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[PoolGuyAZ]

What's going on everyone!?! Just wanted to say hello, I'm Brandon from AZ and I'm a pool professional. I'm not a pool owner but I repair and service pools here in Scottsdale.

What brought me to this page was a post from awhile ago about controlling an aqualink from PC with RS485 adapter.

Control your Jandy equipment from your PC with a $15 adapter

For anyone wondering, I got a $15 USB to RS-485 adapter. I was able to control the Aqualink RS system using the free One Touch emulator from Jandy's site. This is comparable to the AquaLink RS PC-Computer Interface/Docking Station, except it's $15 on EBAY instead of $200 from Jandy. The software...

www.troublefreepool.com

I was searching for information about a way to possibly bypass Aqualink 2.0 requirements of being on the network to add pool to our system using a computer interface instead of phone.

There was great information in that thread about an RS emulator and python scripts to control system with raspberry pi over the web. That is my curiosity currently! I'm a ham radio operator, computer science geek that works on pools so I've always got my eye on the automation systems and thinking of ways to integrate them into my own rPi projects.

There are a lot of brilliant people in this group and I couldn't pass up on hopefully contributing my experience in the field to this community!!

 

[cowboycasey]

Welcome to TFP

You found a great place and some Awesome people.. Stick around and ask questions and feel free to answer questions when you know them... We do take care of pools a lot different then pool stores

Do you repair all pools or just one set like gunite?

 

[Arizonarob]

 

[Texas Splash]

Welcome to TFP! Glad the site could be of help.

 

[PoolGuyAZ]

Welcome to TFP

You found a great place and some Awesome people.. Stick around and ask questions and feel free to answer questions when you know them... We do take care of pools a lot different then pool stores

Do you repair all pools or just one set like gunite?

Thanks for the Welcome! I look forward to being a part of this community. I spent some time working in distribution and know exactly what you are talking about

I repair the equipment mostly, but if it's interiors, leaks, concrete, deck etc, it goes to subcontractors. I would like to learn building pools though but thats a different ballgame here.

My favorite is the automation side. Im a computer and communication nerd at heart.

 

[MyAZPool]

What's going on everyone!?! Just wanted to say hello, I'm Brandon from AZ and I'm a pool professional. I'm not a pool owner but I repair and service pools here in Scottsdale.

What brought me to this page was a post from awhile ago about controlling an aqualink from PC with RS485 adapter.

Control your Jandy equipment from your PC with a $15 adapter

For anyone wondering, I got a $15 USB to RS-485 adapter. I was able to control the Aqualink RS system using the free One Touch emulator from Jandy's site. This is comparable to the AquaLink RS PC-Computer Interface/Docking Station, except it's $15 on EBAY instead of $200 from Jandy. The software...

www.troublefreepool.com

I was searching for information about a way to possibly bypass Aqualink 2.0 requirements of being on the network to add pool to our system using a computer interface instead of phone.

There was great information in that thread about an RS emulator and python scripts to control system with raspberry pi over the web. That is my curiosity currently! I'm a ham radio operator, computer science geek that works on pools so I've always got my eye on the automation systems and thinking of ways to integrate them into my own rPi projects.

There are a lot of brilliant people in this group and I couldn't pass up on hopefully contributing my experience in the field to this community!!

@PoolGuyAZ
Welcome..
Always nice to see a new pool automation geeky type coming on board.
With regards to using a Raspberry Pi along with Python, nodejs, Node-RED etc., for pool automation and control. Here are just but a few links to projects that you might enjoy learning more about.
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Alternative Pool Automation and Sensor/Chemical Control and Integration

Industrial Automation 8-Layer Stackable Card for Raspberry Pi Pool Automation and Sensor/Chemical Control and Integration (nodejs-poolController / nodejs-poolController-dashPanel / relayEquipmentManager) - Table of Contents - - Preface 1. Background, Purpose and Scope 2. Credits 3...

www.troublefreepool.com

GitHub - tagyoureit/nodejs-poolController: An application to control pool equipment from various manufacturers.

An application to control pool equipment from various manufacturers. - tagyoureit/nodejs-poolController

github.com

GitHub - rstrouse/nodejs-poolController-dashPanel: A dashboard panel for tagyoureit/nodejs-poolController

A dashboard panel for tagyoureit/nodejs-poolController - rstrouse/nodejs-poolController-dashPanel

github.com

Home

A hardware controller for GPIO, I2c, SPI, and generic devices. - rstrouse/relayEquipmentManager

github.com

Pentair IntelliCenter Pool Control Dashboard Instructional Guide

Pentair IntelliCenter Pool Control Dashboard Instructional Guide (nodejs-poolController and nodejs-poolController-dashPanel) - Table of Contents – 1. Purpose and Background 2. Credits 3. Theory 4. Hosting Platform Options 5. Location and Connectivity Considerations and Options 6. Equipment...

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IntelliCenter OCP Load Center / Equipment Pad – Modifications and Retrofit

IntelliCenter OCP Load Center / Equipment Pad – Modifications and Retrofit - Table of Contents - - Purpose and Scope - Planning and Other Considerations - Junction Boxes (Line, Low, Actuator/Sensor/Sanitation/Chem) - IntelliCenter OCP Low Voltage Compartment and Raceway - IntelliCenter High...

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IntelliCenter Quick Reference/Information Guide

Preface - As the new Pentair IntelliCenter Automation Control System moves further into the mainstream of pool automation, there appears to be an increase in the amount of just basic questions recently regarding IntelliCenter installation, configurations and standard operation. Most of these...

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Element

gitter.im

My new automation system.

EDIT 8/18/2019: Node-RED flows now stored on github. Youtube videos here: Hardware / Node-RED programming --- Hi all. I wanted to share my new automation system with someone. My wife and kids don't really care but I think it's pretty neat. :laughblue: Today all it does is the web interface...

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Yet another DIY pool controller thread

So after reading a bunch of these threads and threatening to do something like this I started to pull the trigger. Thanks to segalion, jonpcar who have provided very interesting reading, and most of all cmc0619 who ideas I primarily "borrowed" 1 Raspberry Pi 3b 1 Sequentmicrosystems MegaIO...

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RaspiPool (Pool Automation System with Raspberry pi + Home Assistant)

Hello. This is my first post here. I am working in an automation project with a raspberry pi + home assistant, and I would like to know if there are some here interested or with experience in similar projetcs. Since a few years I have a little system based on pilight, an now I am immersed in a...

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DIY Power Center and Automation Build

I am starting a thread for anyone that wants to get any ideas or comment on my build and follow my progress... it is still in progress but all the credit goes to cmc0619 for guiding me all the way since my system is almost an exact copy. What I am trying to accomplish is a system that has ups...

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DIY Pentair pool automation article

I recently wrote an article on my experience installing a Pentair automation system on my own. I hope the article will be of help to others considering the same project. Jason has posted the article here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/downloads/DIYautomationInstall.pdf Please contact me if you...

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Raspberry PI Swimming Pool Controller - poolBot | Drew . Beer

blog of home automation projects, usually

drew.beer

Pool Fill Control

A system to monitor water level, temp, pH, ORP, filter pressure, electrical usage, and pump operation. Refills pool when necessary. By Richard Sears.

www.hackster.io