ALL INTELLICENTER USERS
1. This week, I had the opportunity to participate in an online meet with two Pentair Senior Product Managers.
2. The primary topic was the long anticipated ability for IntelliCenter users to control IntelliValve positioning (5 user-defined positions), via the web-client/mobile app(s).
3. Below are a few key take-aways.
4. In the near future, I may have some further details regarding what the settings page/menus may look like and what features it may contain. With the permission of Pentair, I will share those features here when they become available.
5. That said, they are looking at developing a couple of drop down options which would contain "pre-named" valve names and Purpose fields. We discussed naming conventions. I suggested some names that I use on a cheat sheet that I developed years ago. They seemed to like those. I then suggested that the IntelliCenter community here may have many more suggestions on what they might like to see regarding valve naming conventions, because everyone's plumbing designs are different and varied.
As examples, here are mine.
* P/S Suction - Home-Pool/Spa Suction. Position #2-Spa Skim/Drain Suction ONLY.
* P/S Return - Home-Pool/Spa Return. Position #2-Pool/Spa Return Valve
* Skim Only - Home-Pool Skim/Drain. Pool/Skim/Drain Suction. Position #2-Vacuum Port Only.
* Water Feature - Home-Pool Returns ONLY. Position #2-Pool Returns AND Water Feature.
* Heat By - Home-No Spa Heater Flow Position #2-Flow through Spa Heater.
* Filter/Chem By - Normal Filter/Chem Flow. Position #2-Bypass Filter/Chem Sensor Manifold.
If you would like input on valve naming conventions and purposes in the drop-down/purpose fields, then please respond with your suggestions in thread replies below and I will be happy to pass them along.
6. As briefly mentioned in 4.(d) above, a complete redesign of the IntelliCenter web-client (intellicenter2.com), is being given higher priority and is on the "drawing board". They mentioned that this is due to your participation and input here:
www.troublefreepool.com
They spoke to the fact that the "look" and "feel" of the web-client redesign will attempt to mirror the Pentair Home Mobile Apps.
BTW, beta testing for the Pentair Home Apple Watch app is currently underway.
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1. This week, I had the opportunity to participate in an online meet with two Pentair Senior Product Managers.
2. The primary topic was the long anticipated ability for IntelliCenter users to control IntelliValve positioning (5 user-defined positions), via the web-client/mobile app(s).
3. Below are a few key take-aways.
(a) RS-485 / application development teams have begun work in earnest and advanced application settings and granular access features with regards to this IntelliValve upgrade feature are underway.
(b) Each IntelliValve will require a firmware update. It appears that this upgrade will require a "field upgrade", which will require a service call by an authorized Pentair Field Rep. This is due to the fact that upgrades cannot be performed by the user via the RS-485 bus. Trying to do so would inevitably "brick" the IntelliValve as some in the past, have unfortunately discovered.
I have no further details at the moment regarding this IntelliValve field upgrade.
(c) New IntelliValves sold at some point will NOT require this field upgrade as they will already possess the necessary firmware.
(d) The Mobile apps will be the first to have the ability to control the IntelliValve upgrade features. The web-client will NOT have this ability until that platform is redesigned. At that time, it will also possess these features.
4. In the near future, I may have some further details regarding what the settings page/menus may look like and what features it may contain. With the permission of Pentair, I will share those features here when they become available.
5. That said, they are looking at developing a couple of drop down options which would contain "pre-named" valve names and Purpose fields. We discussed naming conventions. I suggested some names that I use on a cheat sheet that I developed years ago. They seemed to like those. I then suggested that the IntelliCenter community here may have many more suggestions on what they might like to see regarding valve naming conventions, because everyone's plumbing designs are different and varied.
As examples, here are mine.
* P/S Suction - Home-Pool/Spa Suction. Position #2-Spa Skim/Drain Suction ONLY.
* P/S Return - Home-Pool/Spa Return. Position #2-Pool/Spa Return Valve
* Skim Only - Home-Pool Skim/Drain. Pool/Skim/Drain Suction. Position #2-Vacuum Port Only.
* Water Feature - Home-Pool Returns ONLY. Position #2-Pool Returns AND Water Feature.
* Heat By - Home-No Spa Heater Flow Position #2-Flow through Spa Heater.
* Filter/Chem By - Normal Filter/Chem Flow. Position #2-Bypass Filter/Chem Sensor Manifold.
If you would like input on valve naming conventions and purposes in the drop-down/purpose fields, then please respond with your suggestions in thread replies below and I will be happy to pass them along.
6. As briefly mentioned in 4.(d) above, a complete redesign of the IntelliCenter web-client (intellicenter2.com), is being given higher priority and is on the "drawing board". They mentioned that this is due to your participation and input here:
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BTW, beta testing for the Pentair Home Apple Watch app is currently underway.
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