Calimar pump automation

[thestooge1]

@gkw4815
Thanks for the info. I have one of these pumps with the automation panel, and am connecting to my standalone nodejs controller.
I can’t get all 3 speeds to work with my pump. When I pass 5v to in2 or in3, I get those speeds… but nothing happens when I pass 5v to in1. Did you experience this?

Also my interface panel has a + and - for and rs485… I haven’t seen any of the other panels with this. Wondering about yours as it would be great if this was enabled some day.

 

[gkw4815]

Interesting...my controller purchased in late 2022 definitely did not have RS485 connections.

I didn't experience the issue that you described. Attached image shows how I wired my automation adapter speeds (apologies if you've already seen this).

 

[BoneDr210]

@gkw4815
Thanks for the info. I have one of these pumps with the automation panel, and am connecting to my standalone nodejs controller.
I can’t get all 3 speeds to work with my pump. When I pass 5v to in2 or in3, I get those speeds… but nothing happens when I pass 5v to in1. Did you experience this?

Also my interface panel has a + and - for and rs485… I haven’t seen any of the other panels with this. Wondering about yours as it would be great if this was enabled some day.

Not sure if you solved this issue. I just recently had the same issue. Turned out it was a bad relay. I put the 5v wire and IN3 (that was the one not working for me) on a different relay, and all 3 speeds work fine. I called the place where I got the Intellicenter and they sent me a new relay.

 

[thestooge1]

Not sure if you solved this issue. I just recently had the same issue. Turned out it was a bad relay. I put the 5v wire and IN3 (that was the one not working for me) on a different relay, and all 3 speeds work fine. I called the place where I got the Intellicenter and they sent me a new relay.

Do you have yours where the “pool” circuit is IN1, or do you have 3 separate relays not tied to the pool circuit?
I ask because I’m wondering if the In1 relay needs to be off (open) when the In2 relay is on (closed), and both in1 and in2 off (open) when in3 is on (closed), or can they be “stacked” so in1 kicks on for speed 1, then the in2 relay closes while in1 is still closed as well.
I hope that is clearer than mud.

thanks!

 

[BoneDr210]

Do you have yours where the “pool” circuit is IN1, or do you have 3 separate relays not tied to the pool circuit?
I ask because I’m wondering if the In1 relay needs to be off (open) when the In2 relay is on (closed), and both in1 and in2 off (open) when in3 is on (closed), or can they be “stacked” so in1 kicks on for speed 1, then the in2 relay closes while in1 is still closed as well.
I hope that is clearer than mud.

thanks!

I do have IN3 tied in to the “pool” circuit. I have IN2 on Aux 2 and IN1 on Aux 3 (going to solar heater spot on the personality card)

You don’t necessarily need to turn the relays off. The pump goes off the built-in prioritization. IN1 > IN2 > IN3. In my case, IN3 is the lowest speed and something I want running all day so the “pool“ circuit is always running. For certain hours of the day I close relay 2 (IN2), which is my higher speed for the skimmer or the suction cleaner. I don’t open/turn off relay 1, but because IN2 is a higher priority than IN3, IN2 win. Based on a recommendation from @ajw22, I have aux 3 (IN1) plugged into my solar heater circuit so when the solar heater is called upon, IN1 gets activated which is the highest speed to get the water up to the solar collectors. Depending on the time of the day, all three relays are closed, but the pump obeys IN1.

Hope that helps!