The Brauduino (Matho’s Controller) Buy thread

[MastersBrewery]

Well what a day it was, the finished unit looks awesome and we got a sneak peak at Lael's dungeon of dev, so many bits and pieces mostly shiny sourced from everywhere. Filter plates. pots. ss mesh. even a 3 way motorised ball valve. We were all driving so we behaved fairly well. Well done Lael attention to detail really shows. For those considering waiting for the pots and plates Lael has been chasing up; you won't be disappointed the wait will be worth it.

 

[real_beer]

Well what a day it was, the finished unit looks awesome and we got a sneak peak at Lael's dungeon of dev, so many bits and pieces mostly shiny sourced from everywhere. Filter plates. pots. ss mesh. even a 3 way motorised ball valve. We were all driving so we behaved fairly well. Well done Lael attention to detail really shows. For those considering waiting for the pots and plates Lael has been chasing up; you won't be disappointed the wait will be worth it.

I was going to have a custom malt pipe made but I think I plod on with my current one and worth the wait Lael's :lol: .

Thanks for helping him :icon_cheers: well done it's great you all enjoyed the day.

 

[LiquidCurrency]

I've been waiting for this day since the list hit 30 bout this time last year!!
Fantastic work team, sorry I couldn't assist.

 

[crozdog]

Awesome work guys! Sorry I couldn't get there to lend a hand.

Interested in hearing more about the pots & filter plates.

I know my name isn't big kev, but geez "I'm Excited!"

Looking forward to brewing smaller batches more often. This setup will let me do that easily.

 

[lespaul]

Lael, do you have any more direction on the batch size for the pots your sourcing? I have a feeling they might be surplus to what im after.
If they seem to be ballpark I'll just do a budget build in the meantime. If not I'll go ham and spend some cash on making this one mint.

Thanks to everyone involved in the packing and sorting!

 

[SBOB]

I've been waiting for this day since the list hit 30 bout this time last year!!
Fantastic work team, sorry I couldn't assist.

I still can't believe this has been going for almost 16 months since lael first posted

Posted 09 July 2014 - 12:30 PM
"I'm working on something super exciting."

and the rest, is history

 

[blotto]

I still can't believe this has been going for almost 16 months since lael first posted

Posted 09 July 2014 - 12:30 PM
"I'm working on something super exciting."

and the rest, is history

I've still got the original home made PCB's all soldered up in a draw for Matho's original PIC based controller, now that was a long time ago!

 

[lael]

Glad to see everyone is excited!

I dropped off the packages today - all the Australian packages are on their way! If you have not confirmed your address or if you are International, you will need to wait a little longer. To send internationally I need to get to the post office in business hours - unfortunately I won't be able to so that due to work commitments for the next two weeks. Sorry to make you wait longer. I'll get them sent as soon as I can!

Was going to post a pic of the 6 Australia Post bags it took to cart the boxes... but I'm getting 'upload failed'?..

done! 7 bags? lol.

 

[real_beer]

Glad to see everyone is excited!

I dropped off the packages today - all the Australian packages are on their way! If you have not confirmed your address or if you are International, you will need to wait a little longer. To send internationally I need to get to the post office in business hours - unfortunately I won't be able to so that due to work commitments for the next two weeks. Sorry to make you wait longer. I'll get them sent as soon as I can!

Was going to post a pic of the 6 Australia Post bags it took to cart the boxes... but I'm getting 'upload failed'?..

done! 7 bags? lol.

Oooooooooooooooooohhhhh Moma! 11 out of 10 :icon_chickcheers:

 

[SBOB]

Wow... I hope you got a bulk shipping discount

Express post so I expect to see the first completed build posts by the weekend


Any update on when you'll be posting the final build video?

 

[lael]

I'll see if I can finish a newer wiring diagram tomorrow night. One of my two electrical gurus is already working on wiring his unit 'best practice' and I'm hoping to post a video of us talking about what he's done and why by the end of the week. There will be a second one not long after from a qualified sparkie, also showing how he would do his.

Neither are guides for you to follow, but will be demonstrations of what others have done with some explanation. A good starting point for discussion with your qualified electrician. Of course we offer NO guarantees of accuracy. Use them at your own risk.

Wow... I hope you got a bulk shipping discount

Express post so I expect to see the first completed build posts by the weekend


Any update on when you'll be posting the final build video?

 

[blotto]

Awesome! I'm a long way from your side of the country so hopefully I don't have too long a wait

 

[Mardoo]

Astonishing, lael! What a journey! Weirdly I think I've learned enough from the waiting to be able to take my time and build the kit right. Thank you for your unending determination and the help for us you're working on.

Big thanks to all the folks who helped lael with the packing. We all owe you one. And lael about a dozen.

 

[lael]

Oh, a quick note. We checked very single board before we sent it out. All of the ones we sent work. Most of the arduino boards come with an older version of the Ardbir control software. I'll post a video later this week showing how to update it to the newest version.

Please Note!
All of the screw in terminals are positive on the left(+ or red) and negative (- or black) on the right(when looking at the back of the board with the writing on it).

Data cable is white for data for the temp probe. If you mess up the temp probe - you will kill it. Don't do that!

If you swap the 12v in to the board( the +ve into the -ve port) you will kill the Brauduino shield. Don't do that!

 

[sluggerdog]

Oh, a quick note. We checked very single board before we sent it out. All of the ones we sent work. Most of the arduino boards come with an older version of the Ardbir control software. I'll post a video later this week showing how to update it to the newest version.

Please Note!
All of the screw in terminals are positive on the left(+ or red) and negative (- or black) on the right(when looking at the back of the board with the writing on it).

Data cable is white for data for the temp probe. If you mess up the temp probe - you will kill it. Don't do that!

If you swap the 12v in to the board( the +ve into the -ve port) you will kill the Brauduino shield. Don't do that!

Thanks Lael,

This sounds a little scary (don't want to f**k it up after all this time), I look forward to the wiring diagram / updated video to make sure everything runs smoothly.

 

[dug]

Guess what just turned up at my door

 

[irwazza]

Guess what just turned up at my door

Pictures or it didn't happen

 

[eviltabouleh]

Christmas *******!



Thanks Lael for your sensational effort in organsing this mammoth feat

I seem to be missing an extra probe but I will send you a PM

thanks again for your work mate (plus any helper slaves you may have utilised)

G

 

[real_beer]

Christmas *******!

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Bitchin' alright, but why haven't you assembled it yet?

 

[dug]

Heres the pic, just don't ask for an unboxing video

 

[real_beer]

Heres the pic

Looks great dug! Is there any chance of you showing an unboxing video?

:lol:

 

[eucyblues]

Hi Guys

My early Xmas present arrived this morning - Haven't had time to examine it in detail yet but looks great - (the box is larger than I expected)

Thanks heaps again Lael - a lot of people are mightily beholden to you :beer:

 

[Kingy]

Thanks to the rain I get an early day from work. It is a very happy time in my shed at the moment. Thanks to lael and everyone else who was involved. This is a great bit of gear. Now I dunno which system to use it on. I'll need to get a half inch thermo to use it on my herms tho. Then I can swap it between systems. [emoji1][emoji106][emoji481]

 

[sluggerdog]

Super keen to hear how people go with their controller builds, how long it takes, any issues, etc

 

[bungelbear]

I am so jealous of all you ******* at the moment. Guess that's what I get for being in the greatest rugby country in the WORLD

 

[lespaul]

I think someone at auspost thought mine was good for standing on

Edit: BTW the rest of the pack looks AMAZING!!!

 

[SBOB]

I think someone at auspost thought mine was good for standing on

Edit: BTW the rest of the pack looks AMAZING!!!

that will buff right out...

 

[megabyte]

My kit arrived today and the build is going sweet!

Just one problem, I ended up with 3 grey power connectors and 2 blues instead of 2 greys and 3 blues.



Did anyone end up with 1 grey and 4 blues and want to trade a blue for a grey?

 

[sluggerdog]

My kit arrived today and the build is going sweet!

Just one problem, I ended up with 3 grey power connectors and 2 blues instead of 2 greys and 3 blues.

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Did anyone end up with 1 grey and 4 blues and want to trade a blue for a grey?

hmm, that is what my kit has as well. Is that not right?

I have 3 grey and 2 blues.

 

[MastersBrewery]

Ok so for those wondering usb cables and extra probes went into the post bag. I remember a few lucky souls ended with a bonus probe As there is a probe inside the packaged kit. Enjoy and let the building begin.