Connecting Victron Products; Ve.bus Multis/Quattros/Inverters - Victron energy Color Control GX Manual

4. Connecting Victron products

4.1. VE.Bus Multis/Quattros/Inverters

In order to keep this document short we are going to refer to all Multis, Quattros and Inverters as VE.Bus products.
The earliest version of VE.Bus devices that can be connected using the Products: Product_Acronym is 19xx111, where the first 2
digits represent the microprocessor and the last 3 digits represent the VE.Bus firmware version.
VE.Bus device microprocessor
18xxxxxx
19xx111
20xx111
26xxxxx
27xxxxx
Note that for Multis, Quattros and EasySolars, it is not possible to use the Remote On/Off (header on the VE.Bus control PCB) in
combination with a CCGX. There should be a wire between the left and middle terminal, as it is when shipped from the factory. In
case a wired switch that disables the system is required, use the
This limitation does not apply to the next generation of VE.Bus inverter/chargers: when using a MultiPlus-II, Quattro-II or
EasySolar-II, the Remote on/off terminal header *can* be used in combination with Color Control GX.
Before connecting any VE.Bus product, be very careful not to confuse the GX device VE.Bus ports
with the Ethernet or VE.Can/BMS-Can port!
Single VE.Bus products
To connect a single VE.Bus product, connect it to one of the VE.Bus sockets on the back of the CCGX. Both sockets are identical,
use either one. Use a standard RJ45 UTP cable, see our pricelist.
Parallel, split- and three-phase VE.Bus systems
To connect multiple VE.Bus products, configured as a parallel, split-phase or three-phase VE.Bus system, connect either the first
or the last VE.Bus product in the chain to either one of the VE.Bus sockets on the back of the CCGX. Use a standard RJ45 UTP
cable, see our pricelist.
Systems consisting of five or more VE.Bus products, connected to a CCGX with serial number HQ1628 or earlier require the
CCGX dongle for large VE.Bus systems
VE.Bus systems with Lithium batteries and a VE.Bus BMS
• The following only applies to the VE.Bus BMS v1, not to be confused with its successor VE.Bus BMS V2.
• Connect the CCGX to the socket labelled 'MultiPlus/Quattro', or to one of the Multis/Quattros in the system. Do not connect it to
the Remote panel socket on the VE.Bus BMS.
• Note that it will not be possible to control the On/Off/Charger Only switch. This option is automatically disabled in the CCGX
menu when a VE.Bus BMS is used. The only way to control a Multi or Quattro when used with a VE.Bus BMS is to add a Digital
Multi Control to the system. Setting the input current limit is possible in systems with a VE.Bus BMS.
• Combining MultiPlus/Quattro with a VE.Bus BMS and a Digital Multi Control is possible. Simply connect the Digital Multi Control
to the RJ-45 socket on the VE.Bus BMS labelled Remote panel.
• To allow auto-power-down in the CCGX in case of a low battery, make sure the CCGX is powered via the VE.Bus BMS:
connect Power in V+ on the CCGX to Load disconnect on the VE.Bus BMS. And connect both negative leads to the negative
stub of a common Battery.
Combining the CCGX with a Digital Multi Control
It is possible to connect both a CCGX and a Digital Multi Control to a VE.Bus system. The ability to switch the product On, Off
or set it to Charger Only via the CCGX will be disabled. The same applies to the input current limit: when there is a Digital Multi
Control in the system, the input current limit which is set at that control panel will be the master-setting, and changing it on the
CCGX will not be possible.
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Connecting Victron products