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--- open_source:ccgx:start [2015-06-15 22:09] – [Victron software] mvader
+++ open_source:ccgx:start [2019-06-22 20:58] (current) – [Other tips] mvader
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-====== CCGX ======
 ====== CCGX Hardware and software introduction ======
 ===== Hardware =====
-The CCGX is based on the Technexxion board TAM-3517, which is using the Texas Instruments Sitara AM3517, containing a ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor:
+The CCGX is based on the Technexion board TAM-3517, which is using the Texas Instruments Sitara AM3517, containing a ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor:
 {{ :opensource:ccgx:tam-3517.png?nolink |}}
 ===== Software =====
-==== Linux ====
+==== Linux kernel & OS ====
-CCGX image / distro is based on Poky.
+The software platform of the CCGX is called Venus: Victron Energy Unix like distro with a linux kernel. It is based on and built with OpenEmbedded, a build framework for embedded Linux. It has all kinds of tools, mechanisms and recipes to build the Linux kernel and make a full embedded Linux rootfs. Maintained versions are listed here: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases.
-Poky can be thought of as a reference distribution. It is maintained by an organisation called the Yocto Project and based on Open Embedded.
+To build the Venus yourself, see:
-Taken directly from the Yocto Project website (www.yoctoproject.org): “…The Yocto Project™ is an open source
-collaboration project that provides templates, tools and methods to help you create custom Linux-based
-systems for embedded products regardless of the hardware architecture". Some of their projects that are relevant
-to the CCGX are Poky and Bitbake.
-Open Embedded is a build environment for embedded linux, and has all kinds of tools, mechanisms and recipes to build the Linux kernel and make a full embedded Linux rootfs. Maintained version are listed here,
-https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases.
-Angström, a well known linux distribution for embedded, is built using Open Embedded, and also related to Poky. Victron is not using Angström.
-For more introduction, refer to the websites of Poky and Open Embedded. And this blog is also interesting:
-http://blogs.mentor.com/chrishallinan/blog/2012/04/13/yocto-versus-poky-versus-angstrom-etc/
-To build the distro yourself, see:
 https://github.com/victronenergy/venus
 ==== Victron software ====
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   * vrmlogger \\ Written in Python, takes data from the dbus and submits it to the VRM Portal. [[https://vrm.victronenergy.com/|https://vrm.victronenergy.com/]]
   * localsettings \\ Written in Python, takes care of user settings. All other processes read and write their settings through this daemon via D-Bus. The daemon is an interface between D-Bus and the file /data/conf/settings.xml. Open source: [[https://github.com/victronenergy/localsettings|https://github.com/victronenergy/localsettings]].
-  * dbus_modbustcp \\ Written in C++, uses QT. Modbustcp server that can be used to access data of all products connected to the CCGX. See our [[http://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication whitepaper]] for more information. Open source: [[https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus_modbustcp|https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus_modbustcp]]
+  * dbus_modbustcp \\ Written in C++, uses QT. Modbustcp server that can be used to access data of all products connected to the CCGX. See our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication whitepaper]] for more information. Open source: [[https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus_modbustcp|https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus_modbustcp]]
   * dbus-systemcalc-py \\ Written in Python, publish PV totals and other system readings on D-Bus. The overviews on the CCGX get their information from this service (com.victronenergy.system). Open source: [[https://github.com/victronenergy/dbus-systemcalc-py]]
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 As visible in above project list, part of the sources is already available. All that is open source is available on [[https://github.com/victronenergy/|https://github.com/victronenergy/]]. The rest is still on Victrons internal git servers, and where possible slowly being moved to github.
-==== Plans currently being worked on ====
-  * Have a local version of https://vrm.victronenergy.com including database run on the CCGX itself, using php/hiawatha and sqlite.
-  * Secure VNC (http://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:ccgx_vnc), and make it useable remotely when the CCGX is behind a firewall.
-==== Future plans ====
-Functionality wise, the plans are (in random order):
-  * Make support for more types of sensors (temp sensors etc)
-  * Be able to use BMV's to read current from for example a dc wind generator, and show on overview and VRM portal
-  * Make more of the project open source
-  * Further mature alarms, and add SMS and email notifications
-  * Make it usable as a UPS-replacement. local website, emailalerts, battery minutes remaining, etc.
-  * Add SNMP (UPS-MIB)
 ===== Other tips =====
-  * to make a screenshot, first press and hold the down button, and then press the up button. The screenshot will be saved to /opt/color-control/gui/. It will overwrite the previous one.
+  * to make a screenshot, first press and hold the down button, and then press the up button. The screenshot will be saved with the name snapshot.png in /opt/color-control/gui/ or /service/gui. Making a new screenshot overwrites the previous one.
-And see [[:open_source:start#color_control_gx]] for more CCGX development information
 ===== DISQUS =====
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