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| For the displays to show these values at the right place, they need to know which voltage belongs to what battery. | For the displays to show these values at the right place, they need to know which voltage belongs to what battery. | ||
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| + | Before going ahead and change instances, please make sure to first study [[https:// | ||
| === How can I change the instances? === | === How can I change the instances? === | ||
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| - Use [[http:// | - Use [[http:// | ||
| - | - Use [[https:// | + | - Use [[https:// |
| - | - From the [[open_source: | + | - From the commandline of a [[venus-os: |
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| - | === Device instance vs the data instances === | + | |
| - | There are two types of instances: | + | |
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| - | Both the device instance and the data instance of a product can easily be changed with both Maretron N2Kview | + | |
| - | === Required hardware | + | === Device instance, data instances and other instances |
| - | Changing the device instance requires an usb-canbus adapter to link the CAN-bus network to your computer: | + | |
| - | * For Actisense, see the [[http://www.actisense.com/product/ | + | There various types of instances, and for marine systems are two that matter in most cases: |
| - | * For Maretron, see their [[https:// | + | |
| === Related information === | === Related information === | ||
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| For more detailed information, | For more detailed information, | ||
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| Note: make sure to use a recent Actisense driver. Otherwise the instance might not ‘stick’. | Note: make sure to use a recent Actisense driver. Otherwise the instance might not ‘stick’. | ||
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| + | Requires the [[http:// | ||
| Changing a device instance: | Changing a device instance: | ||
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| ===== 3. Changing a data instance with Actisense ===== | ===== 3. Changing a data instance with Actisense ===== | ||
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| + | Requires the [[http:// | ||
| Changing a data instance: | Changing a data instance: | ||
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| - Open Actisense NMEA Reader | - Open Actisense NMEA Reader | ||
| - Select data view (tab selection is at the bottom left) | - Select data view (tab selection is at the bottom left) | ||
| - | - Right click the PGN: \\ {{: | + | - Right click on the PGN number. Note that this will only work on PGNs that allow changing their data instance: \\ {{: |
| - And change the value: \\ {{: | - And change the value: \\ {{: | ||
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| ===== 4. Changing Instance Using Maretron N2KAnalyzer ===== | ===== 4. Changing Instance Using Maretron N2KAnalyzer ===== | ||
| - | Maretron understands that it is sometimes difficult to know whether a particular product uses device instance or if it uses data instance to uniquely identify itself on an NMEA 2000 network. For this reason, | + | Maretron uses a term called " |
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| + | WARNING: At Victron we do not understand what and how the Maretron software works with regards to this. We advise to use another tool, not Maretron, so that you know what you are doing, ie know what instance you are changing. So far, we have not been able to use Maretron software to change a data instance. And changing the other instance, the device instance can also be done straight from the Victron GX device its user interface. To change a data instance, for example to fix instance conflicts as reported by the Maretron software, we recommend to use Actisense. Not Maretron. | ||
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| + | This procedure requires a Maretron USB adapter. | ||
| Open N2KAnalyzer and make sure that the " | Open N2KAnalyzer and make sure that the " | ||
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| - | ===== 5. Changing the DeviceInstance | + | ===== 5. Changing the instances |
| - | Instead of using Actisense or Maretron software, it is also possible to change the device | + | |
| + | ==== 5.1 Introduction | ||
| + | Instead of using Actisense or Maretron software, it is also possible to change the VE.Can aka N2K Device | ||
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| + | Once logged into the shell, follow below instructions. More back ground information of the used commands such as dbus and dbus-spy is found by reading about root access document. | ||
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| + | ==== 5.1 New method - changing a Device instance ==== | ||
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| + | All devices available on the canbus are enumerated under the com.victronenergy.vecan service. And for all devices that support the necessary can-bus commands, the Device instance can be changed. All Victron products support changing their Device instance; and most or all non-Victron products as well. | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | # dbus -y com.victronenergy.vecan.can0 / GetValue | ||
| + | value = { | ||
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| + | [and so forth] | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | To change them, do a SetValue call to the DeviceInstace path like below. Or, perhaps easier, use the dbus-spy tool. | ||
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| + | These lines read it, then changes it to 1, then reads it again: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | root@ccgx: | ||
| + | value = 0 | ||
| + | root@ccgx: | ||
| + | retval = 0 | ||
| + | root@ccgx: | ||
| + | value = 1 | ||
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| + | [note that numbers, like can0, and 00002CC005EB can ofcourse be different on your system]. | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | ==== 5.2 New method - changing Data instance ==== | ||
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| + | This applies only the NMEA2000-out feature. See links on top of page for what the NMEA2000 out feature is. | ||
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| + | The data instances used for the NMEA2000 out feature are stored in local settings. Here is a snippet of the lines, taken by using the dbus-spy tool that also allows changing entries: | ||
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| + | The Data instances are the " | ||
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| + | ==== 5.3 Old method ==== | ||
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| + | (Only allows changing Device instances - not data instances as used in the NMEA2000-out function) | ||
| - | Once logged into the shell, follow below instructions. Note that the example shown changes the device instance of a Skylla-i. The device instance of a VE.Can connected MultiPlus or Quattro can be changed as well. It will show as '' | ||
| Step 1. List the devices: | Step 1. List the devices: | ||
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| Device instance changed successful! | Device instance changed successful! | ||
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| - | ===== DISQUS ===== | ||
| - | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||
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