WandDeuze, an Android app for the WallBox Pulsar (Plus)

Android app WandDeuze communicates with your "Wallbox (Pulsar (Plus))" via Wifi only. It does not use Bluetooth. It may communicate with other Wallbox devices but I have only a Pulsar Plus to test it with. You could also just use the Wallbox app but refuse Location access which then disables Bluetooth.
WandDeuze does only 4 simple things what the Wallbox app also does:
- display the status description of the wallbox
- connected status
- not in the video but it has now a: cable plugged in checkbox
- lock or unlock the wallbox
- pause or resume the charge session
- display and adjust the charging current
These are the very basic things needed to use the wallbox, more capabilities are not needed.
I had problems setting up Wifi for the WallBox and upgrading its firmware. For a description check my homepage at www.zekitez.com...
WandDeuze is my interpretation in dialect (German-NederSaksisch) for the words wall (wand) and box (deuze). The app is based on some scripts that I found on the internet in Python and HomeyScript. The source code is available on GitHub github.com/zek...
The app is available on Google Play.

[@typxxilps]

Cool, any ideads how to use it as a PV surplus charger ?
I would love to avoid to buy the overpriced CARLO GAVAZZI EM112 MID METER.
The only alternative might be evcc but not sure.

[@CriftinsCampers]

Have you found a way to access the logs?
When not connected to the car and not charging mine intermittently goes red for a few minutes and then resets.
I would love to see if there if anything related to the error in the logs.
I suspect it might be a voltage or frequency problem possibly caused by my solar panels inverters as it only happens during the day.

[@zekitez4310]

Android security may prevent access to the log file. The logs are located in android/data/com.zekitez.wanddeuze/files . You could try Android total commander app or attach the phone via usb cable to a laptop. The log file takes time to load with Total Commander. The logs are in text format.

[@zekitez4310]

Examples of the wallbox replies are listed in github.com/zekitez/WandDeuze/blob/main/app/src/main/java/com/zekitez/wanddeuze/WallboxPulsarPlus.java
but it will be difficult to extract/recognize any voltage or frequency error from these reports, if they are reported.

[@CriftinsCampers]

@@zekitez4310 Thanks for taking the time to reply I will have a nose about in the logs, this afternoon I factory reset the unit which rolled the firmware back to v.4.6.5. The problem then went away.
Fyi my pulsar plus Wallbox started behaving oddly shortly after upgrading the firmware to the recently released v5.17.44.
it randomly errored with the red ring of death, then reset and is then fine for a short while 15-20 minutes.
It did this repeatedly all the time it’s on standby i.e. is not charging the car, once charging it remained on for the duration.
I have just sent an email to wallbox to report it.