Webasto Next Home Assistant Integration 🚗⚡

This integration allows you to control and monitor your Webasto Next charging station through Home Assistant using Modbus TCP.

Prerequisites 📋

• Home Assistant installed and running
• Webasto Next charging station on the same network
• Webasto Next configured for Modbus TCP connection
• The IP address of your Webasto Next charger

Installation 🔧

1. Copy these files to your Home Assistant configuration directory:

   • secrets.yaml (or add the contents to your existing secrets file)
   • packages/modbus_webasto.yaml

2. Update your secrets.yaml with your Webasto Next IP address and port:

   webasto_modbus_host_ip: 192.168.178.xxx
   webasto_modbus_port: 502

3. Add this to your configuration.yaml if not already present:

   homeassistant:
     packages:
       webasto_next: !include packages/modbus_webasto.yaml

4. Restart Home Assistant

Features ✨

• Monitor charging state and status
• View real-time power usage and energy consumption
• Control charging current (5A-16A; 4A = Off)
• Start/Stop charging sessions
• Automatic failsafe mode
• Human-readable status translations
• Useable with PV Excess Control (Forum)

Controls 🎮

• Current Control Slider: Adjust charging current from 4A to 16A
• On/Off Toggle: Quick switch between off (4A) and charging (>=5A)
• FastCharge Control: Add a specific amount of kWh to charge (5-30 kWh in 1 kWh steps)
• FullCharge Mode: Charge at maximum current until the vehicle is fully charged
• Start/Stop Scripts: Control charging sessions manually

Charging Modes ⚡

FastCharge Mode

Allows you to add a specific amount of energy (kWh) to your vehicle's battery:

• Use the "FastCharge Increment" slider to set the desired amount (0-30 kWh)
• The system will automatically:
  • Calculate the target based on current meter reading
  • Set charging current to maximum (16A)
  • Stop charging when target is reached
  • Reset settings after completion or when power drops to 0
• Perfect for "I need X more kWh" scenarios

FullCharge Mode

Designed for complete charging sessions:

• Toggle "FullCharge" to start charging at maximum current (16A)
• System will automatically:
  • Clear any FastCharge settings
  • Set maximum charging current (16A)
  • Monitor charging power
  • Detect when vehicle is fully charged (power drops to 0 for 1 minute)
  • Stop charging and reset when complete
• Ideal for "charge until full" scenarios

PV Excess Control

• Setup PV Excess Control as described in the corresponding repo
  • From this package, use the following sensors in the Blueprint:
    • Appliance Entity: input_boolean.webasto_next_on
    • Appliance SetCurrent entity: input_number.webasto_next_current_value_slider
    • Appliance actual power sensor: sensor.webasto_next_active_power_total

Managing Automation Conflicts

The PV Excess Control must be deactivated when using FastCharge or FullCharge modes. Add this automation to your configuration:

automation:
  - alias: Manage PV Excess Control for Webasto Next
    description: Disable PV Excess Control during FastCharge or FullCharge modes
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.webasto_next_full_charge
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_number.webasto_next_fastcharge_increment
    action:
      - choose:
          - conditions:
              - condition: or
                conditions:
                  - condition: state
                    entity_id: input_boolean.webasto_next_full_charge
                    state: 'on'
                  - condition: numeric_state
                    entity_id: input_number.webasto_next_fastcharge_increment
                    above: 0
            sequence:
              - service: automation.turn_off
                entity_id: automation.pv_excess_control
          - conditions:
              - condition: and
                conditions:
                  - condition: state
                    entity_id: input_boolean.webasto_next_full_charge
                    state: 'off'
                  - condition: numeric_state
                    entity_id: input_number.webasto_next_fastcharge_increment
                    below: 1
            sequence:
              - service: automation.turn_on
                entity_id: automation.pv_excess_control

This automation will:

• Turn off PV Excess Control when FastCharge or FullCharge modes are active
• Automatically restore PV Excess Control when both modes are inactive

Sensors 📊

• Charge point state
• Charging current per phase
• Active power (total and per phase)
• Session information
• Equipment status
• Cable state
• Fault codes
• Energy metering

Credits 🙏

• Ground work and inspiration: lemubo with his tread about the Webasto (now Ampure) Unite Wallbox Modbus Integration
• Inspiration to create a package: MKaiser with his Sungrow SH Integration

License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing 🤝

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!