How Does It Work - Victron energy Venus GX Manual

MPPT Solar Charge Controllers (1)
BMV Battery Monitors
Phoenix Inverters
Products connected via VE.Can communication port:
MPPT Solar Charge Controllers
Skylla-i battery chargers

2.3 How does it work?

1. The new firmware file is first uploaded to the system.
2. Once received and verified, the GX device starts updating the firmware of the connected
device. This eliminates any problems that could be caused by an intermittent internet
connection. In case the internet does break while performing the update, the system will
continue with the firmware update.
2.4 Where to find the firmware file?
It is not necessary to get a file yourself; the VRM Portal already has all the latest firmware files
available. See Victron Professional for the change logs.
2.5 Notes on firmware updating in general
There is a lot that can be said about firmware updating:
Newer is not always better
Don't break it if it works
They can all be true. Therefore: use this feature with care.
Our main advice is to not update a running system, unless there are problems with it.
Change logs can be downloaded from Victron Professional.
2.6 Limitations
MPPT Solar Chargers connected with VE.Direct
During the update of a VE.Direct connected MPPT Solar Charger, any configuration in the device will
be maintained, but in the event that the update fails, which is unlikely, VE.Direct MPPT Charge
Controllers will have lost their configuration. Also it is not possible to reconfigure them remotely. All
other devices work with a different process and will not lose their settings during an update; even it
fails.