Connect more than three VE direct devices to a CERBO GX?

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Also see this post to enable RS485 over a 4 port ftdi adapter (you need one rs485 for mcu board for each rs485 device)

FTDI F4232 in RS485 and vedirect mode

So we recently need more than one vedirect and also rs485 and maybe rs232 , as i am hobby hacker i had a few boards with rs485 using a mcu for cts/dsr control so only tx/rx. I also had some mppt controllers to also connect to a victron multiplus gx so i took a leaf out off grid garage and got a 4 port galv isolated ftdi device and while it worked for ve.direct it did not for other types so i came up with a script that adds rs485 devices as first detect then other types. uart_patch.sh :- #start …