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Absolutely. I was just talking from my experience. I wanted to use RJ11 for all of the reasons you mentioned. It just didn't work well in my setup mainly because of the phone cables I was using. There just wasn't enough copper in the cables I had and the termination was inconsistent making the...

I had a lot of trouble with short-outs/breaks with phone cable and RJ11 (at least with the phone cables I was using). The copper within the cables was just too thin and was hard for a ham-handed gentleman such as myself to work with. I switched to CAT6 and RJ45 ends and it works a LOT better...

There are directions on both the Facebook page and the pull request for installing my PWM mod. If you would prefer the other, the procedure is very similar. Essentially, you have to modify 1 line in one file and create one file with the new module content in it, then reboot.

It looks like PWM will be added to version 3, and there are 2 pull requests that implement PWM if you would rather use that. https://github.com/Manuel83/craftbeerpi/pull/138 I use PID for mashing (though, I am using a 3-kettle HERMS system, so I don't have to worry about scorching) and use...

I have been using it through the last 3 batches I have fermented. It works great (with the exception of occasionally having to clear the temperature data file to get the chart back). I built it as a standalone fermentation controller, but you can definitely use it to brew and ferment both from...

This is all pretty well documented on http://web.craftbeerpi.com/. Please start there and then come back with any questions.

There are a couple PWM logic add-ons in pull request status. These are aimed at boil control. You can implement them manually if you want to test. They have been discussed earlier in this thread. i have been testing mine with promising results, but on the 2 batches we did this weekend, we...

You can control other devices through the software, but there is no automation for pumps, valves, etc. I believe that this is planned for later in the current release.

I thought that might be it at first, but I have had my fermenter running for 11 days and am able to still read the graph. I'm not sure where the bug there is.

I haven't adjusted the PID settings from the defaults, but there is a post on tuning PID here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=174020 My system can only do 10 gallons with 16 gallon keggels, so I am not sure about tuning for that level.

PWM is only in the pull request phase, so you have to edit the files manually. I posted instructions in the "conversation" tab of my pull request. If you need help beyond that, just PM me.

A lot of the new control logic types were just added in 2.2. As far as I know they are not documented. PID is pretty standard. Hystersis is an overshoot that i only use for fermentation. Those and my PWM are the only ones I use, so maybe others can fill in the rest. One option is to fill...

If by temp logging, you mean the charts, there is a log file you need to delete. The solution is a couple pages back. We'd all love more detailed documentation. It's getting there, but it takes time. There are instructions on implementing PWM on the pull requests on GitHub.

The software will turn on or off anything connected to a relay based on whatever temp triggers you define. Fermantation uses a hystersis algorithm for control. Brewing has several options for control algorithms.

I haven't done it, but the software allows for multiple fermenters. You should be able to control them separately as long as you have temp probes/relays for each.