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Garo charger

  • 20-07-2019 9:10pm
    #1
    adunis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭


    Anybody got the WiFi module in a garo ?
    Is it worthwhile ?
    Can find any dedicated app for same which piques my curiosity


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  • #2
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    There is more info on their web site H E R E .
    They have wifi and instructions on how to use it inside the pdf.

    I am looking at getting one as my second charger here, let you know how that goes next week.


  • #3
    JohnC.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    Oh, the wi-fi module is literally a Raspberry Pi.


  • #4
    adunis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭adunis


    JohnC. wrote: »
    Oh, the wi-fi module is literally a Raspberry Pi.

    Seriously ?


  • #5
    JohnC.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    adunis wrote: »
    Seriously ?

    If the picture on their own website is accurate. It’s got something in one of the USB ports, which I assume is whatever software makes it tick, but the hardware is a Pi.


  • #6
    adunis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭adunis


    JohnC. wrote: »
    If the picture on their own website is accurate. It’s got something in one of the USB ports, which I assume is whatever software makes it tick, but the hardware is a Pi.

    To be investigated.......


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    JohnC. wrote: »
    If the picture on their own website is accurate. It’s got something in one of the USB ports, which I assume is whatever software makes it tick, but the hardware is a Pi.
    You're right - it's a Pi (and heavily marked up).
    There's a tiny USB key in the USB port.

    It's a nice-to-have for setting up the charger and configuring RFID cards but not essential.


  • #8
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    adunis wrote: »
    Can find any dedicated app for same which piques my curiosity

    No app - it's all web-based. You go to http://chargebox.webel.se/chargebox.asp?lang=en and login (or just go to the Raspberry Pi's IP address):

    485985.PNG


  • #9
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,074 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    So, interestingly enough I got a Garo charger last week and I had the same question beforehand. I called their sales line to check out the details as the Irish site is, frankly, devoid of data about the devices, while the Swedish is somewhat better. There was no point in asking the likes of Kellehers Electrical as they don't have the detail about the technicalities such as the OCPP protocol.
    Anyhow the sales guy in Garo had to go get the details about the WIFI module and call me back. But alas it seems that there is little justification in getting it at ~e200 as it only enables the gui (as above) and allows you to modify the charger settings such as the charging speed etc, so for a residential installation where I am not managing a series of these it's just not providing any benefit to me.

    Now back to the Raspberry PI... the Garo main-board on the model of device which I bought does not have the header pins present to connect the PI, but it 'looks' like a standard PI 40-pin/IDE header but as far as I recall the PCB vias were all solder-filled, meaning that you would have to reflow the damn thing to get a header installed...


  • #10
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    10-10-20 wrote: »
    But alas it seems that there is little justification in getting it at ~e200 as it only enables the gui (as above) and allows you to modify the charger settings such as the charging speed etc, so for a residential installation where I am not managing a series of these it's just not providing any benefit to me.

    That's understandable. I was under the impression you could track energy usage through the web interface but it's not there right now - from chatting to the installers, it seems to be available on other models and might be enabled in firmware later.


  • #11
    adunis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭adunis


    ethernet wrote: »
    That's understandable. I was under the impression you could track energy usage through the web interface but it's not there right now - from chatting to the installers, it seems to be available on other models and might be enabled in firmware later.

    Exactly like 10 10 20 said
    Waste of time
    Also two different variants one wit one without the header
    Guess which I've got ....


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