Add support for ChargePoint chargers as a brand option

[CitizenRacer]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Please add support for ChargePoint chargers under the brand

Describe the solution you'd like
Configuring this card is onerous as it's unclear what entities go to which config points, it'd be great to have it support https://github.com/mbillow/ha-chargepoint for those of us with ChargePoint chargers

Describe alternatives you've considered
I've looked for example configurations for this particular charger brand and haven't found anything

[tmjo]

Hi and thanks for using the card. I'll be happy to add ChargePoint chargers as you suggest, but I need some help doing the ground work. Best option is if you take a look at for instance the Easee template file and propose a PR with necessary changes. I can try to help you out if it is not clear what to do. If you think this is too complex, I can help out, but then I need as minimum a full, working YAML code for the card with ChargePoint. With this, I can fairly easily make a template out of it and you could test it out.

PS! Only entities from the charger integration will be allowed in the template, not personal customizations (for instance some people add some other stuff in their card, which of course is perfectly fine, but for the template it must be something that fits all with the same charger).

[tmjo]

Hi!

I'd love to add support for this charger, but kindly read the wiki on how-to. Let me know if anything is unclear and I'll update it or try to explain.

Cheers!

[curtisbarnard]

I'm working on setting up my card now for my Chargepoint Home Flex. Once I have it done I can add a PR with the template.

[ThatTallGuy21]

I'm working on setting up my card now for my Chargepoint Home Flex. Once I have it done I can add a PR with the template.

@curtisbarnard - Were you able to get the ChargePoint Home Flex configured and a PR sent?

Anyone else? I could use some help.

[ThatTallGuy21]

@CitizenRacer @tmjo @curtisbarnard... I was able to follow the wiki and create my own ChargePoint charger card. Thanks OP for creating the charger card! It's super slick!

I'm happy with where my card ended up so wanted to share in case you or anyone else stumbles across this.. Mine requires the use of the charger card, the ChargePoint HACS integration, a custom ChargePoint Home Flex charger image I created, and a custom template to convert the session's charging time from seconds to an extended format.

End result:

Code:
https://pastebin.com/zaaKLWcM

Template:
https://pastebin.com/ihJkrSU2

[ThatTallGuy21]

ChargePoint Home Flex PNG image:

[ThatTallGuy21]

Another few details to share... My CP charger is hardwired in at home and technically it can go up to 48amps (60 amp breaker). However, I have my charger currently configured to a lower amperage. If I select 32 A I get the below modal and I'm able to update the amperage I want to use via the dropdown. Outside of this, selection of all other fields display more information.

Note, if you go into the code YAML I posted above, you can change the list of amperages and that'll reflect in the dropdown within the modal.

[ThatTallGuy21]

End result, not charging/unplugged

[CitizenRacer]

Oh man this is awesome, thank you! A couple of questions...

1. Where do I put the image? That is, what's the full path to /local/?

2. Where do I put the template code?

THANK YOU!!!

[CitizenRacer]

@ThatTallGuy21 I figured out the other issues I was having, here's the only one I have left. The current limits don't seem to be accepted. When I try to set the current limit the drop down shows every number from 1 to 50

Finally, when I try to set the amperage I get the error "Failed to perform the action select/select_options. Cannot set amperage if charger not plugged in!"

Here's my card:
https://pastebin.com/EpJKeCwF

[ThatTallGuy21]

The below section in your code is what needs updated. You'll need to understand how many amps your breaker is and multiply that by 20 to find the maximum amperage of your charger. Example: (60amps * 20) = 12 --- (60 - 12) = 48amp.. If your charger is NOT hardwired, like mine then I believe the max is 32amps. I'm guessing that because you're going above the maximum your charger can handle that is why it's incrementing the amps of the dropdown by one. You'll need to update the list below in your code.

Once you update the template or yaml in the card, restart HA and it should work. Something else to try would be to update the amperage maximum within the chargepoint app first, and then if 32amps is the max, remove 40 and 48 from the list below.

currentlimits:
- 0
- 6
- 10
- 16
- 20
- 25
- 32
- 40
- 48

[CitizenRacer]

My charger is hard wired and set to 48. Interestingly, i have two chargers and one does it correctly and the other does not.

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On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 4:53 AM ThatTallGuy21 ***@***.***> wrote: The below section in your code is what needs updated. You'll need to understand how many amps your breaker is and multiply that by 20 to find the maximum amperage of your charger. Example: 60amps * 20 = 48amp.. If your charger is NOT hardwired, like mine then I believe the max is 32amps. I'm guessing that because you're going above the maximum your charger can handle that is why it's incrementing the amps of the dropdown by one. You'll need to update the list below in your code. Once you update the template or yaml in the card, restart HA and it should work. Something else to try would be to update the amperage maximum within the chargepoint app first, and then if 32amps is the max, remove 40 and 48 from the list below. currentlimits: - 0 - 6 - 10 - 16 - 20 - 25 - 32 - 40 - 48 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#54 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADQ23IPDC2NLUJOLRXJYIN3Z65N37AVCNFSM6AAAAAAYCXXHYWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDINJUGY2DCMZVGE> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>