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Jay Kote asked

Has anybody used Victron Color Monitor with Mangnum Inverter and/or OB Inveter?

Give proprietary nature of Victron VE.bus, I'm not expecting it to work; but hoping someone has tried and can provided some real experience.

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Pat Davitt answered ·

The problem is not Victron's proprietary nature. They are the most open of all the major players in their industry. I have an Outback Power system in my off grid house and it is totally proprietary, no external communications unless you are willing to buy a Modbus RTU interface and use a application written for the SunSpec Modbus protocol. I interfaced my Venus device (CCGX) with an industrial PLC and can read all the VE.Bus data points and can turn-on and turn-off the Inverter/Charger and Solar Charge Controller from the PLC. It worked the first time I tried it.

BTW Victron is a contributing member of the SunSpec Alliance.

Pat


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So if I call magnum they should be able to tell me if they comply with sunspec? I have a magnum dealer who gives me really good wholesale prices and if I can use it to get my customers 6S to give 100% instead of 60% with victron and a color monitor they want, they are going to be thrilled.



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Do very detailed research. Outback states in their literature that the Modbus interface is designed for "Industrial" users. You can use it or their Mate3s controller, similar to Victron's CCGX; but, not both at the same time. It also requires a HMI server to work with the Modbus interface.

Not sure about Magnum's offerings, just do in-depth research.

Pat

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