Basic free charging setup

1. Goal

• Configure a Charge Controller for testing and to allow initiating charging sessions without additional validation

2. Requirements

Make sure that

• You follow the connecting a controller guide
• You follow the accessing the Configuration Interface guide
• There is no EV connected to the Charging Station while changing the configuration

3. Enabling basic free charging

info

Given you followed the required steps mentioned above, you're now logged into the Configuration Interface and you're seeing the Status Screen.

1. In the Configuration Interface, under AUTHORIZATION > Free Charging, set Free Charging to On (see more on free charging here)
2. Below the parameter Free Charging, a new parameter Free Charging Mode appears. Select the No OCPP option (default)
3. At the bottom of the Configuration Interface, click , then click to apply the changes

Some caveats

With this setup,

• EV Owners can't check if the Charging Station is occupied
• Monitoring the charging sessions can only be done by manually transferring the log files

4. Observing the charging session

In the Configuration Interface, under DASHBOARD, you can observe the current charging info.