This library helps communicating with OpenEVSE boards, using the RAPI protocol.
EVSE stands for Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment. An EVSE is a charging station for electrical vehicles.
OpenEVSE is an Open Hardware EVSE, allowing people to build their own EVSEs.
OpenEVSE is not a finished product to be used by an end-user.
RAPI stands for "Remote API", allowing remote hardware to control the OpenEVSE board using a serial port, with the FTDI/UART pins on the board.
The default baudrate is 115200, according to OpenEVSE sources (open_evse.h).
pip install python-openevse
See the inline documentation:
>>> import openevse >>> help(openevse)
- Copyright (c) 2015 Sébastien Maccagnoni-Munch
- Copyright (c) 2019 Vitaly Greck
In short : do what you want but keep our names in the resulting software.
As of Feb 5, 2019, Vitaly Greck has taken over the management of this project.
Please, if you improve it, contribute back. Thanks ! :)
Documentation on the RAPI protocol v1.0.3, from rapi_proc.h:
**** RAPI protocol ****
Fx - function
Sx - set parameter
Gx - get parameter
command formats
1. with XOR checksum (recommended)
$cc pp pp ...^xk\r
2. with additive checksum (legacy)
$cc pp pp ...*ck\r
3. no checksum (FOR TESTING ONLY! DON'T USE FOR APPS)
$cc pp pp ...\r
\r = carriage return = 13d = 0x0D
cc = 2-letter command
pp = parameters
xk = 2-hex-digit checksum - 8-bit XOR of all characters before '^'
ck = 2-hex-digit checksum - 8-bit sum of all characters before '*'
response format
$OK [optional parameters]\r - success
$NK [optional parameters]\r - failure
asynchronous messages
$ST state\r - EVSE state transition - sent whenever EVSE state changes
state: EVSE_STATE_xxx
commands
FB color - set LCD backlight color
colors:
OFF 0
RED 1
YELLOW 3
GREEN 2
TEAL 6
BLUE 4
VIOLET 5
WHITE 7
$FB 7*03 - set backlight to white
FD - disable EVSE
$FD*AE
FE - enable EVSE
$FE*AF
FP x y text - print text on lcd display
FR - reset EVSE
$FR*BC
FS - sleep EVSE
$FS*BD
S0 0|1 - set LCD type
$S0 0*F7 = monochrome backlight
$S0 1*F8 = RGB backlight
S1 yr mo day hr min sec - set clock (RTC) yr=2-digit year
S2 0|1 - disable/enable ammeter calibration mode - ammeter is read even when not charging
$S2 0*F9
$S2 1*FA
S3 cnt - set charge time limit to cnt*15 minutes (0=disable, max=255)
SA currentscalefactor currentoffset - set ammeter settings
SC amps - set current capacity
SD 0|1 - disable/enable diode check
$SD 0*0B
$SD 1*0C
SE 0|1 - disable/enable command echo
$SE 0*0C
$SE 1*0D
use this for interactive terminal sessions with RAPI.
RAPI will echo back characters as they are typed, and add a <LF> character
after its replies
SF 0|1 - disable/enable GFI self test
$SF 0*0D
$SF 1*0E
SG 0|1 - disable/enable ground check
$SG 0*0E
$SG 1*0F
SH kWh - set cHarge limit to kWh
SK - set accumulated Wh (v1.0.3+)
$SK 0*12 - set accumulated Wh to 0
SL 1|2|A - set service level L1/L2/Auto
$SL 1*14
$SL 2*15
$SL A*24
SM voltscalefactor voltoffset - set voltMeter settings
SR 0|1 - disable/enable stuck relay check
$SR 0*19
$SR 1*1A
SS 0|1 - disable/enable GFI self-test
$SS 0*1A
$SS 1*1B
ST starthr startmin endhr endmin - set timer
$ST 0 0 0 0*0B - cancel timer
SV 0|1 - disable/enable vent required
$SV 0*1D
$SV 1*1E
G3 - get time limit
response: OK cnt
cnt*15 = minutes
= 0 = no time limit
GA - get ammeter settings
response: OK currentscalefactor currentoffset
$GA*AC
GC - get current capacity range in amps
response: OK minamps maxamps
$GC*AE
GE - get settings
response: OK amps(decimal) flags(hex)
$GE*B0
GF - get fault counters
response: OK gfitripcnt nogndtripcnt stuckrelaytripcnt (all values hex)
$GF*B1
GG - get charging current and voltage
response: OK milliamps millivolts
AMMETER must be defined in order to get amps, otherwise returns 0 amps
VOLTMETER must be defined in order to get voltage, otherwise returns 0 volts
$GG*B2
GH - get cHarge limit
response: OK kWh
kWh = 0 = no charge limit
GM - get voltMeter settings
response: OK voltcalefactor voltoffset
$GM^2E
GP - get temPerature (v1.0.3+)
$GP*BB
response: OK ds3231temp mcp9808temp tmp007temp
ds3231temp - temperature from DS3231 RTC
mcp9808temp - temperature from MCP9808
tmp007temp - temperature from TMP007
all temperatures are in 10th's of a degree Celcius
if any temperature sensor is not installed, its return value will be 0
GS - get state
response: OK state elapsed
state: EVSE_STATE_xxx
elapsed: elapsed charge time in seconds (valid only when in state C)
$GS*BE
GT - get time (RTC)
response OK yr mo day hr min sec yr=2-digit year
$GT*BF
GU - get energy usage (v1.0.3+)
$GU*C0
response OK Wattseconds Whacc
Wattseconds - Watt-seconds used this charging session, note you'll divide Wattseconds by 3600 to get Wh
Whacc - total Wh accumulated over all charging sessions, note you'll divide Wh by 1000 to get kWh
GV - get version
response: OK firmware_version protocol_version
$GV*C1
- FB:
lcd_backlight_color - FD:
status - FE:
status - FP:
display_text - FR:
reset - FS:
status - S0:
lcd_type - S1:
time - S2:
ammeter_calibration - S3:
time_limit - SA:
ammeter_settings - SC:
current_capacity - SD:
diode_check - SE:
echo - SF:
gfi_self_test - SG:
ground_check - SH:
charge_limit - SK:
accumulated_wh - SL:
service_level - SM:
voltmeter_settings - SR:
stuck_relay_check - SS:
gfi_self_test(it is the same as SF) - ST:
timer - SV:
vent_required - G3:
time_limit - GA:
ammeter_settings - GC:
current_capacity_range - GE:
current_capacity(1st field), see Flags class (2nd field) - GF:
fault_counters - GG:
charging_current_and_voltage - GH:
charge_limit - GM:
voltmeter_settings - GP:
temperature - GS:
status,elapsed - GT:
time - GU:
accumulated_wh,elapsed - GV:
version