ALRS 4 P & S 8158 JJ about aqualinkd HOT 6 CLOSED

If serial logger is blank, it’s not connecting / seeing anything on the RS485 network. Until you get something in the logger nothing will work.
First check you have USB connected, can you post output of ‘dmesg | grep USB’.
If that works and get something similar to the output listed in the wiki, try the serial logger with the -d option.

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Another command to check you get at least something from the RS485 / USB connection.
sudo -s eval 'stty raw -echo < /dev/ttyUSB0; cat -vte /dev/ttyUSB0

That should print a lot of junk, and maybe a few words, similar to this

^B^@^@^@^@^@^^^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B$
^C^@ AIR TEMP 86M-_F  d^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B`^@r^P^C^P^B^H^B^@^@^@^@^@^\^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B$
^B^@^@^@^@^@^^^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B"^@4^P^C^P^B^H^B^@^@^@^@^@^\^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B$
^B^@^@^@^@^@^^^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B`^@r^P^C^P^B^H^B^@^@^@^@^@^\^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B$
^B^@^@^@^@^@^^^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B#^@5^P^C^P^B^H^B^@^@^@^@^@^\^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B$
^B^@^@^@^@^@^^^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^@^P^B`^@r^P^C^P^B^H^B^@^@^@^@^@^\^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B^H^C^@    PUMP OFF    Z^P^C^@^P^B^@^A^@^@^S^P^C^P^B$

If you get nothing, then check USB2RS485 (the device itself, and that the PI knows it's there ) and then the wiring to control panel.

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pi@raspberrypi:~/software/AqualinkD $ dmesg | grep USB
[ 0.850267] dwc_otg 20980000.usb: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 0.871118] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.881013] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.921525] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.153749] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 1.386376] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using dwc_otg
[ 1.805846] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=6001
[ 1.805865] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.805873] usb 1-1: Product: FT232R USB UART
[ 15.368965] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 15.629387] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
[ 15.629743] ftdi_sio 1-1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
[ 15.663242] usb 1-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0

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So that's all good, Linux is recognising the USB adapter, and can see the serial chip in the adapter. Can you check you are seeing something on USB0 with the post above.
i.e run sudo -s eval 'stty raw -echo < /dev/ttyUSB0; cat -vte /dev/ttyUSB0

If that's blank, then check the wiring. If you are at a total loss, try reversing the A and B (Data+ and Data-) wires on the USB adapter. Reversing the polarity won't harm it. You may also have to dig up the appropriate manual for the control panel you have, as they have changed over the years / manufactures. Although searching google on your particular model# turns up the same images as used in the Wiki, so I'm fairly certain it's the two center wires on the red connection you want. (same as wiki)

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reversed the A and B and were good:
Notice: Logging serial information!
Please wait.Notice: ID's found
Notice: ID 0x10 is not used
Notice: ID 0x38 is in use
Notice: ID 0x50 is in use
Notice: ID 0x40 is in use
Notice: ID 0x11 is not used
Notice: ID 0x12 is not used
Notice: ID 0x13 is not used
Notice: ID 0x18 is not used
Notice: ID 0x19 is not used
Notice: ID 0x1a is not used
Notice: ID 0x1b is not used
Notice: ID 0x20 is not used
Notice: ID 0x21 is not used
Notice: ID 0x22 is not used
Notice: ID 0x23 is not used
Notice: ID 0x28 is not used
Notice: ID 0x29 is not used
Notice: ID 0x2a is not used
Notice: ID 0x2b is not used
Notice: ID 0x30 is not used
Notice: ID 0x31 is not used
Notice: ID 0x32 is not used
Notice: ID 0x33 is not used
Notice: ID 0x39 is not used
Notice: ID 0x3a is not used
Notice: ID 0x3b is not used
Notice: ID 0x48 is not used
Notice: ID 0x49 is not used
Notice: ID 0x4a is not used
Notice: ID 0x4b is not used
Notice: ID 0x51 is not used
Notice: ID 0x52 is not used
Notice: ID 0x53 is not used
Notice: ID 0x08 is not used <-- can use for Aqualinkd
Notice: ID 0x09 is not used <-- can use for Aqualinkd
Notice: ID 0x0a is not used <-- can use for Aqualinkd
Notice: ID 0x0b is not used <-- can use for Aqualinkd
Notice: ID 0x41 is not used
Notice: ID 0x42 is not used
Notice: ID 0x43 is not used
Notice: ID 0x00 is not used

Now a question? the RS panel has buttons on the right side:
Pool Mode
Spa Mode
Spa Drain
Spa Fill

where to these show and how to button them?
Thanks

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First two are fixed all others (8 in total) are configured in the config. Last part of the file. Let me know if the wiki doesn’t explain it well.

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