Spa controller computer interface for spas

A spa control system, comprising:

• A) heating means suitable for heating water;
• B) water pump means suitable for pumping water through said heating means;
• C) a spa controller means adapted for controlling said heating means and said water pumping means at least in part on the basis of software installed on said spa controller means,
• D) an interface signal converter means in communication with said spa controller means, said interface signal converter means being operative for:
• establishing a communications link with a remote computer;
• receiving communication signals conveying software components over the communications link, said software components comprising updates to software already installed on said spa controller means;
• communicating said software components to said spa controller means for updating the software installed on said spa controller means;
• wherein said interface signal converter means converts communication signals received from the remote computer means via said communications link, and wherein said interface signal converter means converts signals from said spa controller means to be communicated to said remote computer means via the communications link.

A spa control system, comprising:

• A) a heating module suitable for heating water;
• B) at least one water pump suitable for pumping water through said heating module;
• C) a spa controller adapted for;
• controlling said heating module and said water pump at least in part on the basis of software installed on said spa controller;
• and
• generating a record of errors associated with at least one of said heating module and said at least one water pump;
• D) an interface signal converter in communication with said spa controller, said interface signal converter being operative for:
• establishing a communications link with a remote computer;
• receiving data comprising said record of errors generated at sad spa controller;
• transmitting a signal conveying the record of errors to the remote computer over said communications link;
• wherein said interface signal converter converts communication signals transferred from the remote computer via said communications link and directs the converted signals to said spa controller, and wherein said interface signal converter converts signals from said spa controller to be communicated to the remote computer via said communications link.

A spa control system comprising:

• A) a heating module suitable for heating water;
• B) at least one water pump suitable for pumping water through said heating module;
• C) a spa controller adapted for controlling said heating module and said water pump at least in part on the basis of software installed on said spa controller;
• D) an interface signal converter in communication with said spa controller, said interface signal converter being operative for exchanging signals with a hand-portable remote computer over a wireless communications link, wherein the signals received from said hand-portable remote computer include software components comprising updates to software already installed on said spa controller, said interface signal converter being further operative for communicating said software components to said spa controller for updating the software installed on said spa controller.

A spa control system comprising:

• A) a interface signal converter;
• B) a spa controller in communication with said interface signal converter, said spa controller being adapted for controlling a set of spa components at least in part on the basis of software installed on said spa controller;
• C) said interface signal converter being operative for:
• establishing a communications link with a remote computer;
• receiving information conveying software components over the communications link;
• transmitting signals conveying the software components to the spa controller;
• D) said spa controller being operative for:
• receiving signals conveying the software components from said interface signal converter;
• updating software already installed on said spa controller at least in part on the basis of the software components received from interface signal converter.