OCPP : OCPP 1.6

OCPP 1.6 was released in 2015 and brought the protocol to a new level. Since then, downloads have steadily increased, and OCPP 1.6 is now widely implemented by CS and CSMS manufacturers around the world.

OCPP 1.6 functions are:  

• OCPP 1.5 
• Both SOAP and JSON versions 
• Smart Charging support for load balancing and use of charge profiles 
• (Local) list management support 
• Additional status 
• Message sending requests such as CP time or status at the CP 
• Minor improvements in specifications (In comparison to OCPP 1.5)