Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
- OpenEVSE WiFi (Beta) 4 steps
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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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On the account screen copy your Write API Key.
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Connect the cable to the OpenEVSE Board and Wifi Module.
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The header is the common FTDI format.
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Pin 1 - Ground (Black)
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Pin 3 - 5v (Red) - 75ma max Higher power devices must use external power.
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Pin 4 - Recieve (Yellow) connects to transmit on the remote device.
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Pin 5 - Transmit (Green) connects to receive on the remote device.
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Because both boards use the same pin-out pin 5 and pin 5 must be crossed so transmit on one board connects to receive on the other.
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Use alcohol pad to clean enclosure at the desired mount location. When dry remove the plastic on the high temp industrial double sided tape and attach WiFi module to enclosure.
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WIth a phone or laptop connect to WiFi network.
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SSID: OpenEVSE
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Password: openevse
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Once connected use a web browser to configure the WiFi Module:
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Address: 192.168.4.1
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Enter the SSID and Password of YOUR access point.
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Enter the Write API Key from Step 1 for the Energy Monitoring (EMON) Key.
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Click Submit.
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The Wifi Module will now try to connect to your Wifi Network.
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If the WiFi module can not connect it will start up in Configuration mode as "OpenEVSE" again.
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Go back to OpenEVSE Energy Monitoring
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Select 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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