Home Assistant

OpenEVSE

This openevse sensor integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] pulls data from an OpenEVSE Charging station equipped with an ESP8266-based Wi-Fi connection.

Configuration

To enable this sensor in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file. After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: openevse
    host: IP_ADDRESS
    monitored_variables:
      - status

Configuration Variables

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host string Required

The IP address or hostname of your charger.

monitored_variables list Required

Conditions to display on the frontend.

status

The status of the charger (i.e., “Connected”, “Charging”, etc.).

charge_time

The number of minutes the charging has been charging, or 0 if it is not charging.

rtc_temp

The temperature reported by the real time clock sensor, or 0 if the sensor is not installed.

ir_temp

The temperature reported by the IR remote sensor, or 0 if the sensor is not installed.

ambient_temp

The temperature reported by the ambient sensor, or 0 if the sensor is not installed.

usage_session

The energy usage for the current charging session.

usage_total

The total energy usage for the device.

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