Chargepoint 1.6 simulator

[victormunoz]

I would like to test the new OCPP 1.6 features with Steve with some chargepoint simulator.
What simulator do you recommend?

I have tried with the ChargeTimeEU chargepoint (https://github.com/ChargeTimeEU/Java-OCA-OCPP), that implements version 1.6, but haven't succeeded...

[JavaIsJavaScript]

@victormunoz i got a hacky simulator that works on 1.6 on my github, its not perfect but it works for testing, atleast for me

[goekay]

@victormunoz why didn't ChargeTimeEU work? As far as i know, they only provide the skeletons for json/soap communication and the user/developer has to provide/implement content for the message fields.

[goekay]

some time ago we experimented with https://github.com/NewMotion/ocpp-charger and https://github.com/aymen-mouelhi/ocpp-js. they were okay, but they do not implement ocpp 1.6. i do not know any other simulators.

[JavaIsJavaScript]

I was using this one http://www.gir.fr/ocppjs/ for 1.5 testing and just changed and added some things so it works for 1.6

[TVolden]

That's correct @goekay. I limited the lib to the specifications from OCA.

[csamsel]

@gonium wrote various emulators for ev components. pretty sure a ocpp client/server as well. Havent found it on his github though. You should also watch his talk on charging stations - highly entertaining: https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9092-ladeinfrastruktur_fur_elektroautos_ausbau_statt_sicherheit

[victormunoz]

@JavaIsJavaScript I have tried your project. Looks good!
Although the "npm install" seemed to fail (many errors in the console), the program apparently runs fine.
It outputs the message "Connected to Central System", and the steve log shows "New connection established".
Should it make something else? I expected some BootNotification, heartbeat, meter values...
Anyway, good work! Thank you!

[JavaIsJavaScript]

The errors are known, type bootnotification in the console and press enter, you can do this with basically al functions from cp to cs.

[goekay]

steve actually has the building blocks to simulate chargepoints in test directory. please look at these exemplary implementations, which you can modify as you wish:

• for soap
• for json

you create your request objects, set their fields, send them to steve, and do whatever you like with the response (e.g. verify the fields in response).

[kubarskii]

Started working on a really simple CP Simulator, simply using html, js, websockets
It already can send requests to the server and handle server requests.
Would be happy if anyone tries to implement something to it.
Link https://github.com/nenecmrf/OCPP-J-CP-Simulator

[victormunoz]

Thank you @nenecmrf for this extremelly easy-to-use simulator!
It's nice and also works fine! I will definitelly keep an eye for it.