Systems and methods for control of a pump motor having physically separated control boards

A pump motor comprising:

• a stator;
• a housing defining an interior space containing said stator;
• a control system for controlling said pump motor, said control system including:
• a first control board disposed on an exterior surface of said housing of said pump motor, said first control board including a first processor configured to at least:
• receive a user input;
• and
• generate a control signal in response to receiving the user input;
• and
• a second control board disposed within the interior space of said housing and communicatively coupled to said first control board, said second control board including a second processor configured to at least:
• receive the control signal from said first control board;
• and
• control the pump motor in response to receiving the control signal,
• wherein said second control board further comprises a memory device that stores computer-executable instructions that control one or more safe operating parameters of the pump motor, and wherein said second control board and said stator are both sealed within the housing and protected from contact with a liquid.

A method for controlling a pump motor, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a first control board of a control system a user input, wherein at least a portion of the first control board is disposed on an exterior surface of a housing of the pump motor, the housing defining an interior space containing the pump motor;
• generating, by the first control board, a control signal in response to receiving the user input;
• providing, by the first control board, the control signal to a second control board of the control system, the second control board disposed within the interior space of the housing of the pump motor, wherein at least a portion of the second control board includes a memory device that stores computer-executable instructions that control one or more safe operating parameters of the pump motor, and wherein the second control board and the pump motor are both sealed within the housing and protected from contact with a liquid;
• receiving, by the second control board of the control system, the control signal from the first control board;
• and
• controlling, by the second control board, the pump motor in response to receiving the control signal.