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Energy Meter - Alternator - GX Touch Display

At the weekend I installed a new SmartShunt to monitor amps produced from an alternator.

I can see the device in VRM, but not on the GX Touch.

What haven't I configured properly?

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Stefanie (Victron Energy Staff) answered ·

Hi @Jokani,

do you mean the overview on the GX Touch? You need to enable the DC Power tile (System Setup/Has DC System). I think it will be a combined (from other charge sources as well) display of power going in/out of the battery and not explicitly showing your Alternator power alone.

But you can see the SmartShunt details like voltage, current etc. in the Device List.

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nebulight answered ·

I think this is a feature set that is coming in the future for the GX display overview.

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jokani answered ·

I thought the new Energy Meter functionality would mean I would get an extra box here:

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I don't see it here either:


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But the data is in VRM:


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Stefanie (Victron Energy Staff) avatar image Stefanie (Victron Energy Staff) ♦♦ commented ·
Unfortunately not. That space is 'reserved' for PV power/MPPT.
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jokani answered ·

I think/though this had already been implemented, just that I do not have if configured correctly, maybe not.

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bene avatar image bene commented ·
Hi jokani, Did you ever get your alternator output (energy meter) to display on Cerbo?
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