TeslaMate [megathread]

[Russinating]

Anyone had any success in duplicating Teslafi data? I downloaded all mine as a backup but that was a couple of weeks ago. As a result of the lockdown I've not done anything but the same ~2 mile commute every day and free charging at work so I was thinking I could duplicate those runs/charges for the days I was in and yeah sure, the data isn't going to be accurate, but it's better than nothing if I take an average.

Looks like the excel rows should be easy enough to duplicate once you find the route and the date is in a readable format.

 

[Roy W.]

Thanks for this Roy, its awesome.

I installed on a NAS rather than a PI but works just as well. I also imported TeslaFi CSVs and it worked perfectly.

I’m glad I’ve been able to bring it to a few people’s attention. The real hero of the tale is of course Adrian Kumph.

 

[spon88]

Thanks for this Roy, its awesome.

I installed on a NAS rather than a PI but works just as well. I also imported TeslaFi CSVs and it worked perfectly.

Was this on a QNAP please? If so did you use their "Container Station" functionality to facilitate? Cheers

 

[TJ63]

I'll let you know - my 2Gb version should be arriving today.

Not immediately though, as I neglected to order the micro HDMI lead to connect it up.

The aluminium case is brilliant. I'm well impressed.

 

[mpandrew]

I know this isn't quite the right thread (or forum) for this question, but having not dabbled with a Pi before have you guys got the 2 or 4GB version? I'm guessing Teslamate would be absolutely fine with the 2GB? So I'm wondering if there's any future use case for the 4GB. I know it's not a lot more but as a % of the cost it is.

Pretty sure the 2Gb will do fine, it's not working very hard

Was this on a QNAP please? If so did you use their "Container Station" functionality to facilitate? Cheers

This is what I did, no issues.

 

[bhanorthy]

Those who install I'd recommend backing up the data as per the instruction at this link:
Backup and Restore | TeslaMate

If your PI SD card dies you don't want to lose everything. I have some automation setup to do this weekly up to a cloud storage provider.
This is unlikely to happen in a NAS environment with disk redundancy but still a good idea in my opinion.

 

[spon88]

Pretty sure the 2Gb will do fine, it's not working very hard

This is what I did, no issues.

Thanks for that, I'll see if I can remember any of my old coding knowledge and give it a whirl!

 

[Russinating]

Mine arrived today, so cool. That's some fast shipping given the circumstances as well!

 

[drewpost]

Hey @Roy W. - I got my Pi yesterday and got Teslamate up and running. I imported all of my TeslaFi information but I've run into a snag that I'm wondering if you've seen before. All of the state data recorded by Teslamate is "Updating". The periods before reflecting sleep/online/driving are from the TeslaFi import. The car has been asleep and online in this period and definitely not "updating".

Any ideas?

 

[Roy W.]

Hey @Roy W. - I got my Pi yesterday and got Teslamate up and running. I imported all of my TeslaFi information but I've run into a snag that I'm wondering if you've seen before. All of the state data recorded by Teslamate is "Updating". The periods before reflecting sleep/online/driving are from the TeslaFi import. The car has been asleep and online in this period and definitely not "updating".

Any ideas?

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In a word, no! I’ve not seen this before. Does TeslaMate see the state change if you wake the car?

 

[drewpost]

In a word, no! I’ve not seen this before. Does TeslaMate see the state change if you wake the car?

Nope. Sadly not. I've filed an issue on Github so I'll circle back here once I know Vehicle State Only Shows as "Updating" · Issue #645 · adriankumpf/teslamate

It does, however, show the correct SoC, location etc

 

[Roy W.]

Nope. Sadly not. I've filed an issue on Github so I'll circle back here once I know Vehicle State Only Shows as "Updating" · Issue #645 · adriankumpf/teslamate

It does, however, show the correct SoC, location etc

Strange. Did it work okay in recognising the car state before you imported the TeslaFi data?

 

[bhanorthy]

Those who want to run this in the cloud to access anywhere there’s a good reddit guide here: TeslaMate Overview and Install (Self-Hosted TeslaFi Alternative) : teslamotors

Remember you do this at your own risk, make sure you understand what you are doing and take the time to learn what the commands mean before following any guide on the Internet blindly.

 

[Roy W.]

Hey @Roy W. - I got my Pi yesterday and got Teslamate up and running. I imported all of my TeslaFi information but I've run into a snag that I'm wondering if you've seen before. All of the state data recorded by Teslamate is "Updating". The periods before reflecting sleep/online/driving are from the TeslaFi import. The car has been asleep and online in this period and definitely not "updating".

Any ideas?

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There’s a new minor update of TeslaMate out today - I wonder if that might fix your problem?

One of the fixes is:

• Do not publish NULL or incorrect values to MQTT topics if TM is restarted while the car is asleep

 

[drewpost]

There’s a new minor update of TeslaMate out today - I wonder if that might fix your problem?

One of the fixes is:

• Do not publish NULL or incorrect values to MQTT topics if TM is restarted while the car is asleep

Thanks for the heads up! Updated to 1.19.2 and that resolved the issue. Prompt response to that issue I filed - impressive!

 

[drewpost]

Interestingly after I restarted the service after the update, it started to query for elevation data and all of the historical TeslaFi trips now have value in the elevation charts whereas they didn't after my initial import.

 

[Battpower]

Personally I disagree. I would have to be specifically targeted as a Tesla owner, and they would have to break into the house. My implementation is not using the internet.

Anything web-based is much more susceptible to attacks - all the data is centralised and the actor only needs to gain access by one means to access many users’ data. Akin to someone hacking a bank’s website, compared to breaking into the bank.

Each to their own though, we’re all able to decide which works best for us personally.

And all they would get is Your data. Not much reward for the risk!

 

[davidmc]

@Roy W.

Few Questions about setting up on a Pi

Would a Pi zero W be ok to use? Have one laying around!

Also what does your data save too? The SD on the pi or an external storage solution?

 

[Roy W.]

@Roy W.

Few Questions about setting up on a Pi

Would a Pi zero W be ok to use? Have one laying around!

Also what does your data save too? The SD on the pi or an external storage solution?

Not sure about the Pi Zero, how old is it? initially I tried to set it up on a Pi 2 from about 2013/14 but it was too slow to even install. As I didn’t have a newer Pi I just bought a new Pi 4 to run it on. I suggest you give it a try. If it is fast enough to pull the files from the repository then it should work. With my old Pi 2 it was timing out at this stage.

Files are stored on the Pi boot drive, so in my case a micro-SD card.

After initially setting it up using my TV as a monitor it now just sits headless in the cupboard. I SSH into it from my iPad to update it, and copy the backup file to my iMac and Dropbox in case it all goes TU.

 

[drewpost]

In case anyone is looking for a Raspberry Pi, the 4B Model with 4GB of RAM is on Amazon for £42.99 Amazon.co.uk: Buying Choices: Raspberry Pi 4 Modell B 4GB ARM-Cortex-A72 4x 1,50GHz, 4GB RAM, WLAN-ac, Bluetooth 5, LAN, 4x USB, 2x Micro-HDMI