2022 Feb 07, 09:23 AM
This should definitely be possible but I doubt if the effort in reverse engineering is worth it. It would be nice to do though :-)
Since there are (max) 10 stations, the front panel power, sensor info and the ribbon cable has (only) 11 wires there must be some kind of logic/communication protocol active to be reverse engineered.
Once you know how the communication on the ribbon cable works you also need to create some kind of interface on the raspberry pi. Also this is doable but again is it worth the effort?
In your case I would not go for reuse of existing harware. You "only" want to reuse the driver logic and possible the powersupply for driving the valves. A 24v transformer and 2x 8-channel relay board are very cheap and you won't risk damaging you current setup.
--Gerard
Since there are (max) 10 stations, the front panel power, sensor info and the ribbon cable has (only) 11 wires there must be some kind of logic/communication protocol active to be reverse engineered.
Once you know how the communication on the ribbon cable works you also need to create some kind of interface on the raspberry pi. Also this is doable but again is it worth the effort?
In your case I would not go for reuse of existing harware. You "only" want to reuse the driver logic and possible the powersupply for driving the valves. A 24v transformer and 2x 8-channel relay board are very cheap and you won't risk damaging you current setup.
--Gerard