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Version: 1.7

Victron Cerbo GX

The Cerbo GX is the hub of a Victron system. Add it to Sensa once and every Victron device wired to it, such as your battery monitor, solar chargers, MultiPlus, DC-DC charger and tank senders, appears in Sensa with live readings.

How it connects​

Over your van's network, by Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Before adding it:

  • Connect the Cerbo to your van's network. The Cerbo also shows up over Bluetooth, but Sensa cannot read anything that way. If its row carries a Needs network label, it is not on the network yet.
  • Turn on MQTT on LAN on the Cerbo, under Settings > Services > MQTT on LAN (Plaintext).

Add to Sensa Nomad​

Once it is on your network, Sensa finds it on its own. Open Settings, choose the Devices tab, tick it under Discovered and press Add Selected Devices. If it is not there yet, press Scan. If the Cerbo is on a different part of your network, change the Subnet next to the Scan button first.

You do not add the devices wired to the Cerbo separately. They appear as rows nested under the Cerbo, each with a label such as Battery, Charger or Inverter.

See Adding devices for more.

What you see​

  • The Electrical tab on the Habitation dashboard shows a power-flow diagram with the Cerbo at its centre. The battery line carries the charge state, such as Bulk, Absorption or Float.
  • The Cerbo's own screen. If Remote Console is turned on in the Cerbo's settings, tap the Cerbo in the middle of the diagram to open its console. Away from the van your browser may block it, and you get an Open in new window link instead.
  • Your own names. A name you gave a device in VictronConnect, such as a tank, is the name Sensa uses.

Good to know​

  • Added or removed something on the Cerbo? Press Scan on the Devices tab. New devices appear and removed ones go. Do not remove and re-add the Cerbo, as that drops it from your scenes.
  • A quiet device may not show at first. The Cerbo only sends a reading when it changes, so a solar charger at night or an Orion with the engine off can take a while to appear.
  • No doubles. Victron Bluetooth devices that are wired to the Cerbo are hidden from Discovered, so you do not add them twice.
  • Venus OS updates. Sensa can update the Cerbo itself. Everything wired to it is updated from Victron's own apps and VRM. See Updates.