Open Ardbir - Open source platform for brewing process control and automation

[Will_D]

Happy Christmas McMelloW and welcome,

Very nice GF/Ardbir install. Where did you get the white pannel that's then mounted on the project box?

Do you live in Holland by any chance?

[darren996]

I would say bird shit in my beer when I was boiling would be lucky

[McMelloW]

Happy Christmas McMelloW and welcome,

Very nice GF/Ardbir install. Where did you get the white pannel that's then mounted on the project box?

Do you live in Holland by any chance?

Thanks Will.  The panel is designed by Guto Santaella and you can download the 3D model here. Find a cheap 3D printing service and get it printed.  That's what I did

Yes I do live in Utrecht, The Netherlands

[pob]

Where did you get the white pannel that's then mounted on the project box?

Happy Christmas Mr D.

Now keep up with the program...

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[Edit: beaten by bloomin' slow typing again & a Happy Christmas to McMellow for pointing us in the 3DHubs direction]

[Will_D]

Thanks pob and McMellow, thats the trouble with long posts you forget about the previous content.

So its just a question of is anyone going to organise this buy or is it up to individuals?

So if I want to use the keypad version of the all-in-one boards we got recently I need to have printed:

key_padring.stl
all-in-one_Front_Panel.stl as it has holes for the two leds
spacers.stl

To help me I found this free stl viewer:
http://www.viewstl.com/

So I could tell the difference tween the various files

[Will_D]

Ok, Many thanks to all, this all-in-one project is progressing. I got some quotes from 3d printers for the 3 bits I mentioned at around €15 plus postage (unspecified). In termws of GBs: 3d printing is always a one off so getting bulk discounts is a bit of a none starter (as there are no bulk savings apart from postage!).

On another point thanks to Davide, we now have the component lists for the Nano PCB. There appears to be no software yet!.

@Davide: Have you any User requirements or System Requirements that you used as the basis of the hardware design ( URD & SRD )?

Most of the low level code will be the same as the existing A-I-O project, but what about the duality of the sensors/pumps/heaters?

[darren996]

Hi Will, I am looking to get the all in one 3d front panel printed but cant find anyone locally(Kilkenny) where did you get the quotes and can they be purchased online?


   

[McMelloW]

Hi Will, I am looking to get the all in one 3d front panel printed but cant find anyone locally(Kilkenny) where did you get the quotes and can they be purchased online?

Try 3Dhubs.com   or google for 3D printing service

[darren996]

Hi Will, I am looking to get the all in one 3d front panel printed but cant find anyone locally(Kilkenny) where did you get the quotes and can they be purchased online?

Try 3Dhubs.com   or google for 3D printing service

3dhubs will do the job...thanks

[darren996]

Got around to my first brew yesterday with the ardbir and while it was not issue free, it was the easiest brew day i had.

The automation is class.  The issues I had were all hardware related and I am hoping it is just a dodgy keypad I have. Keypad buttons were not working at times and last night it died, ordered a new one so fingers crosed.

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Thanks McMelloW I'll send an email to Davide to see if he has any ideas

I think you are talking about a multi vessel system. The Open Ardbir is for a single vessel system

Having investigated and teased out various options via selector switches, to enable the Ardbir to operate a three vessel set up, I will have to bow to your superior experience on this McMelloW. I'm fundamentally reinventing the wheel. The better option for me definitely seems to be the BCS 460 brewing controller
https://www.brewershardware.com/BCS-460-Brewery-Control-System.html
So unfortunately I'll be sticking my one complete with 3d printed panel up for sale at cost price as it hasn't and most probably won't be used.

[pob]

Have you looked at a 3-4 way rotary switch to control the hlt, mash & kettle?

Or just use a STC/PID for hlt and then use ArdBit for mashing & boil; once sparging & transfer done, switch rotary switch to kettle (move temp probe into kettle thermowell) & continue from there.

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I had intended to mount a selector switch with 3/4 positions, to simultaneously select the required ssr (hlt/rims/bk) while at the same time piggy backed on the back of this switch two more switches to select the temperature probes. So by selecting position 1 for example the HLT is selected with the temp probe in the HLT used as the input temperature and the HLT ssr selected as the output, ditto for position 2 for rims and position 3 for boil kettle.
I'm struggling to find a switch which can accomplish this. The standard 22mm rotary switches only come in on-off-on in the 3 position. Perhaps as you suggest by controlling the HLT seperately on its own PID controller this might be the answer

[pob]

Maybe something like this.

Use 2 of the 3 poles for temp probe & SSR?

[pob]

Or even in 22mm http://www.ebay.com/itm/5Pcs-AC-220V-5A-22mm-Dia-DPDT-2NO-2NC-6-Pins-3-Positions-Rotary-Selector-Switch-/311081436446