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The last resort is of course always to create your own SPA controller, compatible with the top panel: | |||
https://hackaday.io/project/171003-openspa | |||
It has some nice information on the protocol to the display as well: https://github.com/NickB1/OpenSpa/blob/master/documents/Balboa/Balboa_Display_Measurements.pdf | |||
Revision as of 11:26, 11 January 2022
Some Balboa SPA controllers expose a RS-485 connection (to add on a Balboa Wifi module) which makes it possible to communicate with it. Then the following types of projects are a possibility:
https://github.com/ccutrer/balboa_worldwide_app/wiki
https://github.com/cribskip/esp8266_spa
The Balboa DS523DZ does not have any RS-485 from what I have understood, so we are left with two other options:
There is a connection for "Dolphin Remote" which seems to have some kind of SPI bus which could possibly be used:
https://www.olivierhill.ca/archives/72-The-Internet-of-Spas.html
The third option is to intercept the signal that goes between the mainboard and the display unit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuc5N6-Q7J7bQxBARYjUywhqkIFjOnh8vAHqEya5QAI/edit
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=175399
https://github.com/heisler3030/homebridge-spaberry
https://github.com/heisler3030/spaberry
The last resort is of course always to create your own SPA controller, compatible with the top panel:
https://hackaday.io/project/171003-openspa
It has some nice information on the protocol to the display as well: https://github.com/NickB1/OpenSpa/blob/master/documents/Balboa/Balboa_Display_Measurements.pdf