BrewPiLess. BrewPi on a single Wifi board.

[malt junkie]

Can't link from the phone, but I used the all surface mount one. And I got them from pcb.io as linked in the thread. Just waiting the phone jack and some cables. Still it took 6 weeks so you may find better value using dirty pcbs.

 

[gezzanet]

Cool thanks

 

[Moad]

Would be cool to make a custom board with the relays built in, change the layout so it can fit in a tube for the tilt stuff. Hopefully someone does it

 

[malt junkie]

Would be cool to make a custom board with the relays built in, change the layout so it can fit in a tube for the tilt stuff. Hopefully someone does it

The tilt would have to be seperate, wires would mess with it's ability to read gravity. Onboard relays pretty easy to do. Brewpiless has it's own tiny little server on board, therefore not dificult for it to grab data from a designate IP (such as the ispindle) and graph it with the rest of the data. And I would want 240v floating in my beer.

 

[Moad]

of course, I am an idiot. they are two separate projects!

 

[gezzanet]

Mind you. An extension to this idea. The Ispindle has a built in temp chip so it could possibly be picked up by the brewpi board as the beer temp and therefore not need a thermowell in the beer.

 

[Moad]

I've been doing a bit more reading, I have a RPi that I can use so rather than setup a web server to proxy logs to google sheets I am thinking I will set the Rpi up.

Looks like ispindle is running on a wemos d1, have you got yours running Gezza? did you print the parts?

 

[malt junkie]

The latest version doesn't use/need google sheets all logged locally. 4mb onboard flash it'll log for a year or so.

 

[Moad]

yeah but you cant see the log until you stop it is that right?

 

[gezzanet]

I've got a wemos d1 running brewpi but haven't got the ispindle running yet. Still buying bits. Haven't printed the cradle yet. Been looking for the right preform tube. The linked source has run at present. My sons mate has a 3D printer I was going to hit him up for some

 

[Moad]

Apparently some libraries have 3d printers

 

[gezzanet]

Never new that. Might go looking for one around newie

 

[GibboQLD]

Apparently some libraries have 3d printers

Never new that. Might go looking for one around newie

Most major regional areas will have a makerspace (sometimes called a 'hackerspace') of some sort these days, and almost all of them should have a 3D printer of some description unless they're smaller/newer. Since the whole point of these places is DIY and self-education, I reckon an electronics/fabrication project for brewing would be right up their alley, and you might even be able to propose an exchange of a demo brew-day for some free 3D printed parts/electronics assistance.

Quite a few of the American makerspaces actually incorporate brewing activities into the space, sometimes branching out into mead/wine/cider, etc.

gezza has these guys local to Newcastle -- maybe hit them up and see if they'd be keen to do some 3D printing for you?

 

[gezzanet]

thanks gibbo. just looked them up. could be interesting

 

[mr_wibble]

Lake Macquaire has/had 3D printers in Cardiff & Belmont Libraries.

https://library.lakemac.com.au/services/3d-printer

EDIT: They charge $6.60 per hour of printing time. Geeze! I hope it's a fast print, some take hours.

 

[Moad]

Hey guys, Haven't checked through the HBT thread yet but I have an issue.

Have got the relay wired up, the profile doesn't seem to be activating heating/cooling on the relay. If I set the output to "not inverted" in the brewpiless config then the relay activates. Any Ideas?

edit: If I set fridge const. temp it will activate the relays, just not when I set beer temp. Might be because I only have one probe

 

[Mattrox]

Hey guys, Haven't checked through the HBT thread yet but I have an issue.

Have got the relay wired up, the profile doesn't seem to be activating heating/cooling on the relay. If I set the output to "not inverted" in the brewpiless config then the relay activates. Any Ideas?

edit: If I set fridge const. temp it will activate the relays, just not when I set beer temp. Might be because I only have one probe

You will need 2 probes.

 

[Moad]

Thanks mate, got another on the way.

I've decided I am just going to stick with brewpiless and not over complicate things. I've got it dumping in to google sheets which is all I really need.

 

[Moad]

Has anyone found a need to change the settings in the sketch? tempcontrol.h looks like the relevant temp control settings.

 

[user 37368]

I'm putting it all in this outdoor power point, but going to have to 3d print a collar to make a bit more room inside.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/0P5YVuL4k1PJcrZTiHx9y98GBblGqSLIPFgTNEty8Zrt-BrJFqZIN4tfUMiiuf9z3lchwa7ObszPaRA=w1514-h1188

Dumping to google sheets sounds too hard unless you are aggregating a tilt hydrometer output also. Now BrepiLess supports local logging I'm sold. Not totally motivated to finish it as I have 2 brewpi w/ wifi already.

 

[malt junkie]

Motivated enough, still waiting parts!

 

[Moad]

Dibbz logging is simple once you have things in place. I can assist if you like, you'll need a web server to place a php that essentially relays from the arduino to gsheets

Good for live logging and also multiple units to one spreadsheet with different tabs.

I'm super impressed with the algorithm used on this

 

[Mattrox]

I have updated the brewpiless firmware.

WOW what an improvement in functionality. It looks like there is the opportunity for local logging of data. This appeals to me. I really only built the brewpiless after Brewpi for a learning experience. I also thought that it was a good solution for simple local control of fermentation.

Now that it supports iSpindel and the fermentation profile can be set using S.G. readings rather than over time, it provides the opportunity for outstanding fermentation control.

I just have the wifi board, relays and temperature probes just sitting loose. It looks like it is time to box it all up and get it into the fridge.

 

[rocketpants]

This may be a stupid question, but am I able to flash a nodemcu and start the AP with 2.0 without two temp probes connected and without relay board? AT the moment I only have one temp probe and the nodemcu on a breadboard.

I can't seem to connect after flashing with the windows nodemncu flasher - I never see the SSID appear to connect to. I've also attempted compiling and uploading via Arduino IDE but this doesn't work either

 

[Mattrox]

This may be a stupid question, but am I able to flash a nodemcu and start the AP with 2.0 without two temp probes connected and without relay board? AT the moment I only have one temp probe and the nodemcu on a breadboard.

I can't seem to connect after flashing with the windows nodemncu flasher - I never see the SSID appear to connect to. I've also attempted compiling and uploading via Arduino IDE but this doesn't work either

I use the Arduino IDE.

Since the board I used already had a previous version it remembered my network settings.

I am going to use the D1 mini pro board when I build it up in a box because I can attach an external antenna for better wifi reception. I'll let you know how this fresh flashing goes.

Does the brewpiless firmware compile and flash successfully? It's just the AP that isn't showing up?

 

[rocketpants]

Does the brewpiless firmware compile and flash successfully? It's just the AP that isn't showing up?

THanks for the response

It compiles fine using IDE 1.8.4 (I think that's the version) and I can upload to the nodemcu. I haven't built the binary from the IDE and attempted to upload that - I've just used the one in the repository

 

[Moad]

You have to connect to the AP within 3 minutes or it won't work. Or is it after 3 minutes? I forget!

 

[rocketpants]

WifiManager usually has to connect in the first three minutes to set it up

 

[rocketpants]

Since the board I used already had a previous version it remembered my network settings.

This was it. I had previously set up the board on a different project and it was already connecting to my wifi network and hence never activated the AP mode. I thought flashing it woudl lose all the previous settings but not so.

 

[malt junkie]

If you ever have to clear those wifi details, it can be a bit of a pain.