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Color Control GX manual [Victron Energy]
Only one VE.Bus system can be effectively connected to the VE.Bus ports on the back of the CCGX. The professional way to to monitor more systems is to add a second CCGX.
If you intend to connect more than one system to the same CCGX, use one VE.Bus to VE.Can interface (ASS030520105) for each additional system. Note that the VE.Can network needs to be terminated
and powered. For powering the VE.Can network, see Q17 in our data communication whitepaper [https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-
Energy-products_EN.pdf].
Note that the functionality will be very limited: Only one VE.Bus system will be visible in the overviews ...and the data on the VRM Portal will either be incorrect or it will only contain data from
one of the VE.Bus systems. We have no short term plans to change this.
You may wonder if it is possible to use a USB-MK2 or USB-MK3 to connect the second system ...but unfortunately that is not possible.
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 [https://www.victronenergy.com/cables/ve.direct.cable]. There are two types
of VE.Direct cable available:
1. Straight VE.Direct cables, ASS030530xxx
2. VE.Direct cables with an angled connector on one end. These are designed to minimize the required depth behind a panel, ASS030531xxx
VE.Direct cables have a maximum length of 10 metres. It is not possible to extend them. If longer lengths are required, use the VE.Direct to VE.Can interface
[https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-to-ve-can-interface]. Note that this is only works for BMV700 and BMV702. Not for the BMV712, MPPT solar chargers and Inverters with a
VE.Direct port. See next paragraph for more information on that VE.Can interface.
Connecting more than two devices to your CCGX using VE.Direct
Option 1: Use the VE.Direct to USB interface [https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-to-usb-interface]. The CCGX has two USB ports. Use a USB-hub when more than two
USB ports are required.
The maximum number of VE.Direct devices that can be connected is 5. This is achieved by having two devices on a direct connection, and a maximum of three connected via USB.
From version 2.12 of the firmware the number is increased to 8 devices.
Option 2: The BMV700 and BMV712 can also be connected using the VE.Direct to VE.Can interface [https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-to-ve-can-interface]. Note that the
BMV712, MPPTs and VEDirect Inverters cannot be connected using this canbus interface as it does not translate the data into canbus messages. When using the VE.Direct to VE.Can interface,
make sure that the VE.Can network is terminated, and also powered. For powering the VE.Can network, see Q17 in our data communication whitepaper
[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf].
Notes about older VE.Direct MPPTs
The MPPTs need to run firmware version v1.09 or later. See the Victron Professional website https://professional.victronenergy.com/ [https://professional.victronenergy.com/] to obtain files
and for update instructions.
An MPPT 70/15 needs to be from year/week 1308 or later. Earlier 70/15s are not compatible with the CCGX, and unfortunately upgrading the MPPT firmware will not help. To find the
year/week number of your model, look for the serial number which is printed on a label on its back. For example number HQ1309DER4F means 2013, week 09.
1.4.3 Skylla-i, Lynx Shunt VE.Can, Lynx Ion + Shunt and MPPTs with a VE.Can port
To connect a product with a VE.Can port, use a standard RJ45 UTP cable [https://www.victronenergy.com/cables/rj45-utp-cable]. (Available with straight and elbow connectors)
Don't forget to terminate the VE.Can network at both ends using a VE.Can terminator [https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-can-rj45-terminator]. A bag with two terminators is supplied with
each VE.Can product. They are also available separately [https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-can-rj45-terminator].
Other notes:
1. In order to work with the CCGX an MPPT 150/70 needs run firmware v2.00 or newer.
2. You can combine a Skylla-i control panel with a CCGX.
3. You can combine a Ion Control panel with a CCGX.
4. 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. All the protocol converters - for example the VE.Bus to VE.Can interface; and the BMV to VE.Can interface, do not power the VE.Can network.
1.4.4 BMV-600 series
Connect the BMV-600 using the VE.Direct to BMV-60xS cable supplied. (ASS0305322xx)
1.4.5 DC Link box
Connect the DC Link box [https://www.victronenergy.com/dc-distribution-systems/dc-distribution-systems], using the RJ-12 cable supplied. Then connect the BMV-700 to the CCGX - see 1.2.2 above for
instructions.
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