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Victron AC load meter on GX device

For additional meters attached to the GX device that appear as AC load (com.victronenergy.acload). Grid, PV and battery measurement is covered by the Victron Energy template. The meter's Modbus unit id can be found on the GX device under Settings / Integrations / Modbus TCP server / Available services.

Usage areas

  • Charger meter
  • Smart consumer

Parameters

NameDescriptionValueLevel
idModbus ID
Default: 1
intrequired
hostIP address or hostname
Example: 192.0.2.2
required
portPort
Default: 502
intrequired
Configuration example for evcc.yaml

If you don't want to configure via the UI, you can alternatively use this YAML block.

meters:
- name: my_aux
type: template
template: victron-gx
usage: aux
# Modbus TCP
modbus: tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port
meters:
- name: my_charger
type: template
template: victron-gx
usage: charge
# Modbus TCP
modbus: tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port