Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
- OpenEVSE WiFi (Beta) 8 steps
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Introduction
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Setup Free account at: OpenEVSE Energy Monitoring
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Enter Username, Email and Password to register for an Account.
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Click on Inputs
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Select New Device
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In devices already exist click the gear icon on an existing device.
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Enter Node (0 - 32).
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This will be used later in the WiFi module.
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Enter name and location.
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Select Initialize the Initialize again.
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Click the gear icon click new and copy the device key.
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Login the the OpenEVSE WiFi portal and click on the Services tab.
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Click "Enable EmonCMS" in the services tab.
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Verify the server is set to: data.openevse.com/emoncms
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Select https:// for the server if available to enable secure mode.
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Set node (0 - 32) Matching the value chosen in the last step.
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Paste the Device Key from EmonCMS to write-apikey.
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Click Save
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Go back to OpenEVSE Energy Monitoring
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Select Inputs - Navigate to Setup => Inputs. The Inputs section should now display live data from OpenEVSE.
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Inputs from other sensors can be included such as additional current, temperature, humidity, voltage etc. See Open Energy Project
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Inputs displays live data from the sensors. This data is not stored, logged or archived.
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Dashboards display data logged from the feeds. You can create as many dashboard views as you wish.
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Click on the Dashboard icon and click New + to create your first Dashboard.
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The name can be edited by clicking on the pencil icon.
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Select Widgets (Speedometer dial) then select dial.
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Click on grid to place the dial. Move, re-size and adjust as desired.
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Click On the wrench icon to "Configure selected item"
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Select Feed - Set Max Value - Set Units - Pick Type
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Add Rawdata charts for current and temprature. Click on Bargraph icon Visualizations then Rawdata. Click on the grid to add.
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Click Wrench Icon to Configure selected item.
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Select Feed, Color and Units
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Move and scale as desired.
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Save Changes
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Add Text Labels
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Feed values can be displayed. Click Widget > Feedvalue
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