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ETREL INCH
USER MANUAL
Document version: 0.1

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  • Page 1 ETREL INCH USER MANUAL Document version: 0.1...
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Etrel Inch | User Manual SAFETY INFORMATION Etrel INCH charging station has been designed and tested in accordance with up-to-date international standards. The charging station is compliant with IEC 61851-1 international standard which defines conductive AC electric vehicle charging (Part 1, Part 21 and Part 23) and supports Mode 3 charging for safe recharging of any standard electric vehicle.
  • Page 3 Etrel Inch | User Manual ETREL INCH DESCRIPTION Etrel INCH is a smart charging station that can predict your EV charging habits and help you charge the car by the time you need it, at the lowest possible cost. Charging station comes with the LCD screen that guides you through the charging process and provides important charging information.
  • Page 4 6. Maintenance doors 7. Charging cable IDENTIFY YOUR PRODUCT VARIANT Etrel INCH has multiple variants that differ based on connector type and connectivity option. In order to identify your charging station, you have two possibilities. Either look on the manufacturer sticker or on the Web interface in Diagnostics menu.
  • Page 5 Etrel Inch | User Manual Charging station or its packaging has 3 stickers. Sticker with basic information is located on the delivery package, one at the back of the charging station has all the technical information and last one is located inside the side maintenance doors, containing information about connectivity.
  • Page 6 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 6: Sticker with connectivity information located inside the maintenance doors On the web interface you can obtain Etrel INCH charging station information about charger model, serial number, software version and version of cc hardware, cc driver and cc firm ware. How to connect to web interface is described below in the chapter 4 Web interface.
  • Page 7 Etrel Inch | User Manual OPERATION OF CHARGING STATION AND CHARGING PROCEDURE FIRST CHARGING STATION POWER UP When you power up the charging station for the first time it can take several minutes for station to get ready to start using it to charge EV.
  • Page 8: Charging Procedure

    6 Troubleshooting. YOUR FIRST CHARGING SESSION When the charging station is ready to be used you can simply follow the procedures described on the Etrel INCH’s LCD screen. You can choose between two charging modes:  Fast charging (default) ...
  • Page 9 Three options exist: turned on all the time, it can be blinking or turned off until touched. Description how to change this setting can be found in the Etrel INCH configuration guide. St ep 2 : A U THO R ISA T IO N...
  • Page 10 Etrel Inch | User Manual a. Insert pin Figure 9: Insert PIN code b. Use mobile app to authenticate Figure 10: Insert charging station's EVSE code Figure 11: Scan QR code You can either type the code of the station to your...
  • Page 11 Etrel Inch | User Manual c. Swipe RFID card By simply swiping the RFID card below the LCD touch screen where the RFID module is installed you can authorize on the charging station and begin the charging session St ep 3 : CO NN E C TI NG T HE CA BL E After the successful authorization you are going to see the screen with the description to connect the cable.
  • Page 12 What charging information is shown to you depends on the settings in the configuration of Web interface. Operator chooses which screens will be displayed. Figure 15: Example of shown energy on the Etrel INCH LCD screen...
  • Page 13 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 16: Display of charging time Check status of the charging station In the web interface you can check information of the current session. You can change the departure time using web interface by pressing the »Interactive mode« button. Procedure how to access this screen is described in the chapter 4 Web interface.
  • Page 14: Web Interface

    Etrel Inch | User Manual Lo c a ll y When you are next to charging station, you can simply end the charging session directly in your car and by disconnecting the charging cable. R e m ot e ly If you want to do this remotely you can use Web interface.
  • Page 15 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 19: Insert the default IP into the browser to connect to web interface Ping charging station from computer in same network Wi nd o ws To determine if your computer is in the same network as charging station ping the station using the CMD command ping with the IP of the station.
  • Page 16 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 22: Ping the charging station IP address If the ping is not successful your computer might be in different network segment and you can change the segment in network settings to the one of the charging station.
  • Page 17 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 24: Ping charging station by writing ping and charging station's IP Change the computer network settings If you can't ping charging station using your computer you won't be able to connect to the charging station's web interface. You will have to change your computer's IP and network settings in order to configure the charging station.
  • Page 18 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 25: Locate Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) in network properties If the station default IP is 192.168.1.250 you should change IP address to 192.168.1.1. Last bolded number can be random as long as it is not used by some other appliance in the network. For the subnet mask you should write 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 19 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 26: Change the IP of your computer and subnet mask Apple Computer To change the IP settings of your Apple computer press »Appie« button and go to »System preferences« Figure 27: Locate System Preferences...
  • Page 20 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 28: Click Network icon Click on the Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection (Depends on which one is used) and press Advanced button in the bottom right. Figure 29: Go to advanced settings of internet connection you are using Choose TCP/IP.
  • Page 21: Main Dashboard

    As a regular home user, you will have only basic rights that will allow you to see Dashboard and Diagnostics module. Configuration of charging station using web interface and more detailed description of web interface is available in document Etrel INCH configuration guide. Main dashboard...
  • Page 22 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 31: Web interface main Dashboard view Last session status will be shown on the right screen. If anything went wrong during the session additional information can be acquired in the Diagnostics menu accessed using the burger menu.
  • Page 23 Etrel Inch | User Manual Figure 32: Diagnostics web interface module Change the Web interface language You are able to change the language of web interface by pressing the burger menu and selecting the language at the bottom left corner. Only languages supported by web interface are available.
  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    ACCESS TO THE SIDE MAINTENANCE AREA Side maintenance area is protected by the maintenance doors. Depending on the type of Etrel INCH charging station you are using, two different doors are available. One with the regular key lock and one with hex screw (2.5 mm). To access the area, you will need either key or a hex screw driver.
  • Page 25 Etrel Inch | User Manual On the inside of maintenance doors, you will find sticker with technical information including basic charging station information, model type and serial number. When support is contacted it is important that you know the charging station model type so the support can quickly help you solve the issue.
  • Page 26: Overcurrent Protection

    Etrel Inch | User Manual the fid was tripped but you can’t move the switch back into active position. To change the RCD please call the support number. Figure 37: RCD test button Overcurrent protection Check the overcurrent protection (if installed) once a year for any visible damages on the surface.

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