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BALBOA SPA CONTROL - stemic01 - 05.02.2021

Hi all clever inmates. 
I have a Hot tub (SPA) with a complete Balboa BP2100 SPA controller and TP800 control panel setup. I want to integrate this into the logicMachine world to give some logic to it. This could be of course be visualization, but also  change settings from "eco mode - 32 degrees" to "ready mode 40 degrees" during peak and cheaper hours of the day. The last weeks electricity prices has really been dancing up and down by x5 factor. 

At Github I see some few successful Balboa SPA hack cases, most through a RaspberryPi/Ardurinio route. I do not have knowledge of the Rpi/Ardinio hardware and were hoping that I could avoid moving to deep into that world. 

FIRST: Is there anyone else who has connected their Balboa hot tub to their LogicMachine? 

Can I connect the LogicMachine's RS channel directly to the SPA without risking killing the LogicMachine,  or do I need to go through other devices - a different controller card or RaspberryPi route as descirbed? I already have a Modbus ventilation system on the Modbus of mye Logic Machine and I have ordered some PowerTags from Schneider to measure consumption at the heavy consumers. 

Any advice on the matter would be highly appreciated. 




EXAMPLE GITHUB BALBOA SPA PROJECTS