Commercially Available Options
hasanr68 opened this issue · comments
Hi.
Unsure where to ask questions - please let me know if there's a google group account to ask questions. I am looking for a commercially available solution with the functionality of this library - has anyone implemented it already? If yes, possible to share link? If not, is there a complete install guide with hardware list to make it work? I am specifically looking to switch on/off electric sockets once payment is made via QR Code, card etc. and has to be compatible with OCPP.
Thanks in advance and apologies!
I'm planning to publish a simple OCPP socket implementation very soon. It will support payment via QR code, however, RFID-based authorization won't be supported in the beginning. I will post an update in this issue when it's open sourced.
Hi Matt.
Thanks a lot for the quick response. That sounds great. Any idea about when it will happen? Also - will it be OCPP compliant, since the sockets wont have Control Pilot (CP) wire?
Hi @hasanr68, the OCPP Smart Socket is released! See: https://github.com/matth-x/OCPP-Socket
For sure, OCPP was mainly designed for J1772-type connectors. However, in some countries like France it's also quite common that charge points provide a simple socket for household socket chargers. These chargers don't use all features of OCPP, but they can be operated with this protocol very well.
Thanks a lot! :)