Overview

Installer

Fewer site visits. More recurring revenue.

With VisuShip you solve most problems right from your desk โ€” and earn on every system you install, year after year.

Less work

You sit at your computer and look straight into your customer's system via VS-Cloud. Many problems get solved remotely โ€” no drive to the boat required.

More money

Attractive partner terms โ€” hardware- and cloud-based. We'll send you the details once you're registered.

Simple to install

A real-world example

A DC-DC converter charges the service battery from the starter battery while underway. In the marina, when the starter battery's charger is on, the same thing happens โ€” unwanted.

Classic solution

An extra relay with ignition-sense or shore-power detection, plus the matching wiring.

With VisuShip

Map the same behavior purely in software via the Generator/Engine module โ€” 2 clicks, no extra hardware.

A base set โ€” NMEA2000, a few switch outputs, Victron connection โ€” takes 4โ€“8 hours to install. Experienced installers can do several systems in a single day, e.g. 3 boats of a charter fleet side by side.

The Most Common Question

But Victron Connect Is Free, Isn't It?

True โ€” and for a pure Victron system, the app is a solid, free solution. The difference shows up as soon as more than one brand is on board, or the customer wants more than just readouts.

Comparison Victron Connect / VRM VisuShip
Brands
Victron only
Victron, Mastervolt, NMEA2000, WAGO, CZone โ€” one interface
Remote access
Yes, but only for Victron/VE.Direct devices on the GX, and must be enabled separately (VRM two-way communication)
Yes, for every connected brand out of the box, no extra setup
Operation
Each device operated individually via its own submenu/screen
All devices controlled directly on the dashboard, no submenus
Custom linking logic
Only via Node-RED: requires a firmware switch, a beta feature, and writing your own automation
SPS module built into the regular interface, no coding โ€“ plus ready-made automation modules for the most common cases
Alerting
VRM sends email/push for alarms, but no Telegram/SMS; per user reports, alerts in the app itself can't be acknowledged or muted
Telegram, SMS, email โ€” freely configurable
Camera, AIS, weather
No
Yes, built in
For you as an installer
No recurring business
Partner program, recurring revenue

What about Node-RED?

Node-RED on the Cerbo GX can technically do an enormous amount โ€” arbitrary conditions, custom logic, integration with almost anything. But only if you switch the firmware, enable a beta feature, and build and permanently maintain the automation flows yourself. For the customer who just wants to know whether the generator is running, that's no solution.

Node-RED hands you the soldering iron and the schematic. VisuShip hands you the finished device.

Not Just SPS

Ready-Made Automation Modules for the Most Common Cases

SPS is the flexible all-rounder for special cases. For most standard automations, there's already a ready-made module โ€“ no custom linking rule needed.

Temperature Automation

Thermostat for heating/cooling relays, with hysteresis and run-on time.

Voltage Automation

Universal threshold switch, e.g. undervoltage protection or charger start.

Voltage On

Switches once a voltage is exceeded โ€“ e.g. turns the boiler on as soon as shore power is present.

Charger Automation

Automatic recharging at low state of charge, with no customer action needed.

Generator & Engine

Generator auto-start with retry logic, plus automatic DCDC charging while underway.

Timer

Time-of-day or sunrise/sunset scheduling, up to 12 channels.

On-Board Mode

Suppresses known onboard alarms, active again as usual once you leave the boat.

Linking (SPS)

The flexible toolkit for everything the modules above don't cover โ€“ no Node-RED needed.

Technical detail

Every onboard system, one connection

Whatever's already installed โ€” VisuShip finds a way in. Connection paths for the most common systems at a glance.

System Connection path
Victron GX / CerboGX
LAN โ†’ VisuShip router โ†’ VSC2
Victron VE.Direct
USB โ†’ VSC2 (or via Victron GX)
Mastervolt
MasterBus โ†’ Modbus interface โ†’ RS485 โ†’ VSC2
Climma air conditioning
RS485 โ†’ VSC2
CZone
CAN bus (NMEA2000 profile) โ†’ VSC2
WAGO
LAN โ†’ VisuShip router โ†’ VSC2
Siemens LOGO!
LAN โ†’ VisuShip router โ†’ VSC2
Philippi
CAN bus (NMEA2000 profile) โ†’ VSC2
Aentron
CAN bus โ†’ VSC2
Super B
CAN bus (NMEA2000 profile) โ†’ VSC2
Fischer Panda
CAN bus โ†’ VSC2 (or via Victron GX)
Whisper Power
WPC bus via CAN bus โ†’ VSC2
NMEA 2000
CAN bus โ†’ VSC2

One widget, whatever the brand mix

The VisuShip energy widget displays your system consistently โ€” whether it's pure Victron, pure Mastervolt, a mix of both, or even more.

Victron only Victron only
Mastervolt only Mastervolt only
Victron, Mastervolt, Whisperpower, CZone Victron, Mastervolt, Whisperpower, CZone

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