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==== Introduction ==== | ==== Introduction ==== |
ModbusTCP is a feature on our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/colorcontrol|Color Control GX]], and also the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/venus-gx|Venus GX]]. ModbusTCP is an industry standard protocol, that can be used to interface PLCs or other equipment with Victron products. For example to enable a heat pump when there is excess solar power, or create a fully integrated glass bridge on a yacht. | ModbusTCP is a feature on our [[venus-os:start|Venus-devices]] eg [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/colorcontrol|Color Control GX]], and also the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/venus-gx|Venus GX]]. ModbusTCP is an industry standard protocol, that can be used to interface PLCs or other equipment with Victron products. For example to enable a heat pump when there is excess solar power, or create a fully integrated glass bridge on a yacht. |
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| Through the ModbusTCP interface you can read and write date to the chargers, battery monitors, inverter/chargers and other products connected to the Venus-device. The unit-id combined with the register address is used as a device-selector: selecting for example from which device you want to read its battery voltage measurement. |
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Besides reading this FAQ, make sure to also read the ModbusTCP section in our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication whitepaper]]. | Besides reading this FAQ, make sure to also read the ModbusTCP section in our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication whitepaper]]. |
==== Advanced debugging ==== | ==== Advanced debugging ==== |
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If all unit-id's and register-addresses have been checked and re-checked, and still the connection doesn't work, you could try looking at the modbustcp log file on the Venus-device. | If all unit-id's and register-addresses have been checked and re-checked, and still the connection doesn't work, you could try looking at the modbustcp log file on the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]]. |
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Follow these steps: | Follow these steps: |
Yes. See the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/live/system_integration:hub4_grid_parallel_external_control_loop|Hub-4 advanced control manual]] for more details. | Yes. See the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/live/system_integration:hub4_grid_parallel_external_control_loop|Hub-4 advanced control manual]] for more details. |
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