Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
- OpenEVSE WiFi (Beta) 9 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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If using a generic ESP8266 or Huzzah Module without the OpenEVSE Wifi Firmware pre-loaded. Load firmware.
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The header is the common FTDI format. Connect the Red (+) lead of UBEC Power module to the +12v header labeled RELAY 1/2 Common . Connect Black (-) to Ground.
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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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Connect the the header with both power and data lined (4 of 6 wires) to the Wifi Module. Connect the data only (2 of 6 wires) to the OpenEVSE Board.
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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 http://data.openevse.com/emoncms/.
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Navigate to Setup => Device Setup Click the Pencil icon to edit. Set Name, Description, Node (0-9), Type "OpenEVSE" and copy your Device Key.
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Once device is setup connect to OpenEVSE WiFi to configure the WiFi Module:
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SSID: OpenEVSE --- Password: openevse
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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 Device Key, Node (0-9) and set
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Click Submit.
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To automatically Setup Inputs and Feeds:
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Navigate to Setup => Device Setup
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Click the Paper Icon to Initialize the Device.
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Click Initialize to confirm.
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Inputs and Feeds should now be setup.
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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 - 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 + icon 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 > Dial
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Click on grid to place the dial. Move, re-size and adjust as desired.
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Click "Configure"
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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 Visualizations > Rawdata. Click on the grid to add click then Configure.
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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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