Item
VRM online portal -
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Logging enabled
VRM Portal ID
Log interval
Use secure connection
(HTTPS)
Last contact
Connection error
VRM two-way
communication
Reboot device when no
contact
No contact reset delay
(hh:mm)
Storage location
Free disk space
microSD/USB
Stored records
Oldest record age
ESS - An Energy Storage System (ESS) is a specific type of power system that integrates a power grid connection with a
Victron Inverter/Charger, GX device and battery system.
Mode
Grid Meter
Inverter AC output in use
Multiphase regulation
Minimum SOC (unless grid
fails)
Active SOC limit
BatteryLife state
Limit charge power
Limit inverter power
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Default
Enabled
-
-
Use this value when registering the GX device onto the VRM
Portal
15 minutes
Set to anything between 1 minute and 1 day. Choose longer
times on systems with an unreliable connection. Note that this
setting does not affect reporting problems and state changes
(bulk → absorption) to the VRM Portal. These events initiate an
immediate transmission of all parameters.
Yes
This encrypts the communication between the GX device and the
VRM server.
-
Time since the VRM server was last contacted.
-
Displayed if there is an error in VRM communications.
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No
Enable
No
The GX device will reset itself to attempt to correct a potential
networking issue if the internet connection is lost for the set delay
period.
01:00
How long the unit must be offline before restarting itself
Internal storage
Displays if an external storage device (eg USB drive or microSD
card) is mounted, or the internal storage is in use.
-
-
Select to Safely Eject an external microSD or USB storage (if
one is connected) before physically removing it. Failure to do so
can cause data loss.
-
How many records are stored locally when no internet
connection is available. The GX device will store as many
records as it can locally, then upload them when internet is
available again.
-
If internet/VRM is not available, then this will display the oldest
record stored on the GX device.
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Optimized (with
Optimized (with BatteryLife) and Optimized (without BatteryLife),
BatteryLife)
Keep batteries charged, External control
Leave default when there is no External Victron grid meter is
installed.
Yes
Setting this to 'No' hides the AC-out graphic in the overview
pane.
-
Use the Phase compensation setting in systems with a three-
phase connection to the utility grid.
10%
Configurable minimum SOC limit. ESS will supply loads from the
grid once the SOC has fallen to the configured setting - except
when the utility grid has failed and the system is in Inverter
mode.
10%
Use this setting to see the current BatteryLife SOC level.
Self-Consumption
Self-consumption, Discharge disabled, Slow charge, Sustain,
Recharge
No
This setting limits the flow of power from AC to DC for battery
charging from AC-in.
No
Limit the power drawn by the Multi: ie. limit the power being
inverted from DC to AC.
Description
remote configuration
and
firmware
description.
See here
updates.
Configuration
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