Configuration Templates
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Overview
Configuration Template defines the set of configuration variables applied to the charging station once it establishes the connection with Tridens EV Charge.
The Configuration Template consists of the following attributes:
- Identification (Id, Code): Identification values that uniquely represent the configuration template.
- Naming (Name, Description): Descriptive details providing the template name and additional information.
- Validity & priority (Valid from, Valid to, Priority): Time range during which the template is considered active. All overlapping templates are applied, but those with a higher priority value are applied first.
- Communication protocol: Protocol of communication between the charging station and Tridens EV Charge. When populated, the configuration template applies only to stations that use the specified protocol.
- Settings: List of configuration settings applied to the physical charging station once it establishes the connection with Tridens server. If charger/connector relations are specified within settings, such settings will have a charger/connector-based limitation.
- Set Configuration Batch Size: Distributes settings into batches of given size, while settings are being instructed to the physical station.
- Operator: Optional site operator for which the configuration template applies. When an operator is defined, the template applies within that limited operator’s context. Otherwise, it applies to the general site environment context.
Configuration Setup
Create, View, Update, Delete
Under the Configuration Template section, the following management possibilities are available:
- New Configuration Template can be created by pressing Create new button and providing the settings, as defined in overview.
- View existing Configuration Templates by using a filterable table view. Apply search criteria if necessary.
- Detailed view of existing Configuration Template can be accesed from the table view and pressing Details.
- Existing Configuration Template can be modified by pressing Update on the detailed view.
- Existing Configuration Template can be deleted by pressing Delete on the detailed view.
Assigning to Charging Infrastructure
Charging infrastructure operator can assign the Configuration Template to the infrastructure by linking the template to specific Areas or Stations.
Unassign from Charging Infrastructure
Charging infrastructure operator can unassign the Configuration Template from the charging infrastructure when the template is no longer needed.
Operation
Once a charging station establishes connection with Tridens EV Charge, the system checks for configured templates on that specific Station or its parent Area. Tridens EV Charge system then automatically applies all valid template settings in batches of the defined size.
If multiple templates exist, they are ordered by priority.
When changes are made to templates, or when templates are assigned/unassigned, the physical charging station’s configuration is updated the next time it reconnects with Tridens EV Charge system.
