{"id":14445,"date":"2018-11-27T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=14445"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:04:36","slug":"new-product-octo-gx-a-member-of-the-gx-product-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/27\/new-product-octo-gx-a-member-of-the-gx-product-family\/","title":{"rendered":"New product: Octo GX &#8211; a member of the GX Product Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/02\/mets-2018-preview-glass-bridge-smart-everywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\">METS<\/a> the Octo GX is a <abbr title=\"Device that runs the Venus OS. Such as the Color Control GX, Venus GX or Octo GX.\">Venus-device<\/abbr> and a member of the GX Product Family, which consists of the Color Control GX, Venus GX, Octo GX and the CANvu GX.<\/p>\n<p>The new Octo GX is the best fit for installations that have many MPPT Solar Charge Controllers, as it has 10 VE.Direct ports.<\/p>\n<h3>The GX Product Family<\/h3>\n<p>At a glance details can be seen in the image below. For further information see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/live\/venus-os:start\" target=\"_blank\">GX Product Family<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14451 size-blogpost-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-690x302.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-690x302.png 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-730x320.png 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Venus-devices_86034361.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Octo GX<\/h3>\n<p>The Octo GX is DIN-rail mountable, so it\u2019s compatible with existing industry standard control boards. It has many interfaces, allowing control and monitoring of over a dozen Victron components simultaneously. Also and very handy for ESS systems &#8211; it has a built-in RS485 port.<\/p>\n<p>Octo GX applications include large integrated commercial or industrial electrical systems where you may have a control room with many VE.Direct MPPT\u2019, Multiplus Inverter\/Chargers and CANBus devices.<\/p>\n<p>Further information can be found on the Octo GX product page.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a Venus-device to suit your needs &#8211; we trust the new Octo GX adds to and expands the growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/live\/venus-os:start\" target=\"_blank\">GX Product Family<\/a> range.<\/p>\n<p>The first stock of the Octo GX is expected in early January.<\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently announced at METS the Octo GX is a Venus-device and a member of the GX Product Family, which consists of the Color Control GX, Venus GX, Octo GX and the CANvu GX. 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