{"id":7162,"date":"2016-08-08T17:05:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T15:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:04:32","slug":"color-control-gx-v1-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/08\/color-control-gx-v1-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Control GX v1.70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon!<\/p>\n<p>A few hours ago v1.70 was made official. It has several very welcome new features, and\u00a0the one that I&#8217;d like to highlight is the addition of a new overview. It is designed for\u00a0Marine and RV applications, and gives direct access to the AC\u00a0Current limit as well as the On\/Off\/Charger only settings. Also it can show up to four tank levels; for example a fuel tank, grey water tank, fresh water tank and control a pump, such as a water pump in an RV. See the headline image above for the end result.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new overview page can be enabled in the Settings -&gt; Display &amp; Language menu:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Show-mobile-overview_14511923.png\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"full-size-image container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Show-mobile-overview_14511923.png\" alt=\"Show mobile overview\" width=\"492\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Show-mobile-overview_14511923.png 492w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Show-mobile-overview_14511923-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Change log<\/h3>\n<p>Multiple security updates: especially relevant for CCGXes connected to the internet without a firewall.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple GUI changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a new overview for mobile\/automotive<\/li>\n<li>Add automatic starting and stopping of pumps based on tank level. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/live\/ccgx:pump_start_stop\" target=\"_blank\">new section in the manual<\/a> for details and more screenshots. Go to Settings -&gt; Display &amp; Language to enable the new overview.<\/li>\n<li>Add user defined system name, this name is visible on the tiles overview. As an alternative to the automatically detected Hub-1, Hub-2, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Show the last active view (menu or pages) after a reboot<\/li>\n<li>Show the last viewed overview page when switching between menu\/pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multiple Hub-4 related changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hub-4 settings are moved to their own dedicated menu, instead of being hidden in the Wired AC sensor menu<\/li>\n<li>Added two new user settings: max charge power and max discharge power<\/li>\n<li>Added hub-4 enable\/disable setting. Intended for customers that want to use advanced mode 3 while also installing a grid meter at the same time<\/li>\n<li>The Minimum SOC setting in CCGX is now also used to stop discharging when BatteryLife is not enabled. We will soon remove the same feature, called &#8216;Stop on low SoC&#8217;, from the Hub-4 Assistant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ModbusTCP changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added the Hub-4 BatteryLife enable\/disable setting as a ModbusTCP register<\/li>\n<li>Added BMS battery parameters: Max charge voltage, Max discharge voltage, Max charge current, Max discharge current<\/li>\n<li>Added unit-id 100 as an alias for unit-id 0: some PLCs can&#8217;t work with unit-id 0, and now one can simply use 100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And more changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix bug that made it impossible to set the Capacity of a tank connected with our VE.Can Tank Sender Adapter<\/li>\n<li>Hub-1 control combined with mppt firmware v1.18 or newer: don&#8217;t overwrite mppt state. When being controlled, mppt state will show &#8220;Hub-1&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Added deleting the Multi\/Quattro data cache to the actions taken by the Redetect System button: fixes rare problems which Redetect System did not fix before<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Changes relevant for customers developing software on the CCGX and Venus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add mqtt. Enable disable the service in the Settings -&gt; Services menu. Default disabled. For details on mqtt, first check the developers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/m\/#!forum\/victron-dev-venus\" target=\"_blank\">mailing list archive<\/a> and of course you are welcome to ask your questions or share your plans on that mailing list.<\/li>\n<li>Various fixes to make the Raspbian packages compile again (thanks Izak!). See status here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/victronenergy\/venus\/issues\/36\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/github.com\/victronenergy\/venus\/issues\/36<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Installing the update<\/h3>\n<p>By default, a CCGX\u00a0will automatically download and install new firmware via the Internet, as soon as there is a new version available. For a manual update, follow instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/live\/ccgx:firmware_updating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now, enjoy! And in case of any questions or issues, please let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<\/p>\n<p>Matthijs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon! A few hours ago v1.70 was made official. It has several very welcome new features, and\u00a0the one that I&#8217;d like to highlight is the addition of a new overview. 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