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Internal notes
TitleBasic free charging setup
Statusdraft ✏
Reader GoalSet up the controller to offer free charging with a single wallbox
Reader Questions
  • How to configure the controller to allow charging of a vehicle with 20A max?
  • How to configure the system to connect to a generic backend?
  • How to check if all works?
Sources
Editor Questions
  • What needs to change with this setup so that operators can monitor charging sessions?
  • What needs to change with this setup so that EV Owners can check if a Charging Station is occupied?
  • Does "Save & Restart" exist or do operators have to run "Save", and "Restart"?
Trello Link
Preview Link... ging-setup
Version: 5.32

Basic free charging setup

Goal​

  • Configure a Laderegler with all needed settings to start offering Free Charging.

Before you begin​

Make sure that

  • You've installed your Charge Controller into a Charging Station of your choice
  • You've followed the instructions on connecting a controller
  • You've followed the instructions on accessing the dashboard
  • There is no EV connected to the Charging Station

Steps​

info

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

  1. In the PENDING, under AUTHORIZATION > Free Charging, set Free Charging to On (http://192.168.123.123/groups/authorization#free_charging)
  2. Below the Free Charging parameter, a new parameter Free Charging Mode appears. Select the No OCPP option (default)
  3. At the bottom of the window, 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.