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Venus OS v3.40~39 available for testing

Good evening!

Here is a new fresh thread for the v3.40 beta tests.

We're coming closer and closer to an official release for gui-v2. Aside from the usual smaller improvements, this one has two slightly larger ones:

  1. Networking (WiFi, LAN) can now be set-up via gui-v2
  2. Multi RS is better supported

Any comments on those are appreciated! And also hereby a big thank you for all input and comments. Its really a herculean task to re-implement the UI of Venus OS, and without all your input it would have never been possible to get it to todays state.

The rest of this post is similar to the old one, except for small updates and ofcourse a completed change log.

All the best, Matthijs


Main highlight: our new UI, gui-v2 beta

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Available in public beta testing for several months already; and receiving continuous updates and progress towards official release.

The details:

  • It is still in beta, porting all the features and functions of the old UI over to the new one is an enormous task, and I expect that to take several more months.
  • Beta testing is best done using a browser, http://<ipaddress>/gui-beta. And you need to enable the MQTT on LAN (Plaintext) setting for that to work, but having it on screen on an Ekrano GX as well as GX Touch is possible as well.
  • More screenshots and details are in this presentation:

    https://bit.ly/gui-v2

  • Known issues - no need to give comments or answers on these, they are being worked on:
    • Keyboard navigation is not yet supported in the Remote Console
    • Drill down for AC loads, showing the split between normal and critical loads is not available yet
    • Solar and wind priority controls are missing.
    • The arcs aka gauges on both brief page and overview page don't work well yet.
    • Various other things.


Instructions: Venus OS beta testing & how to join/install

In case you don't know what this message is about, please start with reading this link, which explains the Venus OS beta program. Venus OS is the software running on all our GX devices, such as the Cerbo GX.


Instructions: How to post an issue?

By posting an answer below. Do please keep all findings organised: one answer issue per issue. So first check the existing threads if your issue has already been seen. And if it does, add a comment saying "me too". And preferably some more details. And in case its not listed yet, add a new Answer.

Note that Answers and Comments are two different things on this portal.

Lastly, before posting issues, preferably first revert to the latest official release, to double check if the issue you're seeing was present there as well. Regressions require a different treatment than other issues and bugs.

And include information about the results/differences in behaviour in your report.


Instructions: Node-RED, Kevinā€™s GuiMods or other add-ons?

In case you are running Node-RED or SignalK, then please at least say so in your bug report.

GuiMods and other 3rd party add-ons: donā€™t report your gui issues here. Do it elsewhere instead.

Changes made by us can cause a compatibility issue with the GuiMods; and these betas report pages are for official firmware only.


Change log

v3.40~39

  • Fix dbus-serialbattery and possibly other 3rd party add ons no longer working since v3.40~38. The change made in velib_python per v3.40~38 has now been amended to be backwards compatible.
  • Any code using velib-python to export data to dbus is recommend to (a) update to the latest version of it, (b) call the VeDbusService constructor using register=False, and then add an explicit call to the new register() method, after adding all paths; especially /DeviceInstance which is part of the add_mandatory_paths call().
  • Note that the lower level Venus OS API of dbus has not changed. The only thing that changed was the velib_python library, and how code that uses it needs to interface to it.
  • Also note that all Victron projects that use velib-python carry their own copy of it; we recommend third party add-ons to do the same.
  • Further details here: https://github.com/victronenergy/venus/issues/1310, and Venus OS dbus API is documented here: https://github.com/victronenergy/venus/wiki/dbus-api

v3.40~38

  • Genset start/stop: fix issue where the menus in the GUI sometimes didn't work; depending on start-up time, CPU speed, and so forth. Issue has been in Venus OS since a long time - mostly unnoticed.
  • Generic stability improvements

Venus OS Large

  • signalk-server: update all plugins as well as all other (less visible) nodejs packages to their latest version. The server itself is still at the latest official release, v2.8.3

v3.40~37

  • gui-v1: update translations
  • Multi RS: stability improvements

v3.40~36

  • gui-v1: Don't show input-side loads if the ESS setting "Grid Metering" is set to "Inverter/Charger" (introduced in v3.40~14). Thank you @Markus for reporting!

v3.40~35

  • Parallel battery system: force enable DVCC.
  • Multi RS: fix missing data when using VictronConnect remotely (No feed-in reason and AC-in connect countdown)
  • Lynx Smart BMS NG: Fix error messages.

Venus OS Large:

  • NodeJS / Victron VRM API node:
    • create url for fetching widget data correctly
    • feature: add fetching gps tracks

v3.40~34

  • Add "Parallel battery system", a new feature for Lynx Smart BMS and Lynx BMS NG to be announced soon. For preliminary details, see Lynx Smart BMS change log. Includes showing "Pending" in gui-v1 for BMS-es that are part of a parallel system and are holding of on connection due to the voltage difference between the system and their own battery bank . gui-v2 will be updated later with regards to parallel Lynx BMSes.
  • DVCC: Enforce good settings for ZYC and Pytes batteries

v3.40~33

  • Multi RS: various bug fixes
  • Modbus-TCP: add registers 1320 to 1324, related to Lynx Smart BMS NG

Venus OS Large

  • nodejs updated from v18.18.0 -> v18.20.3
  • signalk-server v2.8.2 -> v2.8.3


v3.40~32

  • Improve stability of Multi RS read out
  • Improve wording visible for VE.Direct port scanning while doing remote firmware update listing on VRM.

v3.40~30

  • Fix UI locking up and showing green square as well as Remote Console not working.
  • Multi RS: hide Dynamic ESS options for firmware versions that donā€™t support that yet (that feature under development in the RS - no public testing yet).
  • Multi RS: show grid parallel overview for systems with Multi RS & Victron Energy Meter.
  • Multi RS: Add AC Input item to device list entry.
  • Multi RS: Add short circuit alarm (inverter output).
  • Meterboost batteries: add BMS ip address to menu entry.
  • Dynamic ESS: clamp minimum used battery efficiency value to 50%, to prevent user errors causing issues in calculations.

v3.40~27, 28 and 29

  • gui-v2 beta
    • Add Modbus TCP/UDP device settings
    • Add AC charger settings
    • UI changes for genset settings
    • Show DC flow for Multi RS and Inverter RS
    • CAN Profiles: add the High Voltage CAN bus as an option
    • Hide controlling BMS setting if BMS is unavailable
    • Calculate tank average level from capacities, not levels
    • Avoid duplicate multi devices on the Control cards page
    • MQTT: ensure the portal id parameter is set before connecting
    • Disable SD/USB card eject button during firmware installation
    • Flicking improvements to the Control card page
    • Fixes to device firmware version labels, e.g. non-Victron Can Bus BMS
    • Fix broken password character on GX devices
    • Fix firmware update toasts on launch
    • Fix AC export current switch label
    • Fix wrong unit on EVCS energy label on the Overview page
    • Allow setting ESS scheduled charging level to 100%
    • Updated translations
  • gui: improvements to genset menu (DSE, ComAp), (also released as v3.33)


ESS

  • Fix bug in peak shaving / AC export current limit feature:
    • PV feedin was not limited optionally in case the peak shaving option was set to "Above minimum SOC only", instead of "Always".


ModbusTCP

  • Add settings for UPS, boost factor and Inverter voltage. This replaces the same registers added earlier, since they didn't work properly. In the new implementation, the registers control these settings for all devices in the VE.Bus system.
    • 106: Boostfactor
    • 107: Inverter output voltage
    • 108: PowerAssist enabled yes/no
    • 109: UPS function enabled yes/no


Venus OS Large - Node-RED


Internal / under the hood:

  • Lynx Smart BMS & Lynx Smart BMS NG: parallel feature: fix not being able to manually select the Lynx parallel BMS in the DVCC menu. This relates to a new feature coming in a future firmware version of these BMSes.
  • Further preparations on Multi RS related functionality for a future RS firmware version (ESS / Dynamic ESS)
  • EVCS: prepare for remote access via VRM to the EVCS settings pages
  • Linux kernel: add various netfilter modules needed for Tailscale when using its subnet routing feature.


v3.40~26

  • gui-v2 v0.3.4
    • Add support for RS system
    • Add passthrough support for Inverter/Charger mode dialogs
    • Improvements to solar tracker history and dialog
    • Performance improvements to the Brief and Overview pages
    • Ethernet and Wi-Fi network settings can now be accessed from the browser
    • Usability improvements to Wi-Fi settings
    • Avoid Android keyboard opening repeatedly after text input
    • Use 5" inch layout when opening gui-v2 on a mobile browser (tablets and desktop still use 7" layout)
    • Show total capacity and number of connected BMSes for Lynx parallel BMS
    • Show absolute value on bar gauges when feeding power to the grid
    • MQTT: Require portal id for VRM connections
    • Close side panel when detecting high CPU usage
    • Fix battery charging animation

v3.40~25

  • Revert gui-v2 back to v0.3.2, same as v3.40~21. Fixes it not working via VRM.

v3.40~24

  • New gui-v2
  • MQTT: limit full republishes in response to a keep alive to max three per second. Fixes our servers being ā€œhammeredā€ as a result of bugs in third party / diy code bases that connect to our MQTT brokers in VRM.
  • MQTT: donā€™t send data to VRM brokers in case its requested from local LAN, reduces unnecessary internet traffic & load.

Known issue: gui-v2 doesnā€™t work on VRM. On local LAN it does work.

v3.40~23

  • fix auto start/stop not working for Ethernet connected gensets (DSE, ComAp). Was broken per v3.40~17.

v3.40~22

  • Connected gensets, ie. Fischer Panda, DSE, ComAp: improve menu structure. See also the picture at the bottom.

v3.40~21

DVCC

  • Fore enable DVCC on for the Lynx Smart BMS NG.

gui-v2 beta:

  • BMS autoselection setting now reports correct values in DVCC settings
  • Fix Generator start/stop conditions showing invalid values
  • Fix regression that hid some labels in the settings
  • Fix Inverter/Charger input settings showing stale values
  • Touch parameters tuned to make flicks more light-weight
  • Improve battery widget contrast on light style on the Overview page
  • Number formatting aligned to always show "." decimal point to fix some text input issues
  • Various fixes and improvements upstreamed from the gui-v1 side:
    • Added Dynamic ESS settings page
    • Handle short circuit alarm for RS products
    • Show "Grid setpoint" setting also in keep charged mode in ESS settings
    • Add separate settings page for peak shaving and AC import/export
    • Some improvements for Lynx Smart BMS support, e.g. display balancer
    • status and errors
    • Hide unused details on the Battery details page

Venus OS Large

Developer / internal

  • Multi RS comms driver changes, preparing for future features of the Multi RS;


v3.40~20

  • Generator start/stop: add sending of both alarms (see v3.40~18 changelog entry) to vrm. This feature is now - finally! - complete. Both locally and remotely on VRM there is a notification in case its forgotten to put the genset, in one way or another, back to auto start mode.
  • Energy Meters: make firmware version visible on VRM.

Developers/internal:

  • FlashMQ v1.13.1: stability improvements for an edge case


v3.40~18

  • Generator start/stop: fix "Alarm when generator is not in auto start mode". This functionality was broken per Venus OS v3.20, released per February this year. Since then, it only worked for system with a "digitally connected" generator panel, like DSE, ComAp, Fischer Panda. And no longer for the most common use case: GX relay driven start/stop.
  • Add a separate alarm to monitor if the generator allows remote starts. Works only for generator panels aka generator start/stop controllers that support that, like DSE, ComAp, Fischer Panda.

    Note that this second alarm doesn't show up in VRM yet, that's for coming beta versions.

Screenshot of the setting:

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Screenshot of the two possible alarms. Depending on what issue there is, either one of them or both might show:

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v3.40~17

  • gui-v1
    • Remove buy and sell modes from Dynamic ESS
    • Add monthly option to ESS Scheduled Charge levels menu
    • Don't show system state (# codes) when system in ESS mode External Control; since they are not actually used and thus confusing
  • EV Charging Station:
    • Update list of statusses for charging in gui-v1
  • Tank sensors & temp sensors
    • Change tank/temp error "disconnected" to open circuit
    • Fix tank settings flapping in quite special use case
    • Support factory calibration of temperature inputs
  • gui-v2
    • Disallow tapping AC Input box on the Overview page when no AC input is connected
    • Fix tapping of AC Input box opening empty page if there is no grid meter
    • Fix overlap when there are 5 widgets on the Brief page side panel
    • Fix overlapping Overview boxes on some layouts on Cerbo GX
    • Fix tank gauge levels sometimes trailing actual values
    • Fix tank gauges drawing outside its container on the Levels page
    • Fix random crash caused by tank bar gauge animations
    • Fix opening of energy meter settings
    • Fix gui-v2 getting stuck if alarm was received and settings dialog was open
    • Fix fuzzy icons and gauges when opening gui-v2 on browser on high DPI screens
    • Fix splash screen flicker on Ekrano GX and on the browser
    • Always launch splash in dark style to reduce flicker on the browser (local LAN network version, doesn't affect VRM)
    • Digital inputs: Add type for touch input control (allows wiring a button to a digital input to enable/disable touch screen)
    • Make spin box button repeat less sensitive to avoid unintentional changes
    • Don't allow flicking beyond vertical list bounds
    • Fix text field placeholder text truncations on some languages
    • Updated translations


Protocols / connectivity:

  • Modbus-TCP: various, will be expanded later


Developers / internals:

  • Report on D-Bus if EVCC is installed (see github for what EVCC is)



v3.40~16

  • Gui-v1
    • fix notifications not being shown as acknowledged. Probably introduced per v3.30 (also released in v3.32)
    • Remove Alternator power (if measured separately by for example a SmartShunt configured to do that, or a connected Wakespeed, or Integrel) from value shown in the DC System box. This means the overview no longer shows that value - not perfect in gui-v1, but for that the solution is to use gui-v2 instead, since that shows alternators separately.
  • Integrel E-Power: increase robustness wrt querying the Integrel system for the name, typically used to distinguish between the Port and Starboard E-Power.
  • RV-C: Fix bug that causes crashes and restarts + RV-C Out Tank feature. (also released in v3.32)
  • gui-v2 v0.3.0 (ARM + Webassembly)
    • Improvements to the Brief page side panel graphs and gauges
    • Split AC/DC input section into AC and DC parts on the side panel
    • ESS feed-in indication improvements in the Brief and Overview pages
    • Inverter / Charger mode setting now allows "Inverter only" or "Charger only" options for multi devices
    • Adjustments to voltage precision rules (DC = 2 decimals, AC = 0, low/high cell voltage = 3)
    • If amps is as the preferred unit, show amps for solar whenever possible
    • AC input device settings cover CRE and DEIF genset controllers
    • Updated translations
  • VE.Can driver: Add support for Energy Solutions SmartSwitch. This is a VE.Can enabled 4-channel digital switching device. Each channel can be configured as momentary/digital/dimming output or as input (active high/low). Note that there is no onwards support yet in for example gui-v2 or Node-RED or similar.


Venus OS Large:


Low level / developers:

  • FlashMQ v1.13.0 & dbus-flashmq v5
    • Fix connection to VRM not reconnecting/restorigng in a certain edge case. (also released in v3.32)
    • Don't publish Bluetooth pincode out over MQTT.


v3.40~14 and v3.40~15

  • Gui-v1
    • Hide the History submenu on the battery page if the battery does not support history
    • Hide the module level alarms menu on the battery page if the battery does not support it
    • Various improvements related to visualisation and control of Multi RS systems.
    • In systems without a managed battery, hide the Controlling BMS selection. This avoids confusion in systems with a different kind of BMS (VE.Bus, two signal) where the user might be confused.
    • fix a long time bug (present since Venus 3.00, when BMS selection was introduced) where the BMS selection was offered even when DVCC is not enabled.
    • Fix how the system peak shaving options work
      • They are no longer locked out if the peak shaving option is not set to Always (it works with both settings)
      • The settings are always shown, but not enabled if they can't be used
      • Some useful text shows up explaining why they are not enabled.
  • EasySolar-II GX and MultiPlus-IO GX recent hardware series that have a VE.Can port: fix communication with Pylontech Force-L2 (also released in v3.32)
  • gui-v2 v0.2.19 (ARM + WebAssembly)

    • Add missing battery self-consumption setting to ESS settings
    • Show dashes when Brief page battery value is invalid
    • Fix random issue of opening pages with status and nav bar hidden
    • Avoid label overlap on the Overview page battery widget
    • Add explanation to Electrical power display that watts may still be shown even when amps is preferred
    • Prevent Levels page from disappearing when changing mock configs
    • Don't translate relative humidity (RH) abbrevation.
  • ESS Peakshaving: Fix issue where maximum import current did not always work correctly when Peak Shaving was set to "Above Minimum Soc only". This only affected the import current limit, not the export current.


Venus OS large:

  • Update signalk-venus-plugin from v1.34.1 to v1.35.0: adds alternator FieldDrive


v3.40~11, v3.40~12 and v3.40~13

Managed batteries

  • Fix issue that causes Freedomwon batteries to sometimes disappear after a reboot, causing the Inverter/charger and other components to show "Error 67 - no BMS". In more technical terms: we fixed an issue that caused the BMS-Can interface to somtimes hang on high traffic during boot. (also released in v3.32)
    • The issue and fix only involve the BMS-Can interface on the Cerbo GX as well as the earlier EasySolar-II GX and MultiPlus-II GX production that had a BMS-Can interface.
    • CAN ports marked as VE.Can are not affected. Therefore the new Cerbo GX MK2, Ekrano GX, as well as later production of the EasySolar-II GX and MultiPlus-II GX that have a VE.Can port, rather than a BMS-Can port, are all not affected.
    • This is a relatively new problem, since the high traffic is caused by a recent BMS Firmware/Profile released by Freedomwon since late 2023.
    • We're not aware of any other batteries that have the same issue; and if there were then that problem is now also solved.
    • For any system/user/installer with a Freedomwon battery, we recommend to await an official release of Venus OS that includes this fix - if testing goes well then we expect to make the official release in June at the latest. For systems that can't wait, either install this beta version or contact Freedomwon to install an updated BMS profile (requires USB connection, laptop + remote access by Freedomwon).
    • Thank you to Warwick C. and other South African professionals for highlighting this and helping to get to the bottom of this. Fixing this in Venus OS was quite involved, and much appreciated since updating Venus OS is the most efficient solution to deploy.

Dynamic ESS

  • Fix problem where the error code sometimes gets stuck. But was present since Dynamic ESS introduction (Venus OS v3.30) (also released in v3.32)

gui-v2 beta

  • Add settings page that allows to set min and max values for the gauges ranges, as well as enable and disable auto-ranging. By default, auto-ranging is enabled.
  • Various improves to gauges on the Brief and Overview page
  • Hide levels page if there are no tanks and temperature data
  • Jump to notifications page also when an alarm is received while in a sub-page
  • Pause page animations when the display is off (reduces CPU)
  • Enable upscaling of gui-v2 when viewed in a browser
  • Fix bug in switches that are part of a list item
  • Update translations
  • Show small 3-phase view for AC Loads widget when size <= S
  • Add high temperature and short circuit Solar Charger alarms
  • Show hidden ESS limit/max charge power setting
  • Fix Brief page showing percentages briefly after selecting the volume unit
  • Various layout fixes for overlapping labels on different languages
  • Rename incorrect AC input 'Grid meter' to 'Grid'

Venus OS Large

  • Add Victron-VRM-API node, a node that makes it easy to get data from the VRM database

Internal / developer / future

  • CAN-bus BMS HV profile: Add Pylontech HV protocol
  • CAN-bus BMS HV profile: Remove transmission of 0x307 messages
  • Lynx Smart BMS & Lynx Smart BMS NG: add feature to combine multiple Lynx Smart BMSes into one parallel redundant battery bank. Note that this feature also requires a firmware update / any public testing is not possible yet.


v3.40~9 and v3.40~10

  • Fix energy flow from DC bus to Inverter/Charger not correctly animating with Inverters, Inverter RS or Multi RS
  • restore showing a warning note when switching to gui-v2
  • Cerbo GX MK2: rename CAN ports from VE.Can and BMS-Can to VE.Can 1 and VE.Can 2.
  • Add forcing good settings for Meterboost batteries, see: https://www.victronenergy.com/live/battery_compatibility:meterboost

Developers:

  • Add selectable HV Canbus profile for VE.Can 2 port of both the Ekrano GX and the Cerbo MK2.
  • Add support for external back feed relay systems. More public information on this will be shared later.


v3.40~3 upto and including v3.40~8

  • gui-v2
    • Add multi-phase visualization for AC gauges
    • Separate AC and DC input gauges on Brief page
    • Show AC input gauge if valid even if disconnected
    • Always show AC load gauge on Brief page
    • Update solar arc gauges on Brief page
    • Improve min/max value ranging for all gauges; note that this work is not completed yet.
    • Fix bugs in and improve arc gauge animations
    • Add support for Passthrough in Multi RS
    • Use monospaced font for value labels, performance improvement / cpu reduction.
    • Hide display-off button during alerts
    • Prevent Qt crashing by avoiding UniformAnimator
    • Improve timezone support and date/time setting
    • Split AC/DC input side gauge into separate AC and DC input gauges
    • Support displaying tank volumes on the Brief page: select Settings > Display&Language > Brief levels > Brief view unit > Show tank volumes
    • Pause the Overview page animations during heavy CPU load (accumulated 80% all CPUs)
    • Improvements to the GUI v2 positioning and scaling on the browser
    • Fix dialogs appearing in a different scale than the rest of the GUI v2 on the browser
    • Various bug fixes: a crash on browser, Brief page stutter, radio button selection, etc.
    • Updated translations
  • Ruuvi wireless temperature sensors: Increase low battery alarm hysteresis to avoid repeated triggers
  • Modbus-TCP
    • Add registers for ESS MinSocLimit on Multi RS (register 4614)
    • Add registers for InverterCharger power and current summary

      These registers provide a single summary of what the inverter-charger (Multi RS or VE.Bus Multi) is doing on the DC bus. It provides a single place for user interfaces to find the value, and hence also for modbus.

  • VE.Can D-Bus driver: various changes related to the Multi RS, preparing for future features.

  • First version of Integrel E-Power integration; few more changes coming. Feature is monitoring.

  • GX Tank: remove limit of max 32 sensors

  • Fix problem where PV-inverters measured using the AC Current sensor accessory wired to a Multi disappears after doing firmware updates. This is done simply by adding a 5 second time delay. This is old code for old hardware that does not warrant spending much time on.

  • Generator integration: add generator engine oil temperature reading to the gui, works for those generator controllers that support that.


Changes that were all also released as v3.31 official:

  • Fix EVCS firmware updates over VRM failing on fast network connections.

  • Note that the fix for gui-v1 locking up on boot sometimes is not yet included, will be included in v3.40~9.

  • gui: fix alarm icon showing while there is no alarm, issue was introduced in v3.30
  • gui: remove DESS Minimum SOC menu entry, since that is now configurable on the VRM portal rather than in the GX menu structure.
  • Dynamic ESS: fix bug where PV from grid-inverter was fed back into the grid rather than used to charge the battery, in certain conditions.
  • SignalK-Server v2.5.0 -> v2.7.1 + signalk-venus plugin update.
  • VM-3P75CT Energy Meter: fix power readings not properly available when using multiple of these energy meters on the same VE.Can network.


Venus OS Large + Developers:

  • Node-RED: fix a bug that could cause relay 1 to be disabled. node-red-contrib v1.5.16.
  • Node-RED: update from v3.1.7 to v3.1.8. https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/3.1.8.
  • vreg-tool: Fix binary output mode. There was a conflict with the -b common (velib shared) command line switch, which can be used to set the canbus bitrate. The vreg tool used the same switch for binary output mode, which has been changed to -B.
  • Add more pts as securetty. That is reported to improve tailscale connections.
  • Update Qt from v6.5.2 to v6.6.2
  • Change websockified VNC port, used by Remote Console on LAN. This traffic used to go over port 81, now its served by nginx on port 80 and 443, url is now http://<ip>/websockify and https://<ip>/websockify.


v3.40~2

  • New version of gui-v2
    • Show both grid and generator on the Overview page if availabe
    • Show arrow icon next to AC input gauge value when ESS feedback enabled
    • Fix display not switching off at user configured "Display off time"
    • Add manual display off button added to the status bar on the top. Allows user to quickly turn the display off again after looking something up, especially in the dark. Nice feature, thank you to those that suggested that!
    • Increase the size of status bar buttons (e.g. back button) for easier access
    • Overall performance improved, in other words: CPU usage by gui-v2 was reduced, by various improvements
    • Avoid stutter when leaving the main settings page
    • Fix inverted tank levels on the Brief page
    • Use custom name for tanks if available
    • Inverter / Charger details opening in the Overview page fixed
    • Crash when leaving the WiFi settings fixed
    • Fixed generator start/stop dialogs getting momentarily stuck on the screen on Ekrano GX
    • Hide the display brightness setting when gui-v2 is accessed using the browser
    • Various fixes to the Battery settings
    • Various smaller bug fixes and improvements
  • Various other changes and improvements that are in preparation of future functionality.

Venus OS Large


v3.30 -> v3.40~1

  • re-add gui-v2 beta
  • generator start/stop: some internal changes related to cooldown and warmup and ignoring AC in to prepare for a different new feature that relates to "ignoring AC in" coming soon.


Connected genset menu, see v3.40~22

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Good morning, per now, beta version v3.40~30 for public testing.


Fixes the UI (gui-v1) from locking up & green square showing as well as remote console not working, requiring a reboot to fix. And has various further Multi RS features to prepare for the upcoming ESS / Dynamic ESS feature launch.

A short update on the planning:

Weā€™re right now finishing up the v3.40 release, which as major features includes:

  • parallel redundancy feature for Lynx Smart BMS as well as the Lynx Smart BMS NG models.
  • Multi RS ESS and Dynamic ESS.
  • Lots of other smaller features and changes, see change log above.

Gui-v2 will not be included. Its not yet ready for official release.

I expect that finishing v3.40 will take a few more weeks.

Thereafter we start testing v3.50, which includes gui-v2 again and then the plan is to make that the gui-v2 release.

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Good morning! Just now we've released Venus OS v3.33 officially. Announcement here: https://professional.victronenergy.com/news/detail/250/.

Meanwhile, v3.40~26 remains available for download as a beta version.

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Good day! v3.40~32 is out, further Multi RS fixes.

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andrii-podanenko avatar image andrii-podanenko mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·
Thank you.

MultiRS is back.


Looking forward to getting DESS

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I'll second that :)

Always happy to beta test the RS firmware if you're looking for testers.

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Good day - per just now - v3.40~33 in candidate; see above for changes. Have a good weekend!
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Good morning, per just now: v3.40~37

Two minor things, see change log

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v3.40~39 is available for public testing now. Fixes issue with dbus-serialbattery and possibly other 3rd party add ons as well.
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Good day! per just now, Venus OS v3.40~29 available for testing. Details added in the main change log.
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Good day, per just now, v3.40~34 available in candidate. Few more small changes that we want to get in before doing the official release.
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Hi all, v3.40~35 into beta just now; minor changes, see above.
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Good evening, per a bit earlier tonight, v3.40~36 is now available for public testing.



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Hey, great, now the length of the gauges matches.
I would prefer the battery to be displayed in W instead of voltage and current in the "brief" view. Maybe with an green/blue arrow to show charge/discharge or simply +/- .

Brief view seems to be a kind of rough overview that should be readable even by laypeople. Or am I wrong?

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luka-renko avatar image luka-renko commented Ā·
I like that V and A are shown on battery, as it is clear if there is higher V due to charging. A are also useful, as always when I see 80-100A it is clear that my cables are under high load (I could get used to W though).


Maybe just adding also W to that display, could be below as on you mockup.
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ojack avatar image ojack luka-renko commented Ā·

I think it depends on who the brief view is for.

If it is intended for the layman without technical understanding, then V and A are rather confusing. W is something most people should understand.

Maybe it should be made configurable? There is already a menu to select what measurements you what to display in the middle of brief page. So just add there the three units with checkboxes to select what you want to have.

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jbat avatar image jbat luka-renko commented Ā·
Please make it configurable. Maybe do a three option choice.

* Amps - All Amps
* Watts - All Watts
* Auto - Like it is now


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ojack avatar image ojack commented Ā·

And something else I would change about the 'brief' view:

I would make the speed at which the gauges and values change much slower so that the view is smoother. Due to the lack of scales, the gauges are not exact measuring instruments anyway. So there is no need to display every little change immediately and frantically.

I would also reduce the frequency and speed of the rotating battery bar.

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I've started to have this message from time to time I think from version 3.40/20. It's also hard to connect to cerbo using mobile app, stuck at 40% load. Using direct web access cerbo is responsive.

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The font size for voltage, current and power of the battery in the overview display changes depending on the values displayed.
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There is a check whether the labels fit comfortably, if not a smaller font size is used. But if that causes oscillation that is not good.
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Yesterday I tried v3.40~26 GUI V2 on my GX Touch 50.

Everything is going well so far.
The only thing is that the little dots that symbolize the flow of energy on the 'overview' page are not moving smoothly. They sometimes stop for a few seconds.

Via VRM GUI V2 the dots move smoothly. And at GUI V1 on GX Touch 50 as well.

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> little dots that symbolize the flow of energy on the 'overview' page are not moving smoothly. They sometimes stop for a few seconds.

Are the pauses something that started now or something you have also seen earlier? The performance optimizations in v3.40~26 might have cause this. The animation is played in lower frame rate in GX device compared to VRM build to save CPU.

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ojack avatar image ojack jpetrell commented Ā·

I had already observed this in v3.40~17 and posted on May 25th. I have not tried it in versions 18-25.

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My system no longer shows the battery temperature in the overview, although it is apparently available (see pictures). A reboot etc. did not bring any change. I can't say whether this is due to the recent change from the ā€œnormalā€ SmartShunt to the SmartShunt IP65 - I definitely didn't notice the absence before.


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Thanks! Reported.
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bomax182 avatar image bomax182 jpetrell commented Ā·

I am seeing the same behavior ā€“ temp sensor wired in and appears in the Cerbo GX Devices list, assigned as type Battery, but does not appear in the upper right hand corner on the Overview page. Please advise

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A few issues for gui-v2 provided with v3.40~26:

Drilldown for AC input leads to the inverter/charger page. This should lead to a page specific to the AC input and if the input type is generator provide controls for start/stop and autostart.

There is no drill down for the AC output. This could show details for critical and non-critical loads.

Generator portion of control page shows "The Generator will start and stop based on autostart conditions" when autostart is turned off.

The warning dialog regarding turning off autostart appears when turning autostart ON.

I would move the ac input current limit to the AC input drill down. It is more closely associated with the AC input than it does with the inverter/charger.

Is the control page necessary at all? If the AC input drill down includes generator start/stop and the inverter/charger drill down includes the inverter mode then the control page is redundant.

The tabs at the bottom (Brief, Overview, etc) don't appear when in a Settings submenu. You need to back out to the top level of this menu to select another display and this could be many clicks of the < button.

The solar gauge is drawn top to bottom but the DC loads gauge is drawn bottom to top.

Accessing the drill downs requires a first tap to access the tabs at the bottom of the screen. A single tap should call up the drill down.

I find that the tabs disappear just about the time I go to tap on one of them or the control or side view buttons.

On the tanks page, the level changes while the tabs appar and disappear. Say a tank is at 50%. When you tap on the screen to expose the tab, the level dips down to about 47% then grows back to 50%. When the tabs disappear, the level grows about 52-43% then reduces to 50%. This shift does not occur for temps or humidity.

The levels shown below the percentage are confusing (6/30, 0/30, 2/4, 4/4...). I don't think it is necessary to show the tank capacity, just what is currently in the tank.

The fluid type is not shown on a tanks gauge. All that's shown is "Tank sensor". The icon seems to be drawn correctly but we really need what the fluid is as text. Custom names for the tanks that support them (Mopeka LP tank sensors) DO appear. Custom names for all tanks is really needed even if the sensor system does not support names. But he fluid type needs to be displayed if there is no custom name entered by the installer.

As someone else mentioned, the system name is not shown anywhere on gui-v2's pages. It is shown on Settings / System setup but really needs to appear on the top line. This is especially true for VRM where a system installer may be managing many systems.

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jpetrell avatar image jpetrell commented Ā·

Thanks, a lot of great feedback! We are currently focusing on bugs and maturisation to get 1.0 out, but improvement ideas are of course welcome too. For some reason could not reproduce "the warning dialog regarding turning off autostart appears when turning autostart ON" on Ekrano. What kind of system do you have?

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> Accessing the drill downs requires a first tap to access the tabs at the bottom of the screen. A single tap should call up the drill down

I second this one. I noticed the same today and it is quite frustrating and unnecessary.

Really fantastic UI overall though, total game changer for the industry.

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Why not just have left and right swipe to go from brief <> overview <> tanks <> temperature <> brief rather than having to tap on the screen and then selecting an icon at the bottom so you can quickly just cycle right through your system displays without needing several button presses, it the the most missed thing and the first thing my wife complained about when I put gui 2 on our boat.

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luka-renko avatar image luka-renko commented Ā·
Very good suggestion, particularly as buttons for pages get hidden.
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ojack avatar image ojack commented Ā·
I tried it. Swiping works. But unfortunately only after tapping once before.
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Hello, EVCS tile in Overview tab has wrong units in charged energy, in detail (after click on tile) is everything Ok.

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jpetrell avatar image jpetrell commented Ā·

> EVCS tile in Overview tab has wrong units in charged energy

Yikes! Thanks for the report, we will fix in the next release.

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After upgrading from 3.10 to 3.40~26 I do not get some MQTT messages. After booting the backup image 3.10 I do get the MQTT messages again.


At least following are missing but not sure if there are more missing

  • battery pylontech Soc
  • battery pylontech Dc/0/Temperature

Further I get additional 'system' messages I didn't subscribe.


Were there any changes?


This is my keepalive script (Python). Run every 30 seconds.

from paho.mqtt import client as mqtt
from json import dumps
from time import sleep

victron_ip ="<VenusOS IP>"
victron_id = "<Cerbo ID>"
client_id = "mqttbridge"

client = mqtt.Client(
    #mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2, # for newer mqtt lib, Debian Trixie
    client_id                          # identify client
                     )
client.connect(victron_ip)

subscriptions: list = [
    'solarcharger/+/CustomName',
    'solarcharger/+/Dc/0/Voltage',
    'solarcharger/+/Dc/0/Current',
    'solarcharger/+/Pv/V',
    'solarcharger/+/Yield/Power',
    'vebus/+/CustomName',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/+/V',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/+/I',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/+/F',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/+/P',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/+/S',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/P',
    'vebus/+/Ac/Out/S',
    'pvinverter/+/CustomName',
    'pvinverter/+/Ac/Power',
    'pvinverter/+/Ac/+/Current',
    'pvinverter/+/Ac/+/Power',
    'battery/+/CustomName',
    'battery/+/Dc/0/Current',
    'battery/+/Dc/0/Power',
    'battery/+/Dc/0/Voltage',
    'battery/+/Dc/0/Temperature',
    'battery/+/Soc',
    'battery/+/Soh',
    ]

def keepaliveVenus():
    client.publish(f"R/{victron_id}/keepalive", dumps(subscriptions))

keepaliveVenus()
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Christian Lindermann avatar image Christian Lindermann commented Ā·

Hi. As far as I can remember, it is no longer possible to subscribe to individual devices with the new MQTT server.

Try using an empty payload in the keep alive script.

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runout avatar image runout mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

With the new version and flasmq I still couldn't find a way to get the missing values. I'd need the set of values as in my posting every second. Is there a way to solve this? The description https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus-flashmq?tab=readme-ov-file#migrating-from-previous-versions-and-backwards-compatability is missing information about how often and which values are transmitted or how to request those.

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As this is a release with lots of new stuff, please add a setting for defining a (local) NTP server. This is crucial for remote sites without outside connectivity.

https://community.victronenergy.com/idea-comment/293405/view.html

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not anytime soon I'm afraid, focus is elsewhere now. And what you're asking is really a niche feature / however nice. I'll drop a comment in that thread.

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There are quite a few untranslated(Chinese) items in UI devices for recent beta versions. No such issue at earlier beta version.

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Thanks! Reported, we will have a look.
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I have a problem with 3 quatroā€™s not not keeping to the maximum inverter power. I had to limit the grid import ampā€™s to reduce the maximum current feed back and overloading the Pylontech batteries. This is an intermittent problem and it seems it has something to do with Peak Shaving as this only happened when I changed peak shaving values. If I switch the maximum inverter limit on and off a few times then suddenly the system fixes its self and no issues until I change peak shaving values again and then as I said sometimes changing the value does not affect the system.

I also see there is a firmware update

xxxx551

June 11, 2024

ā€¢ Adjusted some regulation constants for the standard MultiPlus/Quattroā€™s (non Multiplus-II devices) to solve the issue that in some installations the requested power setpoint was not followed for no apparent reason.

Is this possibly related.

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Hey @Markus_001 sorry to hear that

Yes could be related, quite hard to say.

I suggest updating to v551 first. And if that doesnā€™t solve it, contact your distributor for further official support

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Not seeing this reported... but if running GUIv2 on CerboGX (last few versions including 3.40~26), the screen / display timeouts don't seem to work. If I move back to the standard GUI, they work as expected.

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Hi, what display are you using?


On my Cerbo + GX Touch, the timeout works perfectly - after 10 seconds the GX touch turns off.

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Venus OS v3.40~26

BMS Communication Lost RS 450/100

After the update to the lastest Beta firmware, like 1 day later started getting BMS commuincation lose,

MPPT 150/35 was working perfectly, cerbo gx was reporting that and the screen of the RS.

Vrm lost the connection to RS 450/100 aand later disappeared from the cerbo gx device list. it was remote installation from Africa, sent somebody to turn of the RS450/100 same result.

Gear was: Multiplus II 2x in Parallel, RS 450/100, MPPT 150/35 and Pylontech batterries

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thanks for reporting, we'll look at that.
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rickc answered Ā·

US split phase configuration with ESS.

Shouldnā€™t the total watts be shown in the grid box?

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Thanks


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What setting pops up the AC charger box? Do you have a separate charger (not the inverter's internal) in your system? I'm wondering could that be used as wind turbine charger as own source. @rickc
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rickc avatar image rickc Juha Tuomala commented Ā·

@Juha Tuomala I have a SmartShunt (separate from my main battery SmartShunt) configured as an "AC Charger", so it shows up there automatically.


The SmartShunt is connected to a Chargeverter, a separate 5400W AC to DC charger to be used with really noisy and lower-quality generator power, rather than passing that noisy power through to the house.
Victron Connect:

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rickc avatar image rickc rickc commented Ā·

Here is the menu @Juha Tuomala screen-shot-2024-06-19-at-74631-am.png

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Juha Tuomala avatar image Juha Tuomala rickc commented Ā·
So, Fridge but no Wind turbine. Some has lost their marbles. :-7
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rickc avatar image rickc Juha Tuomala commented Ā·

I guess you are stuck with the tepid "Generic Source".

I don't see Thorium reactor there either. :-)

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Juha Tuomala avatar image Juha Tuomala rickc commented Ā·
Okay, so apparently there is no "Wind turbine" and you cannot set a custom string either as it's pull down menu selection. :-/ @rickc
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Just installed 3.40~29.

I no longer see Critical Loads and AC Loads boxes in the old GUI, or with VRM.

EDIT: Disregard, the Inverter AC Output in Use was magically or accidentally disabled.
I assume 3.40~29 would not just turn it off.

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@rickc - thanks you, also for the update.


Weā€™ll keep an eye on it, but I donā€™t expect any of the changes made recently to cause that setting to turn off by itself.

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The system consists of a Fronius Symo (three phase) at the input and a Fronius Primo (one phase) at the output of a Quattro. Firmware v3.40~26

The solar yield on the overview page is sometimes displayed in a large frame (which remains mostly empty - the outputs of the three phases are not displayed when the Primo is in operation) and sometimes with a small frame. This reducing the space in the grid frame. The display appears random and cannot be changed.
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@mvader (Victron Energy) Fronius control is working again. If I have ac coupled feed in switched on and set the DVCC down to 10amp the Fronius starts limiting again to honor the maximum charge current set in DVCC

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Folks, is it ok that I have this message after installing .29 update on MultiRS system: "Gateway - Dynamic ESS error code: ESS functionality not available"?

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Hi @Evgeniy Labunskiy , no - that sounds like a bug. We'll look into that - thanks!
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Thank you! I suppress error for now. But I have Dynamic ESS menu now, will it make effect if I try to configure it?
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andrii-podanenko avatar image andrii-podanenko mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·
Same was on my setup @mvader (Victron Energy) - related to chat in Slack

It's a same bug/"too soon" feature tagged

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gui-v2 beta, ESS -> Maximum inverter power setting goes down to -1 watt instead of ā€œzeroā€ wich then automatically switches off the slide bar ā€œ Limit inverter powerā€ when you press the button set. Now you have maximum inverter power when you actually wanted zero.

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Hi. I'm not sure if it's already been addressed, but with the current beta I'm having problems with the connection to the ruuvi sensors. I moved from stable to beta and everything was very stable before, but now the sensors completely disappear from time to time.

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Installed v3.40~29 on my MultiRS setup

Thanks for having MultiRS DC on VRM dash

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Dynamic ESS VRM config menu appeared, reported in Slack. Not functional yet

No issues spotted, feels stable on my setup, thanks


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Is there any option to get invitation to slack? :)
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I have ~29 and have turned MultiPlus Off, but I still get Hz reading on AC Out?
How can this be, since inverter is off and shore power is not connected?

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I noticed this also and did some testing. If the Multi is turned off via the GX device both AC in and out show valid frequency. If AC input is disconnected then the output still shows frequency.

If the Multi is turned off via it's front panel switch and the AC input is disconnected, the AC output frequency is no longer valid.

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Battery temperature for my Multiplus-II is showing the degrees value in Celcius rather than Fahrenheit. So it shows 8 degrees Fahrenheit instead of 46F.


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Thanks for the report! We will investigate.
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img-0030.pngOne small thingā€¦ running -29, I am using a Garnet Seelevel 709 RV-C for my tanks levels. In the level screen, the name are all the same for all tank, but the pictogram are good. Note that the propane tank is connected directly to the Cerbo. Also, I have no black tank and it was disabled on the Garnet control, but it is still showing.
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Thanks! Reported.
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Running ~29. Under my SmartSolar it's showing that there are errors found. Both of the errors it displays on drill down are from over a year ago. I don't see any way in the UI to clear them.


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Yes I experience the same
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Am I supposed to activate the "Chart" tab somehow? UI only allows to manipulate period selection.

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If you change the time dropdown from "today" to some other value the chart becomes active.
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Still the same problem, solar bar-chart starts collecting history values when you open the UI, even the those are probably saved somewere in the system.

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Looks like the web-assembly creates a lot of CPU-load. It's lower right after startup but apparently while switching to the Overview in browser it starts desktop fan. And it utilizes all cores.1718797313477.png


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I do not see negative values in the grid meter which is the situation:

on some screenshots in the above topic I see though negative values on the grid.
Any idea why I do not have this?
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Running ~29 , In an attempt to reorder my temperature sensors. I changed the VRM number in the parameter menu last option at the end (since it seams like the order is defined by this number)

Not sure what this is doing, numbers were changed but not the one I selected. I even end up with 2 different items having same VRM number.

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I just noticed that GUI V1 crashed this afternoon. The GX Touch only showed a small green square and the remote console was not accessible. After a restart using GUI V2 via VRM everything works again. v3.40~29

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5 Minutes ago I saw that GX Touch is completely black. No reaction on touchscreen.

Tried to call remote console via VRM but no reaction. No control via Gui v2 too. My router reported a reboot of the cerbo a few minutes later.

For now GX Touch and VRM are live again. We'll see how long until next crash.

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Running ~29, Lynx BMS / CerboGX system connected to a Wakespeed WS500. Power is provided by a DC charger; there is no Multiplus in the system.

When the WS500 is powered on, but the alternator is not producing power (field drive 0% or engine off), the Cerbo strangely reports that the Alternator is consuming watts. See attached.

My total system consumption was 331W when this was taken, so it appears the Cerbo attributed 10W to my DC Loads and 321W to the Alternator somehow.

Related kudos: REALLY glad to see Alternator on the display now, it was my #1 chief complaint of the last GUI. Great stuff!

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AC Chargers are now also shown in the device list as of beta 29. I have a IP43 3 output 50 amp version and the battery data is shifted. Battery 1 shows voltage amps of real Battery 2, Battery 2 shows real Battery 3 and Battery 3 is empty. This is the case for GUI v2 on V1 all is still ok.



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Thank you!
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Hello,

I integrated the Victron EV Charging Station into Venus. In the last few days with this version I noticed that "Waiting for sun" was displayed in automatic mode and the wallbox didn't start charging throughout the day. The battery was full and I fed in 12 kWh throughout the day, so there was enough energy and performance.

If I briefly deactivate the "Activate charging" slider in the web interface v1 and then activate it again, the wallbox starts to charge with excess. Our hybrid vehicle can charge with a maximum of 3.8 kW.

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MultiRS not anymore in list of devices in gui-v2 - v3.40~30 @mvader (Victron Energy)

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Can't see MultiRS in gui-v2 as well

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VRM seems like works well

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Venus sees IDs of MultiRS

DynamicESS VRM menu disappeared, good



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When setting the maximum charging current in the DVCC menu, the value is not displayed. However, the number entered (+ / - buttons) is accepted.
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My MultiRS disappear from the list after .30 update

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Hi, yes known issue in some combinations, sorry for that! Will be solved soon in v3.40~31
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semlohnhoj avatar image semlohnhoj commented Ā·

Same here. I have 2 of them and they have both gone from the local console settings and the beta GUI.

The inverter tile on the overview page of beta GUI is also no longer clickable.

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Hi,

since the last two releases I see now 3 phase shown on the first and second page. I have only a one phase system with a multiplus and a FP gen 5000 integrated with the FP interface. Is there a way to set it back to show only one phase?

Secondly I would like to raise a request to be able to control the Relais from the Cerbo using the drop-down box in the upper left corner. This would be really helpful.

thabk you so much

best

Stefan

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theo74 avatar image theo74 commented Ā·
Same here, unfortunately there is no page for the relais yet, like the GUI mod has.

I use both the Cerbo GX relais manually, for swithing on/off the RV electronics.

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Hi.

Nobody else with problems with the Ruuvi sensors under beta release?

Is that something you are working on @mvader (Victron Energy)?

Thanks!

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klaus60 avatar image klaus60 commented Ā·

Hi @Christian Lindermann, @mvader (Victron Energy the same problem for me, since I've been on beta, the Ruvvi sensors disappear from time to time.

I also have another problem. If I switch on my Phoenix inverter via the display and switch it off via VictronConnect, it is no longer possible to switch it on via the displayohne-titel.jpg

Furthermore, it would be nice if you could switch relay 1 or 2 on and off via the drop-down menu. I switch my water pump on and off manually in the camper via the relay.

Thank you

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Hi @Christian Lindermann , no. Not working on that. Also there were no changes to related code that would make me suspicious. In most cases, Ruuvi sensor issues relate to GX hardware (Cerbo, see manual) or range.
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Christian Lindermann avatar image Christian Lindermann mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

Hi. @mvader (Victron Energy), thanks for the reply.
Could it be a performance issue (since the new GUI requires more resources) or a thermal issue?

I was able to observe that the sensors are continuously connected at night. then disappear completely during the day. (we are currently in Croatia, with correspondingly high temperatures outside).
It definitely only occurred with the beta. If it is a hardware or range problem, I would have problems before because the conditions haven't changed.

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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ Christian Lindermann commented Ā·

Hi, welcome. What hardware do you have? If its from the known batch of issues, then further looking into this is pointless.


(And indeed gui v2 uses more cpu)

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Christian Lindermann avatar image Christian Lindermann mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

If I'm not mistaken, my Cerbo with serial HQ2204xxxx is not affected, right?

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pwfarnell avatar image pwfarnell Christian Lindermann commented Ā·
Just to back up what mvader is saying, I have an affected GX wirh a USB Bluetooth dongle and my Ruuvi temperature and Mopeka LPG level senders work fine on gui2.
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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ Christian Lindermann commented Ā·

Hi @Christian Lindermann , it is affected.

From the manual:

Note for Cerbo GX units built up to and including serial number HQ2207: The built-in Bluetooth connection is disabled when the internal CPU temperature exceeds 53 degrees C (influenced by load and/or ambient temperature). For reliable operation it is necessary to use a USB Bluetooth adapter. Devices manufactured later (HQ2208 and later) do not require an additional USB Bluetooth adapter. Note that this limitation does not apply to the Cerbo-S GX.

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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

Usually the best solution is to add a usb bluetooth dongle -> see the manual.

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Christian Lindermann avatar image Christian Lindermann mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

Damn, you're right. Maybe I should rtfm... ;-)

So I guess I need a BT dongle, unfortunately there is no USB port available anymore.

I assume that this is not a warranty issue?

Thanks Matthijs!

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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ Christian Lindermann commented Ā·
Yes I did think rtfm, but thought better to not write that down ;o).


Sorry, this is indeed not a warranty issue.


You could use a usb hub?

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semlohnhoj avatar image semlohnhoj mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

This is only from personal recommendation from my own use but I have two USB hubs plugged into my GX and both are almost totally populated without issue using this device (others exist obviously):

https://amzn.eu/d/03eOW7Db

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Hi Mvader


I now have this screen layout while viewing remote console showing critical loads , I donā€™t have ESS enabled , which is where this layout usually pops up , guessing itā€™s a bug , I have the new Victron meter in between grid and inverter . Lately I also get intermittent dropped bmv 702 connection , when I scan for firmware update from VRM, I usually restart the ekrano and itā€™s all good , suspecting the beta as no physical activity or damage near the cables .


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disabling the VM Energy meter, returns the layout to normal
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Hi @CM , Scanning for firmware on VRM indeed causes a drop of connection / that is by design.


For the changed overview, also by design - but what type of inverter do you have?

This overview is such to show loads that you have in between that meter and the inverter.

Matthijs

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CM avatar image CM mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·
10kv Quattros 6 of them , setup as 3 phase ( 2 per phase ), all loads on AC out 1 and nothing on AC out 2, before this .30 beta the interface was the old type without critical loads, this particular interface only shows up when I activate ESS which I donā€™t have active at the moment . If we can get a toggle to toggle this interface on or off as it is when ESS assistant is loaded then perfect.


My meter is also installed in between grid input and inverter input

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Hi, why do you have a Victron meter there?


We might add an option; but also we prefer to add more and more options

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CM avatar image CM mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·

Wanted to measure the exact current draw from the inverter on each phase when itā€™s drawing power from grid , itā€™s more accurate than the inverters own calculations. An option to toggle on or off would be appreciated

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CM avatar image CM mvader (Victron Energy) ā™¦ā™¦ commented Ā·
Also when this critical load interface is active during ESS , same is active on VRM portal , not so this time around , in guessing you are still working on that angle ?
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Changing root password for ssh access is coming I assume?

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Is the ssh working at all? I think I have correct password but still can't get in.



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Hi, Yes, coming later; use gui-v1 for now

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DVCC maximum charge current has weird impact on battery charge current!

First of all I don't know when this issue kicked in and I don't know if it is related to GX firmware or not. But nevertheless it needs to be noted somewhere in order to get started.

I've tested this with:

  • GX firmware v3.40~30, v3.40~29, v3.30, v3.33
  • Multiplus II Firmware V498, V510 (higher version IMO do not seem to have an impact on the issue according to the release notes)

The 3~ MPII system has a 1,6 kV PV inverter on AC out L3 which is not registered by the Cerbo. When doing the tests it was constantly running at maximum of 1,6 kV. The consumption was kept stable as well. ESS enabled with grid set point set to 0W. Dynamic ESS disabled.

At a DVCC maximum charge current of 95A the AC excess is correctly fed into the battery. But when lowering DVCC max current, the system starts to feed to the grid. See below one example with DVCC max current of 30A where 655W are fed to the grid although the battery charge current is well below it's max setting.

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When changing the ESS mode to "keep batteries charged" the batteries are charged with the DVCC max charge current setting.


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Hallo

Unter den Regeln fĆ¼r Temperatursteuerung der Relais sind die TemperaturfĆ¼hler nicht mit Namen benannt.


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Hey folks! @mvader (Victron Energy) thanks for fixing MultiRS availability! While RS appears in the list, Shelly 3EM meter integration disappears from the list :) integration made using this dbus integration https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/125793/shelly-3em-smartmeter-with-venusos-cerbo-gx.html

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Wait, the problem might be in other thing, I don't have a grid now, so maybe when grid is back than cerbo can reconect and add device back to list
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This is fixed when grid back
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So after today's update, I have to go back to stable. I have a "BMS disconnect" error I got, together with a weird problem of error #53. I'm investigating what's happened, but I don't see system stable after update. Please let me know if any logs required

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Alex Pescaru avatar image Alex Pescaru commented Ā·

Hi @Evgeniy Labunskiy

If you have a Multi RS and if that #53 happened when battery was 100% and if the battery is publishing a CCL of zero amps when fully charged, then that problem may be from elsewhere.

Take a look at this, where I've also had an error #53 along with #29 sometimes and the solution that I've implemented:

https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/254671/error-code-29-over-charge-protection-on-constant-c.html

Alex

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Evgeniy Labunskiy avatar image Evgeniy Labunskiy Alex Pescaru commented Ā·
Thanks for the answer Alex! In my case this #53 problem happening with no connection to full battery charge state :( and this happens from time to time with long timeframe before cases (like week)
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Hi Mvader,

I was wondering, will there ever be a time the VRM Network Total Solar Power and that of VE Connect , Network Total Solar will ever be symmetrical, VE Connect , always shows more accurate network total power and information and the VRM seems to lag behind , is it by design ? The Disparity often times is huge upwards of 500w to 2000 watts depending on installation size . Thank you


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Hi @CM

Pretty difficult to achieve...

The local (VictronConnect) parsed info about power is almost instantaneous, because the way it is read and displayed. All local.

The VRM one, needs to be packed, sent over internet network, stored into a database, parsed back from database and displayed onto the webpage. Not to mention the trip back to you, over internet, for that info to be displayed on your webpage, its refresh time settings, etc...

Those things take time, at least a couple of seconds or sometimes more.

Meanwhile, the local status is changing, sometimes that big as you've said, especially with variable solar / shade conditions.

Alex


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CM avatar image CM Alex Pescaru commented Ā·
Hello Alex


Gracias for your input ā€¦ but

I donā€™t agree, if I follow your analogy even the AC information should be wrong but thatā€™s also parsed from local to web just like everything else datawise, disparity is minimal but for the solar total disparity is much , my layman computing says that the code can be told to speed up the transfer rate if itā€™s already designed to pull same network total power that the VE Can is showing from same source .


CM

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Today I have no comments on the current FW version. Rather, I would like to know something about the strategy of the new or changed GUI (V2.0).

While the old GUI still tried to display the actual structure of the systems, the new GUI, for example, summarizes the solar systems and no longer displays their actual feed-in position (AC-in, AC-out, DC) correctly, but only symbolically. The same applies to consumption, which is no longer displayed separately for (AC-in, AC-out).

This is completely ok for an overview, but in the detailed view I find a display of the actual structure and energfyflow much better.

So my question is: Are there plans to display the actual feed-in and consumption locations in the detailed view in the future, or should the current symbolic summary be retained?

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Full Ack!!!
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Kevin Windrem avatar image Kevin Windrem commented Ā·

What I attempted to do in GuiMods was to provide details for a tile in a separate page. When there are multiple devices contributing to the summary tile on the overview page, each is listed along with their contribution and connection if appropriate. In some cases additional gauges are shown so the information is displayed graphically rather than just a number.

In my opinion, this is not yet happening in gui-v2. Rather the drill-down pages link to the same information as provided in the device list. This really is not what a user wants to see especially if there are multiple devices contributing to the totals shown for that summary tile and also now that for example PV inverters and PV chargers are included in the same tile.

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Victron RS 450/100

had an issue with the RS after update from Venus OS v3.40~30 to ~32 lost communication to the RS could not be locate also in VRM after the update die RS 450/100 started bringing the fault #67 Bms connection lossfehler-bms-connection-loss.png



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Evgeniy Labunskiy avatar image Evgeniy Labunskiy commented Ā·
Had same thing from time to time. Rolled back to stable than back to beta and looks like problem fixed.

I also read on forum that it can be caused by not available free space on Cerbo

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solarmowe avatar image solarmowe commented Ā·
Tried your method and it worked so there must be something wrong with the MPPT RS installation mit die Beta version
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solarmowe avatar image solarmowe solarmowe commented Ā·
worked only for some few hours went back to not being recognised after some few hours,
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Evgeniy Labunskiy avatar image Evgeniy Labunskiy solarmowe commented Ā·
Are you using any kind of extentions or libraries installed to cerbo? Like shelly 3m meter integration?
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solarmowe avatar image solarmowe Evgeniy Labunskiy commented Ā·
No it is all mainly Victron systems

2 multiplus in Parallel

1 smart RS 450/100

Smart mppt 150/35

Pylontech Batteries

everything controlled by the Cerbo gx


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