Victron energy Color Control GX Manual page 6

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Color Control GX (CCGX).
The Freedom Won Battery Management System is configured by default to communicate over CAN
bus at a 500kbps baud rate. For systems using a Color Control GX and Victron VE.CAN MPPTs, it is
possible to change the baud rate of the battery to 250kbps in order to accommodate the VE.CAN
baud rate. However, that is only possible with one battery on a system with a CCGX.
If there are slave batteries on a system, then there are conflicting CAN messages on the bus, and it is
necessary to split the battery on the CAN Bus from the devices on Victron's VE.CAN bus. The Color
Control GX has a single CAN bus and thus this split cannot be achieved. Therefore, CCGX cannot be
used in systems with multiple Freedom Won batteries. In such cases, MPPTs must be swapped out for
VE.Direct versions and
use of a self-powered USB hub"). Alternatively, the CCGX can be upgraded to something newer like
the Cerbo GX and external display.
Systems with both VE.CAN MPPTs and more than one Freedom Lite battery require a GX device with a
dual CAN Bus. The entire GX-device range with the exception of the Color Control GX and the GX built
into the MultiPlus II GX have dual CAN buses. In these dual CAN Bus systems, the battery will always
run at the standard 500kbps while the VE.CAN bus will run at 250kbps.
Where batteries need to be configured with a profile accommodating 250kbps baud rate for the
MPPTs on the CAN Bus (the standard is 500kbps), the change can be made either:
1. at the time of ordering by requesting that Freedom Won dispatches the Lite from the factory
with baud set to 250kbps; or
2. the battery can be reconfigured remotely by Freedom Won with a local PC connected to the
battery.
Please contact support@freedomwon.co.za
VEConfigure 3 Settings
The MultiPlus or Quattro devices must be correctly configured for operation with the Freedom Lite as
follows (note that settings not directly related to the Lite are not mentioned here and must be
referenced in the VEConfigure
The GX-device will use the battery monitor provided by the Freedom Won battery by default:
☛ Since Venus OS 2.60, it is no longer necessary to disable the Battery Monitor. Whether it is on, or
off, you can ignore it.
☛ Set the Low Shut-Down, Low Restart, and Low Pre-alarm voltages. The Low Pre-alarm only activates
the low battery LED on the inverter and serves no other purpose in this setup. The Low Shut Down
and Low Restart voltage settings are usually overridden by the commands from the Lite but offer
redundancy in instances of loss of communication and therefore should still be set correctly.
Low Shut-Down: 47.00
Low Restart : 52.50
Low Pre-alarm: 51.50
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additional ports can be provided with a USB hub
for assistance.
manual).
(See "Extending USB ports by
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