Manual
Table Of Contents
- Color Control GX Manual
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 2.1. Overview of connections
- 2.2. Power
- 2.3. Connecting Victron products
- 2.3.1. Multis/Quattros/Inverters (VE.Bus products)
- 2.3.2. Battery Monitor BMV-700 series; and MPPTs with a VE.Direct port
- 2.3.3. Skylla-i, Lynx Shunt VE.Can, Lynx Ion + Shunt and MPPTs with a VE.Can port
- 2.3.4. VE.Can and BMS-Can Interfaces
- 2.3.5. BMV-600 series
- 2.3.6. DC Link box
- 2.3.7. VE.Can Resistive Tank Sender Adapter
- 2.4. Connecting a PV Inverter
- 2.5. Connecting a USB GPS
- 2.6. Connecting a NMEA 2000 GPS
- 2.7. Connecting a Fischer Panda Generator
- 2.8. Connecting third-party NMEA 2000 tank senders
- 2.9. Connecting IMT Solar Irradiance, Temperature and Wind Speed Sensors
- 3. Internet connectivity
- 3.1. Ethernet LAN port
- 3.2. Wi-Fi
- 3.3. GX GSM
- 3.4. Mobile (cellular) network using a 3G or 4G router
- 3.5. USB tethering using a mobile phone
- 3.6. IP Configuration
- 3.7. Connecting both Ethernet and Wi-Fi (failover)
- 3.8. Minimize internet traffic
- 3.9. More information about setting up an internet connection and VRM
- 4. Accessing the GX device
- 5. Configuration
- 6. GX - How to update firmware
- 7. VE.Bus Inverter/charger monitoring
- 8. DVCC - Distributed Voltage and Current Control
- 9. VRM Portal
- 10. Marine MFD integration by App
- 11. Marine MFD integration by NMEA2000
- 12. GX - Generator auto start/stop
- 13. Reset to factory defaults procedure
- 14. Error Codes
- 15. More information
- 16. FAQ
- 16.1. Q1: I cannot switch my Multi/Quattro system on or off
- 16.2. Q2: Do I need a BMV to see proper battery state of charge?
- 16.3. Q3: I have no internet, where can I insert a sim-card?
- 16.4. Q4: Can I connect both a GX Device and a VGR2/VER to a Multi/Inverter/Quattro?
- 16.5. Q5: Can I connect multiple Color Control GX to a Multi/Inverter/Quattro?
- 16.6. Q6: I see incorrect current (amps) or power readings on my CCGX
- 16.7. Q7: There is a menu entry named "Multi" instead of the VE.Bus product name
- 16.8. Q8: There is a menu entry named "Multi", while there is no Inverter, Multi or Quattro connected
- 16.9. Q9: When I type the ip-address of the Color Control GX into my browser, I see a web page mentioning Hiawatha?
- 16.10. Q10: I have multiple Solar chargers MPPT 150/70 running in parallel. From which one will I see the relay status in the CCGX menu?
- 16.11. Q11: How long should an automatic update take?
- 16.12. Q12: I have a VGR with IO Extender, how can I replace this with a Color Control GX?
- 16.13. Q13: Can I use Remote VEConfigure, as I was doing with the VGR2?
- 16.14. Q14: The Blue Power Panel could be powered through the VE.Net network, can I also do that with a Color Control GX?
- 16.15. Q15: What type of networking is used by the Color Control GX (TCP and UDP ports)?
- 16.16. Q16: What is the functionality behind the menu item Remote support (SSH), in the Ethernet menu?
- 16.17. Q17: I don’t see support for VE.Net products in the list, is that still coming?
- 16.18. Q18: What is the data usage of the Color Control GX?
- 16.19. Q19: How many AC Current Sensors can I connect in one VE.Bus system?
- 16.20. Q20: Issues with Multi not starting when CCGX is connected / Caution when powering the CCGX from the AC-out terminal of a VE.Bus Inverter, Multi or Quattro
- 16.21. Q21: I love Linux, programming, Victron and the CCGX. Can I do more?
- 16.22. Q22: How do I change the logo
- 16.23. Q23: Multi restarts all the time (after every 10sec)
- 16.24. Q24: What is Error #42?
- 16.25. GPL Note
And also it will be listed in the Alarm Log on VRM, and an email will be sent; using the VRM Alarm Monitoring system.
7.3. Grid failure monitoring
When this feature is enabled, an alarm is raised when the system hasn't been connected to the AC input configured to be Grid or
Shore for more than 5 seconds.
The alarm shows as a Notification in the GUI, and as an alarm on the VRM Portal, and is available on ModbusTCP / MQTT.
Recommend to use for backup systems. But also for yachts or vehicles on shore power.
Note that this settings monitors that the system is connected to grid/shore. Generator monitoring is already available as part of
the Generator start/stop function and not part of this.
Do not use this feature in systems that use the Ignore AC Input settings in our inverter/chargers: when the system ignores the AC
input, ie runs in island mode, as intended, even though grid is available, it will report a grid failure.
7.4. Advanced menu
Equalisation
Starts equalisation. See Multi or Quattro documentation for details.
Redetect system
Redetects the type of inverter/charger and its features & configuration. Use this feature when, for example, a VE.Bus BMS
used to be part of a system, and is no longer.
Color Control GX Manual
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