shenandoah75
Active Member
This is a followup to the following thread on solar control:
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=2065
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=7526
I'd like to expand this into general pool control... I am coming to the conclusion that an all in one solution is probably not going to happen. I can either hold out for 1wire, use a PC based package which could handle the two-probe solar logic, or go with an existing control and interface with RS-232...
Here's What I know Of that has RS-232:
General Pool
All have RS232/chlorinator/temp/heater/pump/lighting controls (except hayward which doesn't appear to have RS232 from what i see)
http://www.jandy.com/html/products/controls/onetouch.php
http://www.aqualine.com.au/cont.htm
http://www.haywardnet.com/inground/products/controls/
http://www.pentairpool.com/ -- Not much detail on ilink but looks to be RS232 based
DIY
http://www.truetex.com/poolcontrol.htm
Chemical Control
http://www.sbcontrol.com/chline.htm
Thermostat Control Only - the following PDF indicates that maybe i can get quick solar control after all...
http://www.resconsys.com/docs/RCS%20CATALOG%2007.pdf
(maybe emergency heat could be the gas heater and standard would be solar)
Anyone have any manufacturers i'm missing others? Anyone tied into any of these successfully - happy??
thx
-brad
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=2065
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=7526
I'd like to expand this into general pool control... I am coming to the conclusion that an all in one solution is probably not going to happen. I can either hold out for 1wire, use a PC based package which could handle the two-probe solar logic, or go with an existing control and interface with RS-232...
Here's What I know Of that has RS-232:
General Pool
All have RS232/chlorinator/temp/heater/pump/lighting controls (except hayward which doesn't appear to have RS232 from what i see)
http://www.jandy.com/html/products/controls/onetouch.php
http://www.aqualine.com.au/cont.htm
http://www.haywardnet.com/inground/products/controls/
http://www.pentairpool.com/ -- Not much detail on ilink but looks to be RS232 based
DIY
http://www.truetex.com/poolcontrol.htm
Chemical Control
http://www.sbcontrol.com/chline.htm
Thermostat Control Only - the following PDF indicates that maybe i can get quick solar control after all...
http://www.resconsys.com/docs/RCS%20CATALOG%2007.pdf
(maybe emergency heat could be the gas heater and standard would be solar)
Anyone have any manufacturers i'm missing others? Anyone tied into any of these successfully - happy??
thx
-brad