I'm happy with mine. I recommend it.
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I have one. Supported their kickstarter. I love the product with only minor concerns. One is the ongoing issues with WiFi connectivity/reliability that almost everyone has reported. I've personally found that if the model t is the only device connected to my router, then connectivity issues go away. My other concern is, what seems to me to be, a decrease in over the air updates. We haven't had one in awhile, however I'm not sure if it's because there's nothing to update or if it's because they've gone silent for another reason. There's also a steep decline in activity from the brewbit people on the forum.Hi brewers,
I've been told to "be frivolous" in my Xmas list this year. And a remotely-controlled fermentation temperature controller with graphical readout pretty much maxes out the Frivolous-to-awesome ratio
But I see some mixed experiences with the first generation of this unit. The last post was a few months ago, so I was wondering if users could share their current experiences so that I can figure whether this is a good thing to pick up or not.
Thanks!
ETA: They are sold out till 2Q2015?!?! WTF? what kind of way is that to grow a business?
and they only need $70,000 more in 30 days? ummm yeah, i'm not going to hold my breath on this one. too bad, it looks like a great product.
Yeah, the wifi controller sucked, but I was able to get it to work fairly reliably.Mine is working fine as a standalone unit, Ive been using it that way for a long time bc the wifi on it was busted. Maybe since I couldn't connect it didnt brick.
Still disappointed in this product though, never held a wifi connection consistently enough to work as advertised.
I guess I'll call off today's brewing. I have an old 2-stage controller that I could hook up, but I don't want to go to all the hassle of mounting it and running probe wires through the freezer lid's insulation if I'm just going to have to do it all over again when I buy a BrewPi.
I have a problem with condensation due to the humid climate, so I try to avoid letting any outside air into the freezer unless it's absolutely necessary.Just close the lid/door on the probe wires, should work just fine. The gasket will curve enough to compensate. I've been doing that for years with no problems. Maybe it leaks a little air, but it's not much.
It's commonly mentioned that the WiFi sucked on the BrewBit. Does anyone know what WiFi chipset they used? Was it the ESP8266?
I believe it was the Texas Instruments CC3000 WiFi module. I think TI released updated firmware for it that made it a bit more reliable, but it wasn't easy getting the new firmware loaded if you were experiencing connectivity issues. Chicken and the egg...It's commonly mentioned that the WiFi sucked on the BrewBit. Does anyone know what WiFi chipset they used? Was it the ESP8266?
The flashing screen was the only reason that I noticed something was amiss as I was getting ready to brew. I'm glad I didn't have 10 gallons of bitter on hand and a 90-degree fermentation chamber.Finally checked on mine...out of service. Still reading temp, just not controlling it. The screen flashes periodically too.
Model-T Features:
Open Source hardware and software. Youll get all the schematics, drawings and software. Hack away and share your work with the BrewBit community!
It looks like they might be here:I'm having a hard time locating the schematics for brewbit to download. the brewbit github is a repo of insanity incomplete projects. besides, ruby language sucks.
It looks like they might be here:
https://github.com/brewbit/model-t-electronics
And it also appears that you need to download/install a viewer to view the various files:
http://techdocs.altium.com/display/ADOH/Altium+Designer+Viewer
I've got mine working as a stand alone. Once the server was down, it quit keeping proper temperature. Looks like the fact that it was able to connect to WiFi (oh the irony) seems to have caused it to get into a loop where it was more concerned about connecting to the brewbit servers than keeping the proper temperature.
I had to remove the password from the WiFi settings. Once I did that, it wouldn't go back to the main screen. Pulled the plug and restarted. Once it was booted, the WiFi password was still absent. A few minutes later it switched on the cooling and stopped at the set 68f. So it is working as a pretty touch screen two stage controller with no connectivity.
I've got mine working as a stand alone. Once the server was down, it quit keeping proper temperature. Looks like the fact that it was able to connect to WiFi (oh the irony) seems to have caused it to get into a loop where it was more concerned about connecting to the brewbit servers than keeping the proper temperature.
I had to remove the password from the WiFi settings. Once I did that, it wouldn't go back to the main screen. Pulled the plug and restarted. Once it was booted, the WiFi password was still absent. A few minutes later it switched on the cooling and stopped at the set 68f. So it is working as a pretty touch screen two stage controller with no connectivity.
I've got mine working as a stand alone. Once the server was down, it quit keeping proper temperature. Looks like the fact that it was able to connect to WiFi (oh the irony) seems to have caused it to get into a loop where it was more concerned about connecting to the brewbit servers than keeping the proper temperature.
I had to remove the password from the WiFi settings. Once I did that, it wouldn't go back to the main screen. Pulled the plug and restarted. Once it was booted, the WiFi password was still absent. A few minutes later it switched on the cooling and stopped at the set 68f. So it is working as a pretty touch screen two stage controller with no connectivity.
I removed the password and mine is back in action. I guess now I'm not sure if removing the password or the reappearance of the webpage is what fixed things. Anyone have info about why the website is back up and how we can keep it up? Not a whole lot of communication from the founders.
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