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ESS assitant without GX device

I recently updated a four year old Multiplus hub system to run ESS assistant instead, but I just couldn't get it to discharge. I plugged in a CCGX and found in the ESS menu that external meter was selected, I deselected this, and everything was fine... until I removed the CCGX. Although it worked at first, after a moment, it seemed to forget that no grid meter was installed and went back to not discharging.


So my question is this; can you run the ESS assistant on a system without a GX device, as you could with the hub assistants?

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Guy Stewart (Victron Community Manager) answered ·

A GX device is essential when the ESS assistant is loaded.

If you remove the GX device, you must also remove the ESS assistant.

https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ess:design-installation-manual

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