I decided to abandon the rs485 converter and try a USB rs485 converter and to my pleasure it worked
Glad it became so easy for you @mhmatttu. I use a very similar USB RS485 device – the DSD Tech unit – I guess I got lucky starting with that unit, otherwise I might never have gotten the integration working hardwired!?!
Would you be willing to share your HA aqualogic dahsboard yaml code?
Absolutely. Note that my pool controller page has continued to evolve, e.g. some of the buttons became badges:
I have a field on my home page that toggles all the pool stuff on/off, using a dropdown “helper”:
Based on that helper, in the off season the pool page appears as:
The helper is referenced in the pool dashboard yaml.
The yaml code can be downloaded from this Box link. Note that it includes four files:
configuration - the aqualogic segment of my configuration.yaml, including the thermostat entity, a number of template entities that are used in the dashboard, and the notify definition used in automations
dashboard - the yaml that makes up my pool controller page
helpers - six helper entities used in the dashboard and automations
automations - some handy automations y’all might want to run
The helpers, dashboard and automations should all be established through the Home Assistant UI.
The automations include:
- Pool Filter: Turn on/off at Scheduled Times
- Pool Heater: Turn on at Scheduled Time
- Pool Salt Concentration: Warn if too Low
- Pool Status: Notify of Check System
- Pool Thermostat: Turn on if pool Heating
- Pool Thermostat: Turn off when pool Closed
Note that the dashboard uses some in-line template code to set colours based on entity states, employing the card-mod plugin, which needs to be installed separately.