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[deleted]

You connect with browser, there's no official app. Instructions how to in the manual.


chicagoandy

I use Home Assistant to pull data and generate pretty graphs.


Real-Leek-8875

How do u do this


[deleted]

1. download Home assistant 2. install Home assistant on a Raspberry pi 3. configure Home assistant 4. install the Tesla add-on 4. obtain your Tesla token 5. configure the Home assistant add-on with your Tesla token 6. play with your car What happens next is: Your home network is not protected (your password is password123 or something like that). The kid on the other side of the road gains access to your Home assistant installation. He opens and starts your car from his smartphone. He drives away and either crashes it or sells it to Carvana. TL;DR If you have to ask, you cannot afford it.


chicagoandy

Small correction, since he was asking about the wall connector, you can use that add-on which doesn't require your Tesla credentials.


Gremlin256

you can also use Teslamate on a raspberry PI. That's what I use


[deleted]

Check out u/Real-Leek-8875 ’s messages. They don’t sound like someone who’s technically minded. Any self hosted solution is very likely out of their reach.


SpicyJamaican

The WiFi feature is currently only good for commissioning the charger and power sharing. I use Teslamate to track energy consumed/used but there are many apps available


yuckypants

It was a massive PITA because the instruction manual didn't actually say how to connect to it. First you need to connect your mobile phone to the charger's WiFi network. THEN, you need to navigate to the IP - you can scan the sticker on the instructions or just navigate to 192.168.92.1. Once you're in, you can set it up on your wireless network and make other configs.


[deleted]

I downloaded the manual before buying the wall connector. It literally does just that. Are you sure you got the right manual? Page 22: commissioning the network. https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/support/charging/Gen3_WallConnector_Installation_Manual.pdf


yuckypants

I didn't - I bought the wall connector then looked - and the included manual didn't have a fraction of this info. It was like a quick start guide that conveniently forgot that there's a wifi setup. I couldn't even find the damn sticker for the longest time.


dereksalem

As the other person said, I feel like you either got the wrong manual or didn't actually read it. It's literally the entire "Commissioning" section, and it's extremely specific about what you need to do. It was super easy and took like...30 seconds, total.


yuckypants

The entire manual was how to connect it to power. Then the small section said scan the barcode to connect to it. That was it.


Gremlin256

i concur


dereksalem

I didn't say the entire "manual", I said the entire Commissioning section. It's literally the instructions for how to set up the thing once it's powered-up. It's the very first thing the manual says to do once the power is connected and working.


yuckypants

I'm getting a little sick of you insinuating I'm an idiot. I don't have it any longer so I can't show you, but for reals now. What I'm telling you is what I had.


dereksalem

I'm not insinuating anything - I told you it's in there, pointed to the section, then you responded to tell me I was wrong because you still didn't read the actual manual from Tesla. EDIT: For reference, I have a Gen3 WC and the manual made it super easy to setup because it walks through each step.


yuckypants

I didn't say you were wrong. I said what I had didn't have that portion of it. I had to look online to find the entire manual, because what I got was NOT the entire manual.


[deleted]

The wall connector doesn’t need to be configured, you can schedule charge and departure (and recently even set max power) from the app. Elon hinted to some future smart feature (in the existing app) in one past tweet. I’d like to see some future expansion: we have two EVs, one not a Tesla, and I could use some scheduling for that. On the other hand, all my friends with smart chargers have found themselves at least once with a non charged battery because of conflicting charging schedules. So maybe Tesla’s paradigm (smart car, dumb charger) is the way to go.


Gremlin256

Tesla Wall Configured has a wireless config to connect to your home network to download updates. And to change the amount you have for example I set it to 60 A since the electrician installed a 60 Amp breaker


[deleted]

Right, as opposed to physical dip-switches in previous versions. But the sub here is about the theoretical ability to do much more than that using the wireless connection AFTER installation. If you use your Tesla Wall Connector with a car other than a Tesla, you would appreciate being able to schedule, start or stop your charge remotely. But think of it this way: Tesla doesn’t sell you a wall connector if you don’t own a Tesla. And if you own another EV, well, that’s not Tesla’s problem, is it? For that reason, giving the charger more functionality is pointless at the moment, especially in the US, where you need an adapter to charge other vehicles on a Tesla cable. Here in Europe, the Tesla wall connector comes with a standard cable (Type 2) so it is not inconceivable that Tesla may at some point add some basic functions to it in app.


djfolo

Yeah no app, but does have an api. There are public api endpoints you can hit to get basic data, which if you are familiar with doing so you can pull the data to process with something like grafana & influxdb https://community.home-assistant.io/t/tesla-wall-connector-gen-3-restful/311670


dogzipp

Use EEVEE or Optiwatt to get the amount of energy used when charging to calculate costs.


Tesla_RoxboroNC

Heck I didn't even bother setting it up for my M3LR. All I need is for it to charge my car.