Welcome to the OCA official OCPP 2.0.1 Certification Program
The OCPP Certification Program gives companies the opportunity to validate their implementation on conformance with the OCPP 2.0.1 specification.
What is the OCPP 2.0.1 Certification program?
The certification program is a joint effort of the Open Charge Alliance and several independent test laboratories around the world to test OCPP 2.0.1 on conformance to the OCPP specification.
How does it benefit vendors or buyers?
Vendors of compliant systems can now ensure to their clients that the implementation has been validated on conformance to the OCPP specifications by an approved independent test laboratory. Buyers of OCPP 2.0.1 compliant products can check which products are certified and are successfully tested for conformance to OCPP.
What different certificates will be available?
For OCPP 2.0.1 Certification, the Core profile is mandatory, the other certification profiles are options. The certified profiles will be clearly stated on the certificate. As of June 2023, the following certification profiles are available:
At the end of the year, certification will also be available for the other profiles.
How can I get my product tested and certified?
Please follow these steps:
1 – Download and study the following documents:
These will guide you through the requirements for certification.
2 – Download and fill in the following form:
- PICS Charging Station (incl. Software Stacks and Mode 1/2-only Charging Stations)
- PICS Charging Station Management System
In this form you can indicate the details of what you want to have tested regarding your OCPP 2.0.1 product. You can fill in this document and send this to your selected certification test laboratory. When you have passed the certification tests this will be part of your certificate.
3 – Contact a test laboratory:
Please contact one of the test laboratories for OCPP certification in your vicinity.
What does it cost to become OCPP 2.0.1 certified?
These are the maximum certification testing fees for one full test run that Certification Labs will charge. This excludes pretesting and/or retesting sessions. Please contact the testing lab of your choice for an offer.
Any other certification related questions?
Please contact us via certification@openchargealliance.org if you have any specific questions around the certification program.