How far below the current temp did you set the fridge constant? Was the fridge actively calling for cool when you changed the set point to trigger a call for heat?
Yes. I think "waiting for peak" is 15 mins. Doing what you are doing will definitely cause it to lose its mind.
You should be fine, but if waiting for peak doesn’t have a timer, then it might not be a bad idea to add one. I’ll get that added to the list.
I mean, if you want the ability to add a logo to Fermentrack...
You ... um ... talking about BrewPi or BrewPiLess maybe?
BrewPiLess
One quick question- What do they call the blue bar on top?Not that we don't like talking to you, but you might get better results here.
Well, in BrewPi it's <div id="top-bar"> so "top-bar" is probably enough for him to know what you are talking about.
@Thorrak any word on this? Just checked and there is still only brewpi remix 2.11 and 2.10 for the revA and recC shields.
The 0.2.12 firmware has the reset. If you upgrade you should be fine - Thorrak made that firmware version available to Fermentrack yesterday.
Yes you can use an esp8266 built into a controller to control a fermentation chamber to control temp while it is tracking the SG with a tilt. You want to go read both build threads from thorrak day tripper and lbusy.
Yes I got it but can I based on the tilt temperature reading trigger a ESP 8266 heater function ON?
No. The Tilt isn’t sensitive enough unfortunately.
That's a pity... A good way to avoid thermowell... I guess I will keep fermentrack and forget Tilt... A little bit expensive for just gravity reading.
Thanks! Well so I did went down the road to finally use my fermentrack for more than just log the temp
I plugged a relay on D0 for heating.
But running tests it is not working I think...
If I set in Beer Constant mode or Beer Profile and I tweak the beer temperature it doesn't do anything (I don't know if I can find somewhere the state of the relay?)
What it does is that it modify the constant for the fridge - that I don't have and where I don't have any temperature probe...
I'm sure I missed something but what?
I was just expecting the relay to switch on when the temperature was dropping below the constant...
Great thanks! So today I have a probe for outside temperature I should re-assign it as fridge temperature probe and my relay will be alive correct?
Fermentrack is the "front end." It supports either the original Uno or the ESP8266. Either way, the temp probes connect to the controller. The ESP8266 is discussed in this thread and the Uno in the original BrewPi thread. The 8266 requires a small shield, however, the Uno can be assembled without a shield.
As above, you don't have to leave your Uno behind if you already have it built into your setup. The Uno will support the 4-line screen.
The ESP8266 is a little short on pins ... you won't find an extra for the light or fan. The Uno using I2C does have a couple of extra pins. Right off the top of my head, I'd think you could enable/disable them by using the invert/non-inverted setting. You could send that from the Raspberry Pi however the functionality to automate does not exist as it stands. The Uno is "full", I would not recommend customizing there, but as I said you can issue the commands externally to control the functionality that currently exists.
Neither Fermentrack nor BrewPi Remix support MQTT. BrewPiLess does AFAIK, however you might find the interface more sparse than you may be used to. That's because it uses the controller as the webserver as well.
Thorrak used Django for Fermentrack. The files are all in the Python location AFAIK.
Fermentrack is the "front end." It supports either the original Uno or the ESP8266. Either way, the temp probes connect to the controller. The ESP8266 is discussed in this thread and the Uno in the original BrewPi thread. The 8266 requires a small shield, however, the Uno can be assembled without a shield.
As above, you don't have to leave your Uno behind if you already have it built into your setup. The Uno will support the 4-line screen.
The ESP8266 is a little short on pins ... you won't find an extra for the light or fan. The Uno using I2C does have a couple of extra pins. Right off the top of my head, I'd think you could enable/disable them by using the invert/non-inverted setting. You could send that from the Raspberry Pi however the functionality to automate does not exist as it stands. The Uno is "full", I would not recommend customizing there, but as I said you can issue the commands externally to control the functionality that currently exists.
Neither Fermentrack nor BrewPi Remix support MQTT. BrewPiLess does AFAIK, however you might find the interface more sparse than you may be used to. That's because it uses the controller as the webserver as well.
Thorrak used Django for Fermentrack. The files are all in the Python location AFAIK.
I hope that helps. Thorrak is taking a well-deserved vacation so you're stuck with me holding down both shops.
no doubt you can add those units to an uno and give them that capability.. but in my opinion it was almost just easier and cheaper not to mention smaller form factor and less complexity to just replace the unos outright with the wemos though and use the unos as backups or spares to a couple of other diy projects I have using them that don't need an internet connection... Fear not they won't be wasted.. I just finished my setup on fridge 1 here's a rundown of what it looks like and its features..
