April 16, 20206 yr So since I've setup my blue install I have come across node red ... awesome is all I can say. Last night I hacked together a little UI with some information that I wanted to see. It also shows the grid status and announces if the status of the grid changes. On the configuration tab I've added manual switching of relays on the venus for a start. I'll of course add to this as I go along and update here. Things on the road map: - See if I can use sun forecasting to determine how much I discharge the batteries at night - There are certain things I want to control given the various states my system is in - Add a button to control modes of ESS if needed (rather than having to go through the menus on the Venus) NOTE - Victron actually has a node-red ready version of Venus OS. Super nice, but I found as soon as I start using the UI it kills the performance of the venus. NOTE - It was night time when I took the pic, hence no PV The flows are available from here: https://github.com/sparkmark/victron_node_red
April 17, 20206 yr You can add the loadshedding stage as well. Component : HTTP request node Method : Get URL : http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetStatus return a signle digit. But use -1. Ex : return of 1 is stage 0 loadshedding. 2 return is stage 1.
April 17, 20206 yr @spark88I have Battery Balance also and a second Power Meter on ACOut2 to measure Non-Critical loads. My GUI is based on a Comfort Ultra Alarm and Management system and a PC front-end developed by a buddy in the UK. Maybe it can give you an idea or two, free, gratis and verniet. Note, that second power meter is in no way connected to any Victron kit, I read ModBus data directly from it via ethernet. Edited April 17, 20206 yr by Ingo
April 18, 20206 yr Author OK ... so added a little weather information. I check the cloud forecast for tomorrow. Based on that I'm controlling how much I use from the battery during the night. Just a trial at the moment to see if it has any benefit.
April 24, 20206 yr Author So the cloud coverage data isn't really that reliable, but I have the left the information in the dashboard ... however I've been busy with a few other things. Primarily I want to limit how much I draw from my batteries, so I built in a "Limit Battery Discharge Feature". Thanks @deapsquatter for the help. It kind of operates like ESS Optimised mode, except that: 1) I control how much juice I want to draw from the batteries. 2) I can set the level of juice used based on the SOC. 3) I can set different juice usage levels for day and night 4) If I hit my minimum level, then I set a recovery period for the battery So in effect it gives priority to the Grid and then the batteries, and doesn't drain the batteries super quick when there is a heavy load. TODO: Make sure that the batteries get a full charge at least once a week. Edited April 24, 20206 yr by spark88
February 9, 20215 yr Hello Spark, Maybe you can help me? I've got a Victron Cerbo GX and I've managed to install Venus OS large on it and activated Node-Red in the menu. I can open it via :1880 and see the grid on which I can place instances. But..... I don't know how to convert it to a GUI and see it in the Cerbo GX (I use this one with a touchscreen). Can you help me with the first steps ? ;-) Kind regards, Pim
February 10, 20215 yr Author Hey .... you simply add "ui" at the end of the URL once you have setup your nodes: For example -> http://192.168.1.1:1880/ui
August 29, 20214 yr hi @spark88 i add yours flows to my node-red, but i have the gauge error !! ... what is missing ? Edited August 29, 20214 yr by patalhetas
August 29, 20214 yr @spark88 i´m running the node-red in a raspberry a lot of time for another's features, and i try use theme to use with your flows, but i can´t connect, better i have connection but i can´t give any data from cerbogx is possible run the node-red from out the cerbo gx ? ... thanks for your help. alcobia
August 30, 20214 yr Author 16 hours ago, patalhetas said: fixed, installed dashboards pack Cool, was going to say you were probably missing a pack.
August 30, 20214 yr Author 11 hours ago, patalhetas said: @spark88 i´m running the node-red in a raspberry a lot of time for another's features, and i try use theme to use with your flows, but i can´t connect, better i have connection but i can´t give any data from cerbogx is possible run the node-red from out the cerbo gx ? ... thanks for your help. alcobia I tried to run mine from the Venus, and it was too much for the venus, so hence ran it on the raspberry.
August 30, 20214 yr yes, i´m run mine in a raspberry, but í can´t receive any data from cerbo, this my problem now
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