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--- ccgx:ccgx_sma [2018-12-06 13:22] – guy_stewart
+++ ccgx:ccgx_sma [2019-04-28 23:05] – [1. Introduction] mvader
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-====== Venus - Monitoring SMA PV Inverters ======
+====== GX - Monitoring SMA PV Inverters ======
+===== 1. Introduction =====
+By connecting a SMA PV Inverter, ie a Sunny Boy, and [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/color-control|Color Control GX]] to a Victron GX product, allows to:
+  - See information from the PV Inverter on the GX device.
+  - Monitor it on the VRM Portal.
+With regards to power control:
+  * There is no power control function for SMA PV Inverters in the Victron GX product. This means that with SMA, there is no equivalent to the 'Fronius Zero Feed-in' feature in a Victron ESS system.
+  * Frequency shift power control, as required in a [[ac_coupling:start|AC-Coupling system]] does work.
+===== 2. Configuration =====
 SMA PV Inverters ("Sunny Boy") needs to be configured so a [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]], such as the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/color-control|Color Control GX]] and the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/venus-gx|Venus GX]], can read data via ModbusTCP.
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 The [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]] should now automatically detect the PV inverter. If that does not happen, select Settings from the Device List, scroll down to "PV Inverters" and click on "Press to Scan" to "Find PV Inverters".
-===== Troubleshooting =====
+===== 3. Troubleshooting =====
 It is possible that the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]] is not detecting the SMA PV inverter when it is dark so at least wait until it's light before further troubleshooting.