Objective = Identify Optimal Ve CAN / Ve Bus cabling config to 'converge' an EXISTING Victron ecosystem (that includes a Wakespeed WS5000) with an EXISTING Maretron N2K CAN Bus (20 devices).
See image below for current config.
- Image below includes a "PROPOSED' dashed green line to connect the existing Victron/Wakespeed ecosystem to the existing Maretron N2K CAN Bus.
- I am hoping an experienced Victron technician who has implemented a similar design can advise on this and answer questions below. (Thank you in advance - this is my first Victron project.)
Questions
1. Is 'PROPOSED' config in image above optimal - or does it violate any Victron cabling requirements ?
2. If it does violate the Victron requirements, adding Ve CAN cable drops from each victron device to the EXISTING Maretron N2K CAN Bus would be the optimal configuration?
3. Either way, we leave all the Ve Bus cabling config in tact - correct ?
4. Is it optimal to leave the WS5000 connected to Lynx Shunt 1000 (Ve CAN) per diagram below ?
5. Does the Victron Ve CAN design allow you to 'daisy chain' a Cerbo GX, SKYLLA IP-65 CHARGER & Multiplus 12/3000/120-50 120v together on their Ve CAN ports AND THEN connect to a 3rd party N2K bus via the Cerbo's 2nd Ve CAN port?
- This 'daisy chain' config in #5 above, assumes the Cerbo is designed to aggregate all the Ve CAN data & serves as a 'bridge/gateway's to the 3rd party N2K bus ?
(Per the Victron "NMEA 2000 & MFD integration guide" = 2.1 Systems with a GX Device, it acts as a hub, collecting information from connected equipment, such as Inverters, Battery Monitors and Chargers; and then making them available to a MFD & N2K network at the same time).
( ** Either way we modify this project I'm aware that 12V DC power must be disabled on victron drops & final converged CAN bus can only have 2 terminating resistors, therefore one of the 3 located on the vessel will have to be removed. ** )
Victron
- Lynx Shunt 1000
- Cerbo GX
- Multiplus 12/3000/120-50 120v
- SKYLLA IP-65 CHARGER
- Ve bus mains detector
- Ve Bus BMS
WAKESPEED
- WS5000 (1 terminating resistor connected & connected to Lynx Shunt 1000 Ve CAN port #2)
Maretron N2K bus
- Approximately 20 nodes
- Two terminating resistors