Vanny Van Power Station
Live power monitor

Vanny Van Power Station

A cleaner home screen for the Venus OS box. Same system, less clutter: fast context, clear status, and one-hop links to the admin surface, VRM, and local LAN tools.

Status ONLINE Host 192.168.1.140 Mode POWER STATION UI Theme DARK
Installed solar
13.19 kW
33 panels across the house and shop systems.
Battery storage
39.2 kWh
Split across both systems for overnight hold-up.
Inverter capacity
11 kW+
Victron plus EG4 capacity for the mixed setup.
Monitoring path
LAN + VRM
Local admin when you want speed, VRM when you want history.
Live MQTT
These cards refresh from the Venus Pi over MQTT when you open this page on the van network. If you’re on the public site, they stay as placeholders.
Waiting for local MQTT
Battery voltage
--.- V
Waiting for data.
Battery current
--.- A
Waiting for data.
Solar charger
--.- V
Waiting for data.
Since full charge
--
Waiting for data.

Power Flow

A left-to-right read on where the energy starts, what shapes it, and where it lands.

Live flow lane
Source
Solar Array
13.19 kW
Installed across house and shop.
PV supply feeding both buildings.
Conversion
MPPTs
3 chargers
Victron charge control and DC conversion.
Keeping the DC side tidy.
Storage / Load
Battery + Inverter
39.2 kWh
kWh storage with Victron / EG4 inverter capacity.
House load, shop load, and reserve.
House system
Victron Multiplus II 48/5000 with the main MPPT stack and Cerbo GX supervision.
Shop system
EG4 3000EHV-48 with its own battery bank and light-duty direct solar load.

What This UI Gives You

Fast context
One glance tells you whether the core system is healthy and on the LAN.
Less eye-sear
Dark, high-contrast surfaces replace the bright stock view that wakes you up at night.
Better jumps
Direct links to Venus OS and VRM save a bunch of hunting.
No fake controls
This is a companion shell, not a pretend control panel with buttons that do nothing.
Open Venus OS
Jump to the stock local interface on the Pi and use the companion page when you want the nicer overview.
VRM Portal
Use Victron Remote Management for remote history, long-term trends, and things you do not want to debug at 2 AM.

Live Notes

  • Venus OS box lives at 192.168.1.140.
  • This companion UI is local-LAN only and does not depend on Tailscale.
  • The stock Venus interface stays untouched underneath this overlay.
  • This page is meant to be a prettier front door, not a replacement for the stock Victron logic.

Suggested Next Layer

  • Wire in live stats from MQTT or Modbus-TCP if you want real numbers here later.
  • Add tiny sparklines for battery SoC and AC load.
  • Show alarm states in the hero card when the GX reports something worth caring about.
  • Keep the page kiosk-safe: large targets, no clutter, no drama.