[Feature Request]: Add feature to turn off LCD

[silviudc]

The feature

Would it be possible to add a button that toggles the LCD on and off?
I remember being able it to do in the past with a RAPI command but no longer works

Additional information

No response

[firstof9]

There's no API function to disable a LCD.

[silviudc]

There's no API function to disable a LCD.

Not disable it, but turn off the backlight I meant.

[firstof9]

#404 may solve your request, I'm not sure.

[KipK]

backlight should turn off itself when idle btw.

You should ask on openevse_esp32 git as feature request to expose backlights control over http api.
Nows RAPI access has been removed, there's probably few features left to expose over api.

[silviudc]

#404 may solve your request, I'm not sure.

I think it would if the brightness can be set to 0 and switches off the backlight?

[firstof9]

I think it would if the brightness can be set to 0 and switches off the backlight?

I'm not sure, but I've made it a dim-able light in Home Assistant, the feature will be in the next beta to try out.

[firstof9]

@silviudc have you tried the latest beta?

[silviudc]

@firstof9
I was actually just about to ask as I saw the "light" being added to one of the recent releases but I am not seeing anything like that after updating in the list of sensors coming from the integration.
Does it depend on the FW version of the station? I am on v5.0.2 and I updated to 5.1.0 a while back but they did something silly like LAN was turned off in that and was only working on so I had to revert to 5.0.2 to get LAN to work again but I see it was fixed in 5.1.1 so maybe I need to update to latest, 5.1.2?

[firstof9]

Version "4.1.0" or higher. Please check what version of the integration is installed. It's currently in the beta releases.

[silviudc]

Version "4.1.0" or higher. Please check what version of the integration is installed. It's currently in the beta releases.

I have 2.1.47-b2 currently installed, I should see a button or what type of sensor for this?

[firstof9]

It's a light entity here's mine:

[silviudc]

Yes that one is missing for me

Restarted HA, EVSE, reloaded integration but it won't show up

[firstof9]

Restarted HA, EVSE, reloaded integration but it won't show up

Check in /config/custom_components/openevese/ and see if light.py exists.
If it doesn't, HACS has gone wonky, and you can manually drop the files from the ZIP into that path and restart HA.

[silviudc]

Yes it is there it seems

[firstof9]

Yes it is there it seems

Seems your OpenEVSE isn't sending out led status messages then.
Which one do you have?

[silviudc]

This one https://shop.openenergymonitor.com/emonevse-wifi-connected-ev-charging-station-type-2/
It should work as I was able to turn off the backlight using RAPI in the past.
I'll try updating it to 5.1.2 tomorrow, seems like they fixed the LAN issue, see if that makes it show up

[firstof9]

If you do the debug logging and try adjusting the LED brightness from the OpenEVSE webui it should capture anything that comes over the websocket, or you can do the debugging from the openevse webui too.

[silviudc]

If you do the debug logging and try adjusting the LED brightness from the OpenEVSE webui it should capture anything that comes over the websocket, or you can do the debugging from the openevse webui too.

Where is that option, for the brightness, don't remember seeing it anywhere?

[firstof9]

Where is that option, for the brightness, don't remember seeing it anywhere?

Under EVSE, and LED brightness would be the very bottom.

Debugging you can watch via Developer there and the button would be called just Debug that's the websocket that's being monitored.

[silviudc]

Looks like I don't have it which would explain why the integration doesn't expose it.
I'll try to update the FW now, see if it shows up

[silviudc]

Still not there on 5.1.2 so not sure why

[firstof9]

Seems the blacklight isn't exposed. You may want to do like KipK stated here: #401 (comment)