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Venus GX (VGX) manual
In many ways the Venus GX (VGX) and the Color Control GX (CCGX) are the same device. They
share a lot of hardware, and they run on identical software - our 'Venus OS' - therefore firmware
numbering is the same; and new version releases always apply to both devices at the same time.
This manual refers to the latest firmware version. A device connected to the internet will perform
new-version updates automatically. Check the latest firmware version
Venus GX/CCGX comparison table
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1. What's in the Box?
Venus GX (VGX)
VE.Can terminator (2 pcs).
Power cable with inline fuse and M8 terminal eyes for battery- or DC busbar-attachment.
Terminal Blocks for all the connectors on each side.
Label showing WiFi key and product details.
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  • Page 1 Venus GX (VGX) manual In many ways the Venus GX (VGX) and the Color Control GX (CCGX) are the same device. They share a lot of hardware, and they run on identical software - our 'Venus OS' - therefore firmware numbering is the same;...

  • Page 2: Overview Of Connections

    'Remote Console' feature. You can do this through VRM, using the built-in WiFi Access Point, or by using the local LAN/WiFi network. 2.1 Accessing 'Remote Console' via VRM Connect the Venus GX to the internet by plugging it into a working Ethernet network which as a DHCP https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ Printed on 2018-12-28 13:09...

  • Page 3: Finding The Ip Address

    2.2 Accessing 'Remote Console' via the built-in WiFi Access Point Steps: Make sure you are no further than a few metres away from the Venus GX Go to the WiFi settings on your phone / tablet / laptop. After searching, it will show up in the list: Connect to WiFi using the 'WiFi key' which you will find printed on the side of the box …and also...
  • Page 4 Last update: 2018-12-28 13:05 venus-gx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/venus-gx:start Console on LAN. And to do that you'll need to find the IP address of the Venus GX. There are several ways of finding it: IP Address on VRM On VRM, you'll find the IP address on the Device List page of the installation. Note that this does require the Venus GX to be connected to the internet.
  • Page 5 2018-12-28 13:09 5/10 Venus GX (VGX) manual Open the 'Properties' window to see the IP address. Victron Energy - https://www.victronenergy.com/live/...

  • Page 6: Digital Inputs

    3.1 LEDs Boot-up On the side of the Venus GX, there is an LED. During power-up it it goes through these states: Stage 1: Both green and red illuminate briefly and faintly (it's hard to see the green) for approximately 1 second.
  • Page 7 2018-12-28 13:09 7/10 Venus GX (VGX) manual otherwise open collector/optocoupler output. RJ12 pinout Input pin1 input1 pin2 input2 pin3 input3 pin4 input4 pin5 pin6 input5 4.2. Configuration Each of the digital inputs can be configured as a pulse meter, or as one of a number of predefined sensors that can also be configured as alarms.
  • Page 8 Last update: 2018-12-28 13:05 venus-gx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/venus-gx:start Other parameters related to that function can be configured by entering the device menu and selecting Setup. For pulse meters, you can configure the unit, the multiplier (the volume represented by each pulse) and reset the counter. For other sensors and alarms, you can decide whether the input should be treated as an alarm condition, whether the labels should be inverted, and whether the logical levels should be inverted.

  • Page 9: Modbus Tcp

    The values/states of the digital inputs are available on ModbusTCP. For more details about this, please download a copy of the document “Modbus-TCP register list” from our website. 5. How does the Venus GX compare with the CCGX? products_running_venus_os 6. More information...
  • Page 10 Last update: 2018-12-28 13:05 venus-gx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/venus-gx:start https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ Printed on 2018-12-28 13:09...

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