I actually really like the updated UI... The one thing I miss, compared to the old (and maybe I just haven't found it yet?) is the capability to color-code each of my controls. After playing around in the old GUI, I went out of my way to color code my element plugs and the associated temperature probes - all HLT stuff is yellow, Brew Kettle is blue, etc... I used colored electrical tape and colored RJ-45 stress relief booties on my temp probes to get the effect, and then updated Elsinore to 2.0, and now for the life of me I can't figure out how to make my HLT control label Yellow again. Not a major thing, but would be nice to have. (It would probably also spoil the look Doug's going for here, and I get that too!)
One thing I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out so far (I've only really used the system for one brew so far) is Triggers... I get the concept, but not the implementation. Say I want to set a trigger up on my boil kettle, but focused on Duty Cycles, and not on Set Points. Is that possible? I want to tell it to run 100% until it hits about 208F, then scale back to an 80% Duty Cycle.
Or to do something a little more complex: I'm running a HERMS system. So, say I run my HLT to my desired Mash Temp. I mash in, then want to set a Trigger to do the following:
- Wait 10 minutes
- Start wort pump
- Wait 35 minutes
- Increase HLT set point to 168 (I typically mash for 45 minutes - the 10 minute mash+35 minutes recirculation)
- Wait 15 minutes
- Maybe sound an audible alarm? (Not sure if Elsinore can do this, or if I'd need to install one of those Buzzer/LED jobs)
I put up a question about this on the Reddit, but haven't gotten any responses - I'm a newbie to Reddit, so there's every chance I posted it in a way that's not visible or somesuch... Apologies if you have already seen this there and I'm just spamming at this point!