Venus OS v3.60~20 available for public testing

Beta testing Venus OS beta testing
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UPDATE 2025-01-23: v3.60~20
UPDATE 2025-01-17: v3.60~17
UPDATE 2025-01-08: public beta testing of v3.60 beta series continues with v3.60~15
UPDATE 2024-12-21: public beta testing of v3.60 beta series has been put on hold in favour of the v3.53 series.
UPDATE 2024-12-12: v3.60~11

Good morning!

There is a new beta version available for public testing, v3.60~4

Change log below, first please make yourself aware with the beta testing instructions:

Instructions 1 of 3: 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 2 of 3: How to report an issue?

Before posting, please check if your issue already exists, in which case please contribute by replying to that issue or up-voting it.

Only once you are sure its a new possible issue, start a new topic.

Lastly, before posting, 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 let us know if you did that, and what the difference is. A perfect report contains:

  • How its expected to work
  • How it doesn’t work as expected
  • Details on the system
  • What you’ve already tried to make sure its not a setting or other issue.

Please take note that that this works quite differently than it used to do on the old version of Community:

  • For a new issue, open a new topic. Instead of adding a new reply at the bottom.
  • To add to an already open issue, aka topic, reply to that. Or just upvote it if you have the same issue. This will help us a lot in determining its importance and manage our priorities.

Instructions 3 of 3: using Node-RED, Kevin’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.

Kevin’s GuiMods and other 3rd party add-ons: don’t report your gui issues here. Please do it elsewhere instead; and make sure to check out the related issue tracker first.

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

Change log

v3.60~18, ~19 and ~20

  • gui-v1 underwater improvements (built against a newer version of the graphics library)
  • PV Inverter zero-feed-in
    • Fix problem with Zero-feed in limit stuck at 1064 W for Solaredge SE 66.6 K
    • Fix issue in SMA limiter, especially related to TriPower inverters.
    • With above two changes, all known issues of this new feature (see below in the changelog for details) are now fixed: feedback welcome!
  • Remote Firmware updates over VRM
    • Significantly increase the speed of scanning devices for firmware updates. On a simple test system with a Cerbo GX and one of each device, scan time was reduced from 44 seconds to 16 seconds.
  • gui-v2
    • Complete re-layout of the settings menu
    • Add language Zuid-Afrikaans
    • Change the number of decimals for the tank sensor empty / full settings, in a future update we’ll make sure that the sensor value field shows the same number of decimals.
    • Fix issue related to GPS device instance display
    • Fix Maximum ESS Grid Feed-in could be set to -1
    • Add confirmation dialog to Generator Settings auto start functionality
    • Do not show generator control cards when generator is disabled
    • Add missing ESS menu to RS System Page

v3.60~17

  • gui-v1 Remote Console improvements (feedback wanted! both when having issues, but also its great to hear that Remote Console, Classic UI aka gui-v1, works well for you).

Venus OS Large

  • node-red-contrib-victron v1.6.12
    • Add support for a virtual GPS
    • Add /Connected to virtual pv inverter
    • Add text representation for tank level
    • Library and documentation update

v3.60~16

  • gui-v1: various small improvements regarding connection stability and handling first key stroke and mouse event

v3.60~12 till v3.60~15
Multi RS:

  • Fix spurious grid lost alarm

New UI

  • For systems having a second VE.Bus System, connected using an MK3-USB, DVCC parameters may now optionally control all systems. A new setting has been added to enable this; disabled by default.
  • Hide phase data for vebus inverters with no valid AC inputs
  • Hide equalization, state of charge and active input settings for non-multi vebus inverters
  • Fix Device type page titles
  • Add a watchdog timer to detect crashed WASM and trigger reload (WASM only).
  • Add position setting for energy meters proxying for EV chargers
  • Clip GradientListView to avoid out-of-geometry delegates stealing clicks
  • Fix bugs in generator state display
  • Fix spinbox buttons display in disabled state
  • Hide minsoc control if battery is kept at 100%
  • Add scheduled charging controls for RS devices
  • Add a breadcrumb navigation header in Settings pages
  • Update translations

DVCC

  • Add Sunwoda battery support

Venus OS Large / Node-RED

v3.60~11

  • Small internal change related to Cerbo GX MK2 VE.Can Port 2 status reporting

v3.60~9

  • Change the (per v3.60 newly introduced, see below) PV Inverter limiting behaviour for SMA inverters. The algorithm no longer auto-enables the feature on the SMA inverter, and therefore it is now necessary, if you want to use this feature, enable External limiting via Modbus TCP in the SMA settings. The GX will now not show the limiting option in its settings unless the SMA is configured for External limiting. Fixes error 10120 being raised on the SMA inverter.
  • A few small further improvements to the Cerbo GX MK2 VE.Can port 2 software improvement.
  • New UI: Fix virtual keyboard no longer working - this was broking earlier during v3.60 betas.

v3.60~8

  • Fix Cerbo GX MK2 VE.Can 2 port failing after some time on a certain percentage of units, especially when running the New UI (gui-v2)
  • Fix genset start/stop not working always, bug was introduced earlier during v3.60 development
  • Fix Multi RS grid lost alarm; that alarm mechanism is now configured with the common Settings → System setup → Monitor for grid failure setting.

gui-v2

  • Respect access level in various device list controls
  • Fix generator start/stop conditions battery monitor selection menu
  • Add control card for EV Charger
  • Add support for Utilization reporting for Alternator (visible for those alternator controllers that transmit that data)
  • Use Slider control for RS ESS min-soc setting
  • Show active SOC limit on ESS subpage
  • Move ESS menu to Inverter/Charger page
  • Fix listing of PV inverters on the system
  • Increase tank sensor value limits precision (when full and empty) to 3 decimal places
    and the step size to 0.005
  • Add connectivity icons for WiFi and GSM

NMEA2000-out

  • N2K-out: add VREGs for AC in/out current to VE.Bus sender

v3.60~5, 6 and 7

New UI aka gui-v2:

  • Fix the max gauge range setting for AC input 2 current gauge
  • Fix bug wrt input current limit control for External transfer switch type systems; the controls page showed a second input current limit setting while there is only one.

ModbusTCP:

  • Add 32-bit registers for a number of services that have outgrown their 16-bit values
    • Battery DC power, register 256. Used to be limited to 32kW.
    • Solar charger PV power, register 792. Used to be limited to 6553.5kW.
    • Generator power, registers [3230-3235]. Used to be limited to 32kW per phase.
    • AC load power, registers [3924-3929]. Used to be limited to 32kW per phase.

Venus OS Large - Node-RED

  • Victron pallette, node-red-contrib-victron v1.6.3
    • Update enum of inverter mode
    • Bump in underlying libraries
    • Update documentation

v.3.52 → v3.60~4

General:

PV Inverter integration:

  • Re-add the new setting and feature that was also tested in the v3.50 beta series for a while: PV Limiting support for PV-inverters other than Fronius and ABB/Fimer, who were always supported.
  • Note that the setting is only available in gui-v1 at the moment, it will be added to gui-v2 shortly.
  • Details:
    • This setting shows only for PV Inverters other than Fronius and ABB/Fimer. For Fronius and ABB/Fimer nothing changes: PV limiting remains always enabled as in the past.
    • The setting shows up for any PV-inverter that advertises the limiting ability through the SunSpec protocol.
    • The setting also shows up for some SolarEdge inverters. SolarEdge use their own proprietary limiting protocol.
    • This feature will interfere with proper operation in a SolarEdge/SMA system with an energy meter. Leave it disabled in such systems.
    • This setting defaults to Off. The objective is to avoid silently/unexpectedly enable the limiter on a running system when Venus OS is updated.
    • Note that enabling this setting only makes the GX “limiting aware” for the said PV Inverter. Thereafter, to actually enable limiting, either Disable the feed-in of excess AC-coupled PV in Settings → ESS, or use Dynamic ESS.
    • For Fronius and ABB/Fimer, nothing changes. PV-limiting support remains enabled and there is no setting for it.
  • Compared to the version last in v3.50 (v3.50-42):
    • Fix bug that caused support for limiting to not be indicated (introduced in venus 3.50~40)
    • Fix bug that required a reboot after disabling the limiter

New UI aka gui-v2:

  • Show multi-phase solar inverter output in watts not amps
  • Fix bug in Bluetooth sensor configuration menu that could cause sensors to no longer show in a webbrowser until restarting the browser.
  • Update translations.

Multi RS:

  • Fix grid-lost alarm showing even though disabling in Settings → System
  • Add Multi RS specifics to GX genset start/stop feature:
    • Warm-up and Cool-down support (ignore AC input to allow the generator to warm-up or cool-down without a load)
    • Start/stop conditions on Inverter overload, Inverter temperature, AC load
  • Fix various smaller issues

Modbus-TCP:

  • Add register for Multi RS ESS Active SocLimit
    • This is the actual minimum SOC the system is using, it can be different from the Minimum SOC setting if BatteryLife is active
    • register 4926, uint16
  • Add registers for AC input current limits for RS-systems
    • Register 4940: AC input current limit for AC-in-1
    • Register 4941: AC input current limit for AC-in-2 (for future models)
    • Register 4942: AC input current limit at the meter

Managed batteries:

  • Reword high battery voltage alarm into High cell voltage alarm since that better indicates the issue. In 99.999% of situations this indicates an imbalance issue in a battery/bms combination that apparently doesn’t automatically handle this in way while preventing high cell voltage alarms/situations, consult your battery documentation on how to restore cell balance.

Venus OS Large - Node-RED:

  • update victron node pallette to v1.6.2
  • update vrm node
  • update Node-RED from v3.1.10 to v3.1.13

Venus OS Large - Signal K Server:

  • update signal k server from v2.11.0 to v2.12.0. Change log.
  • update venus-signalk-plugin from v1.41.0 to v1.42.0. Change log.
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Good evening, per just now a new version, v3.60~7. Small further improvements, details above.

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Good day, per just now: Venus OS v3.60~8 available for public beta testing. Have a good weekend!

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What does below section mean in detail?
Thank you

  • Improve Meteo sensor support
  • Add control card for EV Charger
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A post was split to a new topic: Unable to rename tank sensor

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Hi @ppr ,

The meteo change is actually some under water / future preparation change. I’ve removed that from the list.

The addition of a EV Charging Station (EVCS) control card means that its now possible to control an EVCS from the control panel. See red circle for that that means:

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Hi Matthijs,
any way to have tank sensor value in decimals also for litres and not only for m3?
Thank you

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Matthias, today I replaced a Cerbo GX on our demo wall with a Cerbo GX MKII that I had replaced on a customer system because we thought it was faulty. Loaded 3.60~8 on this MKII and our system has been stable. On 3.52 VE.Can 2 would drop out within 20 minutes. FWIW, we have a Pytes BMS on VE.Can 2 and two MPPT RS 450/200 on VE.Can 1.

I’m glad for the software fix so this MKII can come out of the NFG pile :slight_smile:

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Unfortunately there is no additional card visable in my installation. Any presettings needed?

Regards

Dirk

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this morning the new card appears.

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Good day all, a small update: the v3.60 betas also include adding proper GX start/stop support for systems using a Multi RS.

The changelog has been updated to include that now:

Included per v3.60~4:

  • Add Multi RS specifics to GX genset start/stop feature:
    • Warm-up and Cool-down support (ignore AC input to allow the generator to warm-up or cool-down without a load)
    • Start/stop conditions on Inverter overload, Inverter temperature, AC load
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Hi Ed,

ok that is very good feedback to hear! thank you.

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Thank you for the update. Everything is running here fine.
2x RS 450/100 and 3 Multiplus 2 3000W and 45kWh Battery

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I live in Sweden. Only in the calculating of dynamic ESS is sometimes wrong/scary.
Till 6 o’clock around 10ct. Load only 2 hours in this gap and discarge from 5-6. at 7 o’clock start loading again on 13ct and 21ct. 7:30 SOC 77%
For me Dynamic ESS has a lot of potential to save money.

No critic, only a finger lifting on the function, where I see potential to make us all happier

Thanks for the good support and releases!
Martin, near Ă„lmhult Sweden

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6 posts were split to a new topic: What does the green arrow on the AC input side mean?

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Hi all, a new version is available as a public beta: v3.60~9. Changes include:

  • changes to (the new) PV Inverter limiting feature related to SMA
  • Further fix of the Cerbo GX MK2 VE.Can Port 2
  • Virtual keyboard for New UI aka gui-v2

Details above

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I noticed the grid feed in limit goes to -1 instead of 0 then when you increase the limit again it goes in steps of 99 watts instead of 100 watts.

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Good evening, v3.60~11 is available for testing. Compared to the previous version there is one small internal change that we were keen to get out. Details above.

Have a good evening!

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I have installed the latest version of Venus Beta, 3.60.11. The VRM works fine, but the remote console isn’t working. Has anyone else experienced the same issue?
Thx

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For me both the old and new GUI are working with the remote console and beta 3.60~11

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