I have had an advisory from Indra that the 2G or 3G networks will shutdown soon and I might lose connectivity in my smart charger. Bizarrely they don’t know if mine is cellular or wifi, so I have to wait and see whether it goes offline. I can’t see the charger on my home network, so I suspect it is cellular. Unfortunately they want £65 for a WiFi dongle (far more than a normal price), and say that it needs to be fitted by a qualified electrician. I know there is an ethernet connection in the power cable, and as long as the installer didn’t cut it too short, I would like to fit an RJ45 plug to connect to what is a Raspberry Pi inside the charger as far as I can recall, and a socket at the fuse box. I have a WiFi repeater with a spare RJ45 not too far from the garage.
I see no reason no reason not to do the work myself, as a competent electronic engineer. Are there any anti-tamper devices I need to be aware of?
