tested.md

Tested Hot Tubs

In this document, I want to keep notes on the currently tested and confirmed to work hot tubs with notes on configuration changes, etc.

Hotspring Grandee

• Status: Works great. Lights, temperature, Pump1 with 1 speed, Pump2 with 2 speeds.
• Version: WR4.04de1cE002DK4.00
• Modules: FreshWater® Salt System
• Interface: M5Stack-ATOM + Tail485

Notable Settings:

uart:
  id: SpaConnection
  tx_pin: GPIO26
  rx_pin: GPIO32
  baud_rate: 38400

# Jets 1 and 2 setup, others removed
fan:
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Jets 1
    id: jets1
    icon: "mdi:turbine"
    datapoint: 0
    speeds: 1
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Jets 2
    id: jets2
    icon: "mdi:turbine"
    datapoint: 1
    speeds: 2

HotSpring HotSpot Stride 2021

• Status: Reported to work, Pump1 has 2 speeds but does not report speed correctly.
• Version: ?
• Modules: None
• Interface: M5Stack ATOM Lite ESP32 with ATOMIC RS485

Notable Settings:

uart:
  id: SpaConnection
  tx_pin: GPIO19
  rx_pin: GPIO22
  baud_rate: 38400

# Jets 2 and after are removed.
fan:
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Jets 1
    id: jets1
    icon: "mdi:turbine"
    datapoint: 0
    speeds: 2

Hotspring Envoy 2017

• Status: Works great.
• Version: WR2.02ad1bE002DK2.02
• Modules: ACE system

Hotspring Sovereign 2015

• Status: Works great but lifetime indicator shows over 29 years which is not accurate.
• Version: 1.08.D0172E002HL1.02
• Modules: None

Hotspring Relay 2024

• Status: Works, but power indicators for Pumps & Heater always shows zero.
• IQ2020 Watkins 1303401-1 controller

HotSpring HotSpot SX

• Status: Works, however the light color cycle, use the following sensor:
• Version: 112T b5e1A002 v3.0
• M5stack atom lite + Atomic RS485 base

sensor:
  lights_main_loop_speed:
    name: Lights Main Loop Speed

Caldera Niagara (Utopia Series) 2022

• Status: Works great, Reports power and everything.
• Version: EU2.039018E0020.00.0

HotSpring Limelight Pulse 2023

• Status: Working well but ACE boost feature does not work and details on controlling lights still being worked on.
• Version: 2.04D 1 E002HL22.0
• Modules: ACE

On the remote colors are:

1 = Blue, 
2 = Aqua, 
3 = Green, 
4 = White, 
5 = Yellow, 
6 = Red, 
7 = Magenta, 
8 = Color Wheel On, 
9 = Color Wheel Off

Also, light intensity is 0 to 3, not 0 to 5 like other models.

Hot Springs Limelight Flash 2018

• Status: Works except that the light control colors are off by one (violet=blue, etc.) and wheel doesn't cycle, although the control panel flashes the light icon like it does when cycling normally.
• Version: 1.14D6ce5E002
• No audio or salt systems to test.

Hot Spring Sovereign

• Status: The lights names and colors are off compared to the example given on this site. Here is the light settings that works:

select:
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Color Underwater
    id: lights1_color
    datapoint: 1
    options:
      - Blue
      - Cyan
      - Green
      - White
      - Yellow
      - Red
      - Magenta
      - Cycle
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Color Waterfall
    id: lights2_color
    datapoint: 2
    options:
      - Blue
      - Cyan
      - Green
      - White
      - Yellow
      - Red
      - Magenta
      - Cycle
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Color Bar Top
    id: lights3_color
    datapoint: 3
    options:
      - Blue
      - Cyan
      - Green
      - White
      - Yellow
      - Red
      - Magenta
      - Cycle
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Color Pillow
    id: lights4_color
    datapoint: 4
    options:
      - Blue
      - Cyan
      - Green
      - White
      - Yellow
      - Red
      - Magenta
      - Cycle
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Color Cycle Speed
    id: lights_cycle_speed
    datapoint: 5

number:
  - platform: iq2020
    id: lights1_intensity
    name: Intensity Underwater
    datapoint: 7
    maximum: 5
  - platform: iq2020
    id: lights2_intensity
    name: Intensity Waterfall
    datapoint: 8
    maximum: 5
  - platform: iq2020
    id: lights3_intensity
    name: Intensity Bar Top
    datapoint: 9
    maximum: 5
  - platform: iq2020
    id: lights4_intensity
    name: Intensity Pillow
    datapoint: 10
    maximum: 5

Tiger River Spa Caspian

Does no work. This hot tub seems to be using a older version of the IQ2020 board, used between 2001 to mid-2009 and this integration does not seems to work. Here is an image of the board.

Hotsprings Limelight Flash (2021)

• Status: Works

Yaml Changes Made in ESPHome

fan:
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Jets 1
    id: jets1
    icon: "mdi:turbine"
    datapoint: 0
    speeds: 2 #to 2 from 1
  - platform: iq2020
    name: Jets 2
    id: jets2
    icon: "mdi:turbine"
    datapoint: 1
    speeds: 1 #to 1 from 2

Result: Jets 1 has off/low/high speeds Jets 2 has off/high speeds

Controller image:

HotSpring HotSpot SX 2017

Status: Works, but lights can't be controlled correctly, it's a single color lights with off/dim/full setting. Pump power sensor shows always zero. Version: 110T 7b54A002 v2.6

2004 Hotspring Prodigy-P

Status: Does NOT work. This is a pre-2014 spa. The connector will look the same but the pins for the data and voltage are different.

2017 Grandee NXT

Status: Works. Initially, a faulty ATOM light was received, but once replaced everything worked (details here).