Systems and methods for controlling pool/spa devices
AssigneePentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
InventorsDavid MacCallum, Ed Brown, Keith Lewis
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for the control of pool or spa device circuits. A control system load center may control pool or spa device circuits in response to command data received from local or remote client devices. Activating a feature circuit may involve performing an associated logic function. Multiple feature circuits may be assigned to a feature circuit group which, when activated, may activate all feature circuits assigned to the feature group.
Claims20
A system for managing a pool or spa system, the system comprising:
- a control system load center;
- a plurality of lights coupled to the control system load center;
- 10 a client device communicatively coupled to the control system load center, the client device including a user interface;
- and
- wherein the control system load center comprises a memory device for storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory device, the processor being operable to execute the instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive a lighting command from the client device based on an icon selected on the user interface,
- determine a type of the lighting command, and
- execute a function associated with the type of the lighting command.
A system for managing a pool or spa system, comprising:
- a control system load center;
- a plurality of lights coupled to one or more light circuits, the one or more light circuits being controlled by the control system load center;
- and
- a client device communicatively coupled to the control system load center, the client device including a user interface,
- wherein the control system load center comprises a memory device for storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory device, the processor being operable to execute the instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive a lighting command the client device,
- assign one or more of the one or more light circuits to a light group based on the lighting command, and
- activate the light group according to a function associated with the lighting command.
A method for managing a pool or spa system, comprising:
- receiving a first lighting command from a client device;
- assigning one or more light circuits to a first light group based on the first lighting command;
- setting all of the light circuits assigned to the first light group to a first sync color based on the first lighting command;
- rotating, after a first predefined delay, a color of each of the light circuits assigned to the first light group according to a first predefined sequence;
- receiving a second lighting command from the client device;
- assigning one or more light circuits to a second light group based on the second lighting command;
- setting all of the light circuits assigned to the second light group to a second sync color based on the second lighting command;
- and
- rotating, after a second predefined delay, a color of each of the light circuits assigned to the second light group according to a second predefined sequence,
- wherein the first predefined sequence is different from the second predefined sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.