Fixed IP for WiCan pro

[YellowSub]

Hello. How can I set a fixed (static) IP address in Wican Pro? Because of my WiFi repeater, I absolutely need this for integrating Hacs into Home Assistant. Hacs does not use the mDNS format.

If this is not possible, would it be possible to add it in the next version of the software?

[wambs]

right now, you can not have a static IP addr.
I'm working on a fork of the WiCAN Pro, that has some improvements.
I'll look into it.

#654

[YellowSub]

Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to make the change myself, but the Espressif IDE won't install on my PC. I usually work with the Arduino IDE... I'll keep trying.

[wambs]

@YellowSub If you wish my used by fork, I have made some significant improvements in function and speed.
Especially if you are an advance user.

#654

https://github.com/wambs/wican-fw/releases/tag/v4.4p-Group_pids-Beta4

[YellowSub]

Thanks, I'll try it asap.

[wambs]

I use a linux VM to build my WiCAN Pro SW changes. The busy WiCAN Pro developer, not me, mentioned that we should use ESP-IDF v5.5.2. If you're using linux, I can provide instructions.

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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM YellowSub ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to make the change myself, but the Espressif IDE won't install on my PC. I usually work with the Arduino IDE... I'll keep trying. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#674 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADH3ULF2Y4SNSR7WYFJBOE34M5FSNAVCNFSM6AAAAACVOCQWJKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKOBXGUYTQOA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[meatpiHQ]

@YellowSub If you use the latest beta firmware version and latest beta integration you won't need static IP. The new WiCAN beta integration uses webhooks instead of polling.

[YellowSub]

Thanks, but I'm using the latest firmware, and I need static IP because my Wican pro can't reach my local network with DHCP. I have a wifi repeater in the garden, which is connected to my local netwok. But if a device is connected to this repeater without a static IP, the repeater does not connect the device to my network... It's perhap stupid, but I can't change that!

[meatpiHQ]

Ok sounds like it's specific to this repeater

[wambs]

Yes, webhooks should work. I don't use them I use MQTT with Home Assistant. I use DHCP to assign the IP addr. The problem is that the WiCAN Pro does not have the MAC addr on the physical device. You have to hunt for it. I will add a static IP address in the near future. Kevin

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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM MeatPi Electronics ***@***.***> wrote: @YellowSub <https://github.com/YellowSub> If you use the latest beta firmware version and latest beta integration you won't need static IP. The new WiCAN beta integration uses webhooks instead of polling. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#674 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADH3ULFITB3N3A7HRFWOMNL4M52JVAVCNFSM6AAAAACVOCQWJKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKOBXGYZTGNI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[wambs]

Any changes I made are in my fork. I don't have direct access to the WiCAN Pro repository. I hope the WiCAN Pro developer merges my changes in the near future. My changes are in Release WiCAN Pro Group Based PIDs - Beta 4 · wambs/wican-fw <https://github.com/wambs/wican-fw/releases/tag/v4.4p-Group_pids-Beta4> Issues · wambs/wican-fw <https://github.com/wambs/wican-fw/issues>

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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM YellowSub ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks, but I'm using the latest firmware, and I need static IP because my Wican pro can't reach my local network with DHCP. I have a wifi repeater in the garden, which is connected to my local netwok. But if a device is connected to this repeater without a static IP, the repeater does not connect the device to my network... It's perhap stupid, but I can't change that! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#674 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADH3ULHYPNXZF6B7MC64W5L4M54C3AVCNFSM6AAAAACVOCQWJKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKOBXGY2DEMQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[YellowSub]

I have updated my WiCan pro with your soft, i'll try asap

[wambs]

I have updated my forked releases with an update to support Static IP Addr.

https://github.com/wambs/wican-fw/releases

[YellowSub]

Cool ! thanks a lot .
I'll try it tomorow perhaps.

[YellowSub]

I tested your release, and everything works as expected. Thank you very much for the static IP. However, I find the system slow; I have 10 MQTT filters, 4 of which are set to 2000 ms, and I sometimes receive data every 2 seconds, sometimes every 5 seconds or 9 seconds. But this is not your release, it is the same with the latest one(4.48). Yet the frames are being sent every 200 ms by my vehicule...

[wambs]

Is your vehicle running when you are testing the PIDs? If certain PIDs are invalid, they will cause a timeouts and the rest of the PIDs will be delayed. I recommend you try the vehicle group tab in the automate. There is a play button to run your groups of pids. There's some info in the middle of the following issue: Optimize PID Polling with Module Grouping and Conditional Execution · Issue #654 · meatpiHQ/wican-fw <#654>

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On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM YellowSub ***@***.***> wrote: I tested your release, and everything works as expected. Thank you very much for the static IP. However, I find the system slow; I have 10 MQTT filters, 4 of which are set to 2000 ms, and I sometimes receive data every 2 seconds, sometimes every 5 seconds or 9 seconds. But this is not your release, it is the same with the latest one(4.48). Yet the frames are being sent every 200 ms by my vehicule... — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#674 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADH3ULBX6XJ2OUENGFA5IWT4OQC7VAVCNFSM6AAAAACVOCQWJKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKOJWGAZDGNQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[YellowSub]

Hello,
I looked at the ‘vehicle group’, but I don't think it's useful for me, because I never query PIDs, I just listen. The PIDs that interest me are sent continuously by the vehicle. This vehicle transmits 48 PIDs continuously, very quickly (40 ms), and I don't know why, but the Wican Pro is very slow... I tried to reduce the reception frequency of my PIDs in MQTT, I set it to 2 s everywhere, but sometimes I receive them every 5 s or every 3 s, it's never stable...
And of course, my vehicle is running during the tests.
Maybe I missed something in the configuration?