CPMS Testing Without Hardware
Your Charge Station Management System needs to handle thousands of charge points reliably. Testing against physical hardware is slow, expensive, and doesn't scale. OCPPLab gives you virtual charge points and repeatable workflows to validate critical CPMS behavior.
The Problem
Building a CPMS means testing against dozens of charger vendors, each with their own OCPP implementation quirks. Physical test labs cost $50,000+ to set up, take weeks to configure, and can only test a handful of scenarios at a time.
- Physical chargers cost $2,000-$15,000 each
- Lab setup takes 2-6 weeks per vendor
- Can only test 5-10 charge points simultaneously
- No way to simulate peak load or failure scenarios
- Bug fixes require physical access to test hardware
The Solution
OCPPLab simulates vendor-style charge point behavior. Run virtual charger checks, test important edge cases, and make QA workflows repeatable.
- Vendor-style device profiles (ABB, EVBox, Wallbox, Alfen, etc.)
- Run high-volume virtual charge point checks
- Simulate firmware updates, network failures, and concurrent sessions
- Reusable workflows cover common OCPP requirements
- Run release checks with automation API access
What you can test
BootNotification Handling
Validate how your CPMS registers and configures new charge points across all vendor types.
Transaction Management
Test StartTransaction, StopTransaction, and MeterValues flows with realistic charging patterns.
Smart Charging (OCPP 2.0.1)
Validate charging profiles, power limits, and grid integration with SetChargingProfile.
Firmware Management
Test firmware update workflows including download, install, and rollback scenarios.
Authorization
Validate RFID, remote start, and certificate-oriented OCPP 2.0.1 authorization paths.
Error Recovery
Simulate network drops, timeout scenarios, and charge point reboot sequences.
What is CPMS Testing?
CPMS (Charge Station Management System) testing validates that your charging platform correctly handles OCPP communication with charge points at scale. That means testing BootNotification registration, transactions, meter values, smart charging profiles, firmware updates, and error recovery. Without virtual testing tools like OCPPLab, teams rely on physical hardware labs costing $50,000+ that can only test 5-10 charge points simultaneously. OCPPLab lets teams simulate virtual charge points across vendor-style profiles. Run repeatable workflow suites and add checks to release pipelines.
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No hardware needed. Start with a virtual charge point and expand into repeatable release checks.
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