[IMG_3030] Hi all, In the latest release (see attached image), I noticed there’s now an engine integration feature available. My engine and Cerbo are both connected to the NMEA 2000 (N2K) network, and I can already see the engine/battery data on my Raymarine Axiom chartplotter. How can I get th…

The boat page picks up info from an electric motor, but you will not have an electric motor in your devices. The way I have populated my boat page is load the large image, activate Node-RED and create a virtual motor. Then I read in the required info into Node-RED such as engine rpm and output that …

There is info in the V3.60 slide pack. public - Venus OS v3.60 Release Venus OS 3.60 Release

Creating a digital twin seems like an interesting and promising solution. I have lots of sensors—maybe I should build a digital twin of the yacht as well! :wink: I’ll need to read up on how and what kind of data can be displayed locally on the Cerbo and what can be viewed remotely via VRM. After le…

That only works with NMEA2000 data though, yes? In theory it should also be possible with CANopen data (e.g. from the SEVCON motor controllers which are widely used) but Victron don’t support this… :frowning: (unless this can be done somehow using Node Red?)

What’s missing is how to push the info to a Virtual Device. I have a VETUS E-line electric motor. The motor itself is not NMEA 2000 compatible, but VETUS supplies a bridge device as part of their touchscreen offering, converting some messages from VE.Can to NMEA2000. The screen has an NMEA 2000 inp…

@mpvader We are on our way there, I will have a look at this system soon.

Ha Matthijs, thanks for checking in; Yes, working with @ptrenz on the Vetus E-Line N2K messages. I also did fiddle around a bit more with NodeRed and Virtual Devices but got stuck with this “DBus Connection Closed” message on the Virtual Device (Node Red via SignalK install). See: [BUG]Virtual dev…

Managed to get it all working via SignalK + NodeRed. It did require the fix in 1.6.34. Created some conversions from Hz to RPM, K to Celsius, and Text (Gears) to numbers. Works quite nicely. I use the GPS from Victron’s LTE modem as the speed source on the Boat Page; it’s quite bouncy and can benef…

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There are people who run Node-RED on a separate unit such as a Raspberry Pi and transfer info with the Cerbo rather than on the Cerbo but that is outside my knowledge. There are posts in the Modifications Section on this such as the one below if searched for

Topic		Replies	Views
Boat Page - got it working just fine…but? DIY marine , diy , nmea_2000_-_n2k	10	91	20 April 2026
CANopen electric motor drive integration into "Boat" page Node-RED marine , vrm , cerbo-gx	130	2217	2 November 2025
Capacity of a Cerbo GX to be connected to 2 motor drives DIY marine , vrm , professional , nmea_2000_-_n2k , cerbo-gx	3	74	13 April 2026
Boat page modifications DIY marine , beginner , gx_device , cerbo-gx	4	158	8 August 2025
Cerbo: VECAN1 error messages in /var/log/messages Q&A and troubleshooting marine , expert , vrm , lynx_bms , cerbo-gx	18	347	3 July 2025

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