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--- drafts:victron_manual_of_style [2020-03-30 01:39] – [List of words that are often written incorrectly] guy_stewart
+++ drafts:victron_manual_of_style [2026-02-27 05:19] (current) – [List of words that are often written incorrectly] guy_stewart
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   * Color Control GX or CCGX
   * Venus GX or VGX
-  * GX device - collective name for CCGX, VGX, Cerbo GX and so on.
+  * SolidSwitch
+  * GX device - collective name for CCGX, VGX, Cerbo GX, Ekrano GX and so on.
   * equalisation - UK spelling, not Equalization
   * synchronise or synchronisation - UK spelling, not synchronize or synchronization
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   * Off-grid - note the grid is lowercase and the word is hyphenated. Use off-grid mid-sentence.
   * Grid-connected - similar to off-grid.
+  * BMS-Can - The implementation of CAN-bus that is specific to managed batteries in Victron GX devices
+  * MultiPlus-II
+  * BatteryLife - feature in the GX device, part of ESS.
+  * Node-RED
+  * Modbus-TCP   (yes officially its perhaps without a dash, but we include it)
+  * Signal K   (yes with that confusing space)
+  * run time - as in generator run time. not runtime or run-time
+  * Passthrough
+  * Victron Recommended Software Integrator Program
+  * VRM Online Portal, or VRM Portal - also fine to just be VRM, but when using Online and/or Portal capitalise them
+  * VRM Portal ID - unique GX device hexadecimal code used to register on VRM, not site id.
+  * BMS plural is BMSs. Incorrect: BMS's, BMSes,
+  * Switch pane - the name of the switch area that is an option on a GX device menu.
+  * AC-IN and AC-OUT
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 ==== Style ====
-If in doubt //The Economist// has one of the best style guides I know of: http://www.economist.com/styleguide/introduction
+If in doubt //The Economist// has one of the best style guides I know of: https://profilebooks.com/work/the-economist-style-guide/ is also available in an eBook.
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 Use the International System of Units. for more info see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units|Wikipedia]].
-There should not be a space between the value and the unit. Example 12V.
+There should not be a space between the value and the unit. Example 12V & 3000VA.
 When using a symbol as prefix, like m for milli, K for kilo or M for mega, these are written either capitalized or are lowercase. The symbols for mega and above are capitals, while kilo and below are lowercase. Example 12MW, 5kVA and 10mA.