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--- venus-os:extended [2020-05-16 13:06] – [3. How to install] mvader
+++ venus-os:extended [2020-05-25 13:50] – [4.2 Installing extra nodes] mvader
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   * **Step 2.** Disable Auto updates. See Settings -> Firmware -> Online updates in Remote Console.
   * **Step 3.** Download the latest Venus-OS Extended image from the last comments on [[https://github.com/victronenergy/venus/issues/378|this issue]].
+  * **Step 4.** Install that file using the [[ccgx:firmware_updating|GX Offline install method]]. Requires a USB-stick or Micro SD-Card.
+  * **Step 5.** Verify that the image was successfully installed: go to Settings -> Services, and check that Signal K and Node-RED are now available to enable.
+  * **Step 6.** Enable either Signal K or Node-RED. Note that though its possible to enable both, doing so on a Venus GX is "pushing it", the system might become slow. Installer access level is required to enable/disable these servers, see Settings -> General.
+  * **Finished**. The Venus OS Extended image has now been installed successfully. Continue in either the Node-RED or the Signal K chapter below.
 === Special note for the RaspberryPi ===
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 Make sure that there is always 30MB of free space remaining on the data partition. TODO: how can a user see that? Also mem usage / mem free & some cpu stats would be nice to see. Maybe with a dashboard & flow? ;o)
+==== 4.3 Controlling relays ====
+=== GX Device relays ===
+Controllable, make sure to configure them to be Manually controlled.
+=== MPPT Relay ===
+Note that while there is a Victron node that offers to control the relay in a solar charger (only large solar chargers have a relay!), its currently not workable since VictronConnect does not offer the required "Manual control" option in the list of selectable Relay modes for the MPPTs. This will be fixed at some point.
+=== BMV Relay ===
+Currently not possible, the driver in Venus OS doesn't support it. This will be fixed at some point.
+=== Multi & Quattro Relays ===
+Includes alarm relays as well as the AC-out 2 relay: its not possible to control those; and there is no plan to make them controllable from within Node-RED.
 ===== 5. Signal K =====
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 Plugging it into the GX Device will make it be recognised automatically; within Venus OS itself as well as in SignalK, using the victron venus plugin. No need to configure anything.
-__NMEA2000 GPS Data__
+__NMEA2000 GPS__
+Connect it to the GX Device on the canbus port. Consider using our ''VE.Can to NMEA2000 cable'' to go from the NMEA2000 Micro-C cables to the RJ-45 on the GX Device.
-Connect it to the GX Device on the canbus port. Consider using our VE.Can to NMEA2000 cable to go from Micro-C to RJ-45.
+In Venus OS v2.60, support for NMEA2000 GPS-es was added.
-Since v2.60, Venus OS will pickup GPS data from the canbus ===
+Signal K can then get it in two ways: directly from the NMEA2000 canbus in case thats configured as a data provider in Signal K. And via the native Venus OS functionality through the Victron-signalk-plugin.
-But SignalK will pick it up.
+Conclusion (untested), when using a NMEA2000 GPS, it will be available to both Venus OS and Signal K.
-There is no way (yet) to share it from within SignalK to Venus OS; and therefor it also will not be available to use on the VRM Portal.
 __Part of a NMEA0183 network__
-Tbd.
+Tbd. Actually a NMEA0183-network is probably something that doesnt exist: you can't have NMEA0183 in a network, its point to point.