node-red-contrib-chargepoint
Node-Red nodes for communicating with the EVSP ChargePoint allowing monitoring of Chargepoint EVSE and load control.
Based on the ChargePoint 4.1 API utilizing the 4.1 WSDL.
#Install
Run the following command in the root directory of your Node-RED install
npm install node-red-contrib-chargepoint
#Requirements
To access the ChargePoint Web Services API via these nodes, you will require a License Key, Password and a ChargePoint account with one of the service plans described in Section 1.1 of the ChargePoint API Guide.
To find your API License Key and API Password, follow these steps:
1.Log into ChargePoint with either a Network Manager or API user account
2.Click the Organizations tab, and then click the API Info sub-tab
3.Find your API License Key in the table
4.Mouse over your API License Key, and select Generate Password from the pop-up menu
5.Save the API License Key and API Password values for making calls to the ChargePoint Web Services API
A Service Provider Plan is necessary to utilize the Demand Management nodes.
#Author
Jason D. Harper