Mennekes Stations can be integrated into the eCarUp billing system in just a few steps. Once installed in your account, you can easily define the conditions of use for your stations yourself (prices, users, available times, etc.). You decide who can charge, when and at what price.
Prerequisite for integration via OCPP
Configuration in the web portal for station operators
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Make sure that your charging stations are installed and that your computer or cell phone is connected to the same network as the charging station.
Open the eCarUp web portal and log in with your account details.
Click on the "Stations" tab in the menu on the left-hand side.
Select the "OCPP" tab.
Copy the URL to the clipboard.
Go to the web interface of the desired station and paste the copied URL accordingly.
⚠️ Important: Use the micro USB interface
Enter the following URL: http://192.168.123.123/operator/
Default username: operator
Default Password: yellow_zone
At least version 4.00-2139 must be installed.
The latest version can be found under State -> Firmware Version.
Carry out firmware update:
a) Copy the firmware file to a USB stick. Insert the USB stick.
b) Restart the Bender Controller
OCPP Mode: OCPP-J 1.6
WebSocket JSON OCPP URL: ws://www.ecarup.com/api/Ocpp16/{ecarupID}/
Example: ws://www.ecarup.com/api/Ocpp16/D8D2AFE54EF4D508/
⚠️ Important: A ‘/’ must be added after the eCarUp OCPP URL (as shown in the example). In addition, the ‘ChargePoint ID (OCPP)’ must not contain any special characters.
Connect to the station with he ethernet
Laptop must have the following IP 192.168.0.21 and subnet mask: 255.255.255.0.
Open the browser of your laptop and enter the following URL in the address bar 192.168.0.10
Username and password are "admin"
The software including instructions can be downloaded from the Mennekes software updates page.
Check the firmware
If not up to date, please install the current version
Select transmission protocol v1.6J
Insert the OCPP URL from your account and add OCPP 1.6
ws: //www.ecarup.com/api/Ocpp16/ (your ID) /
Don't forget the slash at the end!
Note settings
The upload interval of the Meter Values may vary from station to station.
We recommend an interval between 30-60s. This is the only way we can better calculate and display the current charging power on the app.
You can change this as follows:
Get Configuration (to read out what is programmed).
Change Configuration (to overwrite the value)