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venus-os:extended [2020-05-16 16:12] – [5.5 Signal K FAQ] 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 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:// | * **Step 3.** Download the latest Venus-OS Extended image from the last comments on [[https:// | ||
+ | * **Step 4.** Install that file using the [[ccgx: | ||
+ | * **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 " | ||
+ | * **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 === | === 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) | 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) | ||
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+ | ==== 4.3 Controlling relays ==== | ||
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+ | === GX Device relays === | ||
+ | Controllable, | ||
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+ | === 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 " | ||
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+ | === BMV Relay === | ||
+ | Currently not possible, the driver in Venus OS doesn' | ||
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+ | === 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 ===== | ===== 5. Signal K ===== |
venus-os/extended.txt · Last modified: 2021-01-06 22:04 by mvader