PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: CERBO GX

Victron Energy’s Cerbo GX is a prominent player in the off-grid energy sector, providing comprehensive monitoring of Victron products including inverters, batteries, solar controllers, and more.
These components need to be connected and coordinated to form a complete off-grid power system. Think of the Cerbo as your system’s brain, centrally collecting information from your devices and displaying, logging and controlling.

Display

GX Touch 70 Display

The Cerbo GX allows the use of an external touch screen for live monitoring on the go. Whether this screen is mounted in a 4×4, caravan, or home, it can be a great way to see what is going on at a glance.

You can monitor battery percentage, solar output, inverter output, DC loads, shore power and much more all on the single 5 or 7 inch touch screen.

From here, we can also change settings, view basic history, and monitor day-to-day usage live and on site.

Data Logging and Remote Monitoring

VRM – Victron Remote Monitoring Portal Demo Example

If you have an internet connection nearby the system, you can connect the device to Victron’s VRM portal. From here, you can access and control almost anything in your system. This includes a full rundown of history, usage, and more. You can set up custom graphs, push updates, and change settings.

The VRM is the heart and soul of the off-grid system.

Programming and Control

There are plenty of cool things we can do with the Cerbo, for example:

  • Automatically turn on the generator at certain states of charge.
  • Monitor tanks.
  • Trigger relays (could be fans, lights, anything).
  • Communicate with batteries.
  • Monitor external temperature sensors.
  • Parallel or 3-phase inverters.
  • Limit global max charge current.
  • Update firmware on devices.
  • And much more

If you’re not a tech whizz and this sounds complex, a brilliant feature of the Cerbo is that we can remotely program it all for you!

Victron has a wide range of other GX devices. These include and are not limited to: Ekranos GX, Colour Control GX, Venus GX.

Overall, the Cerbo is the central unit and a must have for most off-grid Victron sytems. See the link below to get your hands on one of these yourself.

Shopping

Victron Cerbo GX

Original price was: $420.60.Current price is: $420.06.

The Cerbo GX maximises the performance of your systems components in real-time and keeps them in perfect tune. With its Dual Core Processor and the addition of an extra CAN-bus port you can now support even bigger systems; closely follow managed (lithium) batteries while the second port can support up to 25 simultaneously connected VE.Can […]

3 in stock

Victron GX Touch 50

$335.95

Panels and system monitoring The GX Touch 50 is the display monitor for the Cerbo GX. The 5′ touch screen display gives an instant overview of your system and allows you to adjust settings in the blink of an eye. Simply connected to the Cerbo GX with the included HDMI/USB Cable, its super slim waterproof […]

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Victron GX Touch 70

Original price was: $493.96.Current price is: $481.53.

Panels and system monitoring The GX Touch 70 is the display monitor for the Cerbo GX. The 7′ touch screen display gives an instant overview of your system and allows you to adjust settings in the blink of an eye. Simply connected to the Cerbo GX with the included HDMI/USB Cable, its super slim waterproof […]

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Victron Cerbo-S GX

$325.00

Cerbo-S GX The Cerbo-S GX is the lower spec & lower priced version of the hugely popular Cerbo GX. The difference is the removal of the BMS Can, Tank and Temperature inputs (which have been blocked off with grommets – see image below) This communication-centre allows you to always have perfect control over your system from wherever you are and to maximise its performance. Simply access your system via our Victron Remote Management (VRM) portal, or access it directly, using the optional GX Touch screen, a Multi-Functional Display (MFD) or our VictronConnect app thanks to its Bluetooth capability. Watch the…

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