Added "configured current" to goodcell_ev_charger.yaml #3162
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This is apparently the actual current used by the charger after clamping the input within the limits (which depends on the charger model). It may be useful to use, so made it available as an attribute. Based on PR #3162
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I think a sensor is overkill for this, an attribute makes it available for use by automations etc without adding extra noise to the UI. |
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Thanks for adding the attribute. Having played with this device and tinytuya, I found that reading the value from DP 125 is always reliable. However the amps value is sometimes wrong when red from DP 115. @muhhh0 gave an example, but I think there are others, though I'm not 100% sure. From my scripts I set the value using DP 115, but I read it using DP 125. In HA it's certainly misleading for the user, because as described by @muhhh0 , when set to 6A, the value displayed is the old value, though the setting worked. |
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Is it misleading though? Have you tested the device to see if it is actually limiting current to 6A when set to that? Or has it rejected that setting and continues charging at 8A, or the previous value? |
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The device is actually limiting the current. |
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I think the best would be a single entity in HA : when changed it writes the value to DP 115, but gets the value from DP 125. |
Added DP 125
For the Feyree charging cable, DP 125 is described as:
设置电流显示 → "Set Current Display" – it displays the configured current.
According to the Tuya API Explorer, the code for 125 is "set60a", but this does not make much sense (also, it is read-only).
This value is useful because you can lower the charging limit below 8 A, which is not officially supported. If you try to do so using "set charge current" (and set it to 6 A or 7 A), the value jumps back to 8 A.
Therefore, you can use "set charge current" to set the current and validate the actual setting via this new value.