OCPP Support

Introduction

Versions of the app from build 42 onwards add support for OCPP via the GivEVC-OCPP integration for Home Assistant. Version 0.4.0 of the integration adds API support and mDNS allowing GivLocal to find your Home Assistant instance on the local network, connect to it and retrieve your charger(s).

If your charger isn't already using OCPP - stop! There is no magic wand here - you'll need to head over to the GivEVC-OCPP repo and follow the instructions to install it and get your charger connected.

If you're already up and running, assuming you have GivEVC-OCPP v0.4.0 and GivLocal build 42 or later, GivLocal should automatically detect your charger(s).

Once configured - the app allows almost all of the features of the OCPP charger from Home Assistant to be controlled in the app, including schedules.

Setup Instructions

Make sure you have GivEVC-OCPP v0.4.0 and GivLocal build 42 or later
Get a long-lived access token from Home Assistant
- Log into your Home Assistant instance
- Click on your profile picture (bottom left hand corner)
- Click on the "Security" tab at the top
- Scroll down to "Long-lived access tokens"
- Click on "Create token" and give the token a name (i.e. GivLocal)
- Click on "Create token" and then the "Copy" button to copy the token to the clipboard (it's only shown once so make sure you have it)
Scan your network for the charger - any discovered over OCPP will have OCPP in the name
Tap on the charger - you will be prompted for the token - paste the token into the field which you generated above
The app will connect to your newly-configured charger