4 posts tagged with "APIv2"

Ever since we released our next-gen charge point management system Connect and API v2 to beta in early March this year we have been working hard on getting them ready for the full release. Last major feature missing from Connect is the support to manage Express and we will be releasing that in the beginning of August. This means that the release is approaching fast as we are planning on getting Connect and API v2 out of beta during August-September, soon after the summer holiday period is over. This will mean a few things considering our product suite lifecycles:

1. We will be deprecating the old eMabler UI.
   • eMabler UI won't be receiving any updates or bug fixes any more starting from today as we will be focusing our development efforts completely towards Connect
   • eMabler UI will be kept live until the end of 2025, but we will highly recommend switching to Connect as soon as possible
   • From the beginning of 2026 we will take eMabler UI completely offline
2. We will be deprecating API v1.
   • API v1 won't be receiving any updates or bug fixes any more starting from today as we will be focusing our development efforts completely towards API v2
   • API v1 will be kept live until further notice as we are mapping all services that are dependant of it
   • We will be noticing you about the timeline of API v1 going offline separately
   • We highly recommend starting the planning process of taking API v2 into use as soon as possible

By getting both Connect and API v2 out of beta we can provide better user and developer experience to all of our customers. New technical foundations of both allow us to move faster with new feature development. We want to thank everyone who has provided us valuable feedback during the beta phase as we have been able to create a truly great platform which we will continue to improve continuously.

If you feel like Connect or API v2 is missing some key features that are preventing you from migrating, please contact our customer support and we will prioritize these cases as needed.

Thank you for your support and have a great summer!

This release improves system stability and ensures reliable service for all customers by preventing individual faulty chargers from degrading overall system performance.

OCPP​

Malfunctioning chargers that constantly reconnect will now be automatically blocked for a short time period. If a charger reconnects more than 60 times in an hour, it will be automatically blocked for an hour. This is done to prevent the reconnections from overloading the system.

API & Connect​

When a charger is blocked, this status and the block duration are available through the API and Connect. You can see the timestamp of when the charger will be available to connect again under charger details.

We are bringing a bunch of small but requested features with this release to both Connect and APIv2.

New features​

Connect​

• Show charger name on the driver charger access list
• Show charger name and socket name on the charging sessions list and Excel export

APIv2​

• Added externalId and RFID filters to GET /drivers
• Exposed charger name and socket name to GET /transactions
• By default pushIntegrationEnabled is set to true when adding new chargers

We are introducing further improvements on the operational side of Connect with the new session page and DLM. With the new session page you have better view of what has actually happened during the session based on different metrics. The same timeline which you have seen on the ongoing sessions is also available in finished sessions now.

DLM is now also available in Connect. Currently the functionalities match the exisiting one from eMabler UI, but we are actively working on bringing new feature to DLM. In Connect the DLM page has received some new features like for example better visibility of how much currents are the subsites using and the history of the charging profiles sent to the chargers. Read more below!

Session page​

New session page is now available under Charging sessions > View on the individual charging session row. On the new session page you can see session details, session cost development, different metrics and the timeline of the session. Cost development contains the energy consumption and the cost development during the session. Metrics show energy consumed, power, state of charge, amperage and voltage changes during the session if charger has provided that information. Timeline shows the different events during the session, which makes it easier to troubleshoot finished sessions if need be.

DLM​

You can now manage your DLM setup from Connect! You can add, edit and remove DLM configurations to your sites to start using our cloud-based load management. In Connect you can see metrics for the used amperage between different phases and also how current is being used between the parent and subsites. External meters, subsites and chargers are all now grouped in the "Circuit" view, so you can more easily see the whole picture where the current is being used at currently. We have also brought the charging profile history to Connect, so you will have more visibility of the decisions the DLM has made when assigning currents to different chargers.

Please note that we are actively developing DLM further, so you can expect to see new functionality for that in the near future, so stay tuned!

Other improvements​

• Added power ratings under socket, so you can add more wattage/amperage/voltage combinations to single socket now
• New filters to OCPP logs
• Fixed bug with consumption estimation being calculated wrong at times for ongoing sessions
• Fixed bug with Operators view not showing all operators if there are more than 100 operators in the list
• APIv2: renamed POST v2/charging-sessions to v2/transactions to better match existing naming scheme
• Other small bug fixes and UX improvements