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  1. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Oh and back to your non-relay related scrambling... I don't necessarily understand what would be causing that issue. It seems to me that this all comes from sensitivity of the LCD to electrical noise, of which a lot is apparently created from the coil relays when they open. Is there possibly a...
  2. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Did you find that info in a data sheet or can you actually see them on the relay? I bought cheap 2-channel relays that are arguably a Sainsmart clone I'm wondering if I can look to see if they are there, maybe I can add them to the circuit if they are not. I've found SSRs for $4 a piece but...
  3. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Are they an easy swap out? I haven't looked into them at all but I would have to fix 3 separate controllers so if it's a PITA I think I can deal with the scrambling for now.
  4. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    A lot of us have had issues with garbled screens but only AFTER the relays were triggered during a BrewPi profile run. I'm not sure if there was a solution to it yet. If there is, I still need one! Try the attached diagram instead of the schematic. The schematic may be correct but because the...
  5. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    I would humbly suggest that next time you create a working system on your card, that you image it on your PC for future use! It's happened to me too many times to count with RaspberryPints and eventually I just imaged the card to cut my re-install time down to about 20 minutes.
  6. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    If you head over to the BrewPi Wiki at http://diybrewpi.wikia.com/wiki/DIYBrewPi_Wikia and check out the article I wrote for multiple chamber control you might find what you are missing.
  7. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Love Love Love Microcenter... They had the new Pi 2's for sale for $30, so naturally I bought 2... Now I have 4 Pi's and a very disgruntled wife... Also, if your patient (I'm not.) banggood.com has Dupont wires for crazy cheap, as well as pretty much everything else you need. Basically...
  8. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    As he said, yes. You can just set the mode to "Fridge Constant".
  9. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    I bought really long Ethernet cables, cut off one end and solder to the sensors. Then I put two Ethernet jacks in my project box that hook up to the Arduino so I now have a removable sensor. A cheap and easy way to lengthen the cables! Not sure of your location but where I am, a free working...
  10. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Ok, Wikia Page was created, just have a few edits to make. For some reason it runs extremely slow on my PC but who knows what that's about... Here is a link to the Instructable as well if anyone is a member over there... And if you are, I have free 3 month Pro codes to give out if anyone is...
  11. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Sounds good, when I get a chance, I'll write it up. Beats going to three or four separate pages for all the info!
  12. Groner

    How To: BrewPi LCD Add-On

    Totally know what you mean, since I struggled with the same issue in the RPints thread as well... I'm considering putting something together for Instructables, since they are a bit more user friendly; especially one for multiple chamber set ups...
  13. Groner

    HOWTO - Make a BrewPi Fermentation Controller For Cheap

    Thanks to everyone who has made this thread a great resource, especially FuzzeWuzze of course! Just finished my 3 Chamber setup: 3 Chamber BrewPi I'll probably be writing an Instructable on this since most of the "multiple chamber" stuff is a bit dated. I'm also considering hosting an...
  14. Groner

    How To: BrewPi LCD Add-On

    You're right, it's gotten pretty long and I had to weed out stuff like bits about the rotary encoder which I'm not using, and other sections so I must have missed where that was covered. Also, here is the completed system: 3 Chamber BrewPi THANK YOU SO MUCH! I couldn't have done it without...
  15. Groner

    How To: BrewPi LCD Add-On

    The one I originally followed was from the OP at the very first post. Just not sure why that wasn't working for me. EDIT: The original schematic is wrong as far as I can tell! Pins 10 and 15 of the shift register are swapped in the original post diagram and in the photo of the breadboard in...
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