Important Notice for OCPP or Modbus TCP Server Users
By Juli 2025 at the latest, you must update your port configurations for these servers.
OCPP Server: Use port 19520
Modbus TCP Server: Use port 1502
Please plan ahead to avoid any disruptions.
- Dashboard
- Fixed an issue with the Gateway Connectivity icon where the popup did not display correctly.
- Charging Rules
- Moved the info box component to the correct position within surplus rule actions.
- Pressing Enter now saves the current charging rule instead of canceling edits without saving.
- General
- Fixed a bug that caused users to get locked out if they saved an empty password in the settings.
- Added a tooltip that displays the status in plain text or provides additional information.
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Charging Point Menu
- The default minimum charging current is now set to 8000 mA. We recommend using this value for maximum compatibility with all vehicles.
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Dashboard
- A bug that caused the charging point status not to update automatically has been fixed.
- A bug that caused the menu to edit an active charging process to be hidden immediately has been fixed.
- Charging points with a disconnected connection are now counted as "faults" in the status tile.
- The info menu for a charging point now also displays the duration of the active or last charging process.
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Charging Rules
- A bug that caused the charging process to pause when a surplus-charging rule was applied has been fixed.
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Developer Tools
- Modbus logging now includes the EVSE ID (Ex) in the logs.
- Modbus logs are no longer displayed as raw data but in a parsed form for better readability.
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General
- A bug that caused the upload of licenses and backups on a WAGO controller to fail has been fixed.
- French translation has been added.
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Transactions Log
- The transactions log layout has been revised.
- The exported log is now aligned with the web interface’s display.
- Dashboard: Additional connection information for meters.
- Dashboard: If a charging process has to be paused, the reason for this is now displayed in the Limitation column.
- Dashboard: OCPP - Gateway status is displayed on the dashboard.
- Developer Tools: Minor improvements to the logs.
- Dashboard: Fixed a bug that caused charging points and meters to switch to “Not connected” status every few seconds.
- General: Fixed a bug that caused a login with a password containing special characters to fail.
- Interfaces: Fixed error that no connection to Modbus TCP Server error was possible.
- Loadmanagement: Fixed problems that caused the power distribution according to fair share not to work.
- Transaction Logs: Fixed a bug in the charging process logs where the column headings did not match the content.
- Backend: If the connection to a grid meter fails, all charging processes at the location or group are paused/reduced to minimum charging power after a timeout.
- Charging rules: For the surplus charging rules, the action is now set to "Surplus (Power Gen.)". The dropdown has been removed.
- Charging point menu: OCPP - Forwarding settings are now hidden if the charging station is not connected to Lobas via OCPP.
- Dashboard: Automated software testing for the dashboard expanded.
- Dashboard: Read-only access added to the dashboard for which no login is required
- General: The beta version string now contains the timestamp when the build process was completed (2.16.2-beta-yyyymmdd-hhmmss).
- Charging rules: Fixed a bug that caused many charging rules to prevent the page from scrolling.
- Dashboard: The display of the charging currents at a charging point now shows them in the correct phase order.
- User management (RFID): Fixed a bug where it was not possible to add users or delete existing users.
- Interfaces: Multiple Bug Fixes in Modbus TCP Server Settings
- Deleting the last character in the port input field no longer displays a "0."
- The port remains on the last set value when deactivating/reactivating the Modbus TCP server, without reverting to the default port 1502.
- The "Active Devices" button now correctly displays connected devices.
- Dashboard: Adjust tile height (so that all tiles have the same height)
- Dashboard: Display current per phase for charging points
- Dashboard: Display of the ‘Inactive’ status revised (feedback from the last review)
- Dashboard: If a charging rule influences the charging power, the system now displays which charging rule is causing this
- Dashboard: Tables save their current status (current page, number of displayed objects, sorting) when leaving the page
- Interfaces: Fixed a bug in the Modbus TCP server settings that caused the default port to always be set as soon as it was edited (feedback from the last review)
- Meters: Fixed a bug that in some cases meant that a deactivated meter could not be reactivated
- Hardware: Fixed a bug that prevented licences from being installed on the WAGO PFC200 controller
- Compatibility Hardware: Added Docker - compatibility for new WAGO CC100 Controller 751-9401
- Dashboard: Default view is now "All devices"
- Dashboard: In the list & tile view for charging points & charging groups, “Charging current” has been renamed to “Charging current (Setpoint)"
- Dashboard: In the list view the column "Charging current" is added for charging groups
- Interfaces: Changed the default Port of Modbus TCP Server to 1502 and prevent the input of numbers below 1000 and above 65535
- User management: It is now possible for user groups not to override the priority of the charging point
- Charging Points: Fixed a bug that caused the device type of a charging point to no longer be displayed during an update
- Dashboard: Fixed a bug that disabled devices shown as "connected"
- Dashboard: In the list view of the charging groups, the columns "Charged amount of energy" and "Power" have a reversed order compared to that of the charging points. The columns has been rotated for the charging groups.
- Interfaces: Fixed a bug that in rare cases caused the connection to an MQTT broker not to be automatically restored after a connection loss.
- Charging Points/ Meters: It is now possible to switch whether a Modbus TCP connection is maintained permanently or is re-established with each request
- Dashboard: For active loading processes, a button is now displayed with which it is possible to overwrite the loading limit of the active loading process
- Dashboard: Many small changes to increase user-friendliness
- Interfaces: Display error in the switch settings of the MQTT settings fixed
- Improved Performance: Various optimizations in the background ensure a faster and smoother usage:
- Charging Points: Fixed a bug that could lead to the connector ID not being saved correctly for the OCPP communication type
- Increased Stability: Bug fixes and adjustments to enhance overall stability
- Hardware: Add functionality for reset button (see documentation for more information)
- Interfaces: Add Retain Flag for MQTT
- Dashboard: Sorting by "Charged amount of energy" works now
- Interfaces: SunSpec Device overview is now scrollabale when a large number of devices is enabled
- Interfaces: Fixed a bug that caused MQTT not to work in special constellations
- Charging Rules: Charging Points selectbox is now scrollabale when a large number of devices are created
- Charging Processes: The correct units are now displayed
- Increased Stability: Bug fixes and adjustments to enhance overall stability
- Improved Performance: Various optimizations in the background ensure a faster and smoother usage
- Increased Stability: Bug fixes and adjustments to enhance overall stability
Backup Recommendation: It is strongly recommended to perform a complete backup before installing this update.
Changes: This update includes significant changes to the charging rules. Due to these changes, it is possible that some existing charging rules may not be automatically migrated.
After the Update: Please check the logic of your charging rules immediately after installing the update to ensure they still meet your requirements. Manually adjust the rules if necessary.
If you encounter any problems, please contact support@energielenker.de.
- Charge point menu: When saving a charge point, the connection is now reinitialised
- Charging rules: Charging rules for charging points have been made more user-friendly and functionally enhanced
- Possible conditions: Time, electricity price, number of active charging processes, grid consumption, grid feed-in, power generation, power generation surplus, formula, always active
- Possible actions: Apply value/formula, Apply power generation (surplus), Set variable, Connect charging rules
- Charging processes: Charging process log revised and functions added
- User management: The assignment of charging points is now correctly applied when saving
- Charge point menu: The missing input field for the connector for the device type "WaltherWerke SystemEvo (Modbus)" has been added
- Charging processes: The CSV export of the charging processes now takes place with the correct file extension
- Charging groups: It is now possible to create charging groups even when no device is selected
- General: Various minor bug fixes
- Developer Tools: Fixed an issue where the detailed settings for logs were not applied
- Developer Tools: In the communication settings for the Modbus test, it is now possible to select which COM port to use for serial interfaces
- Charging Point Menu: In the communication settings, it is now possible to select which COM port to use for serial interfaces
- Interfaces: Added Modbus TCP Server (Not for Lobas Home)
- Meter Menu: In the communication settings, it is now possible to select which COM port to use for serial interfaces
- User Management: Fixed an issue where the budget for one user was transferred to all users
- Dashboard: Inactive charging points are no longer counted in the charging point status
- Docker: Updating Docker now preserves charging point licenses
- Developer Tools: Logs now jump to the last entry when updated
- Developer Tools: Missing translation strings added
- Charging Point Menu: Fixed an issue where the device type was not saved
- Interfaces: Fixed a syntax error in the MQTT topics
- User Management: Added user management (beta) (Not for Lobas Home)
- Dashboard: Tile view now includes a sorting function
- Interfaces: Added MQTT option to transmit the RFID of the current charging process (Not for Lobas Home)
- Interfaces: MQTT topics now include timestamps (Not for Lobas Home)
- Charging Point Menu: The checkbox "Publish data via MQTT" is now considered - Previously, all charging points were transmitted in any state
- Meter Menu: The checkbox "Publish data via MQTT" is now considered - Previously, all meters were transmitted in any state
- Dashboard: Added status display for charging points
- Developer Tools: Modbus device test can now query multiple registers in one call
- Dashboard: Other consumption is now displayed correctly
- Charging Groups Menu: Fixed a display error
- Activation: Improved display of used charging points
- General: Added language selection on the login page
- General: Improved translation of "English"
- Basic Settings: When using formulas, the currently calculated value is now displayed under the input field "Max Total Current (mA)" in mA
- Charging Groups Menu: When using formulas, the currently calculated value is now displayed under the input field "Max Total Current (mA)" in mA
- Charging Point Menu: When using formulas, the currently calculated value is now displayed under the input field "Max Charging Current (mA)" in mA
- Interfaces: MQTT username & password are no longer required fields (Not for Lobas Home)
- Developer Tools: Fixed an address configuration error in the "Modbus Device Test"
- Meter Menu: Added missing device types
- Charging Rules: Fixed an issue where incorrect values were saved in the input field "Start Current Limit" in the "Solar" category
- Interfaces: Fixed an issue with using MQTT with unencrypted brokers
- System Settings: Fixed an issue where resetting to factory settings was not fully performed