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DuraStation™ EV Charger User Manual
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4
Operation
4.1
Basic Operational Overview
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The LED bar on the EVSE DuraStation
pedestal unit will glow green when the unit is not in use and
not in a faulted or reserved condition.
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Before plugging the charging connector into the car, swipe the RFID card (if enabled) to initiate the
charge process. The VFD display will indicate whether or not the RFID is approved or denied.
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Plug the connector into car. The LED ring will start flashing green until the vehicle is ready for
charge. This is usually a brief period of time. Some vehicles may have a delayed charge mode. In
this case the vehicle may briefly ask for charge to see the voltage and current that is available,
then go back into the paused state until it is ready for charge.
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Once the car initiates charging, the LED bar on the unit will change to amber and the VFD display
will show the current and energy that are being delivered.
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The LED bar on the unit will change from amber to flashing green once the car is fully charged,
and the VFD display will show a summary of the charge (total energy delivered and connect time).
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When the vehicle is disconnected the LED bar on the unit will change from flashing green to solid
green.
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The LED bar will turn red if any faults occur and a fault code will indicate on the VFD display. Refer
to Section 8 for fault codes and troubleshooting details.
4.2
Configuration
4.2.1
Connecting to Configuration Tool
The DuraStation Pedestal contains a configuration tool which can be used to establish owner
preferences and to setup the communication parameters for the customer’s network. The initial
connection to the Configuration Tool must be made via the Integrated Ethernet Communications
port (see Section 3.2.1). Subsequent connections to the tool can be made over WiFi after the
wireless network settings have been made to connect to the appropriate network.
The default IP address for the DuraStation’s Ethernet communications port is 192.168.13.1. For
the purposes of customer convenience, the DuraStation is shipped from the factory with default
network setting of “DHCP enabled”. This means that the DuraStation will try to obtain an IP
address from a DCHP server if one is available.
IMPORTANT!
On double pedestal DuraStations changes made to the configuration tool are common
between ports 1 and ports 2.