option 'Use solar charger current to improve VE.Bus SOC' is enabled. Note that this is not a setting - it just an indicator of an automatic process.
2018-12-06 14:54 23/27 Color Control GX manual More information: VRM Portal FAQ - difference between BMV SOC and VE.Bus SOC CCGX Manual - configurable parameters. See Battery Monitor selection and Has DC System. 2.4.4 Selecting SOC source (Settings → System Setup → Battery monitor) In the image below you can see a range of selectable choices for the SOC values which are shown in the main Overview screen. Choose the source you want to see on the main Overview screen of your CCGX.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start battery with built-in battery monitor. 2. When there is more than one of those connected, it will use a random one - although you can select one manually. 3. when there is no dedicated Battery Monitor, it will use the VE.Bus SOC. When should I use the 'No battery monitor' option?: Use that in systems where: 1. there is a Multi or Quattro installed 2. no BMV or other battery monitor is installed 3.
2018-12-06 14:54 25/27 Color Control GX manual Required minimum firmware versions: Multi/Quattro: 422 CCGX / Venus GX: v2.12 VE.Direct MPPTs: v1.29 VE.Can MPPT Solar Chargers cannot be used: they do not yet support the new control mechanisms. Lynx Ion + Shunt: v2.04 Lynx BMS: v1.09 In case of an ESS System, the ESS Assistant needs to be version 164 or later (Released in November 2017). In case of installing a MultiGrid 48/3000 the firmware needs to be version 424 or later.
Last update: 2018-12-06 13:13 ccgx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:start (Settings → System Setup) and works across the whole system. MPPTs are automatically prioritized over the mains. In case a CANBUS-BMS is connected and the BMS requests a maximum charge current that is different from the user-configurable setting, the lower of the two will be used. Add shared voltage sense (SVS) for VE.Bus devices and VE.Direct Solar Chargers.
2018-12-06 14:54 27/27 #6: User configured a charge limit of zero. #7: User configured a discharge limit of zero. 4 More information resources CCGX Genset start/stop CCGX Frequently asked questions CCGX Firmware upgrade to v2.00 or later CCGX Manually updating firmware CCGX Remote VEConfigure and remote firmware updates CCGX Datasheet CCGX & Fischer Panda generators VRM Portal VRM Portal - trouble shooting Remote Console Venus OS - Beta testing Open source DISQUS Comments View the discussion thread.
