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  1. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Sounds odd... best place to start - https://thorrak.github.io/fermentrack/ it's a very comprehensive guide. 1. Fresh install of Raspbian, I don't know if this is necessary but I had to before I could install Fermentrack, (if you've installed fermentrack you're good to go) 2. Attached Wemos...
  2. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    I should probably be asking this over on the iSpindle GitHub, but figured it less likely to get lost in translation here. The iSpindle instructions mentioned about removing a couple of bits from the boards. 4. Remove the GY-521 LED - (is this purely because the LED is a power drain, can I...
  3. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    yeah mainly the sled and the Pelting, and the ability to get it delivered this half of the year. I've ordered the not complete set, in the knowledge that I might need to file down the sled to get it to fit in the pelting I've had to order from eBay. Actually saved myself a couple £s
  4. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    well that sucks was just about to go and buy the iSpindle via the 3d Mechtronics site and they're all out...
  5. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Got to say though despite my initial issues, you guys have done a beautiful job on this, it looks good, easy to navigate, and anyone looking to install i'd recommend taking a quick look at the youtube videos as there are a few bits on there that that aren't in the documentation yet.
  6. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Just reading up on what state the Sainsmart relay should be in, i think it needs to be set to inverted, rather than non inverted.
  7. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Hi guys, having a few issues installing my device. First off I'm on the most recent GitHub version of the firmware. Using an RPI zero W. The board is one of Thorraks designs and its attached to sainsmart relay. When I try to configure sensors and pins the time it takes to load is very long...
  8. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Ok all installed and it looks good, on a new instance of raspbian. Used all the fully auto options. Couple of notes/questions though - it flags a couple of errors during the install but I think these are normal but might cause concern if you're installing. See picture below. - it takes quite...
  9. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Suspect not an issue but I've not been able to do a fresh install but instead tried to remove brewpi and var/www/html but it does pull up errors so I'll have to give it another go with a fresh raspbian install. Error message not particularly helpful [emoji57] but given I've not followed the...
  10. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Looks good I'll try and install tomorrow and then use for a brew next weekend!!
  11. Mikmonken

    BrewPi@ESP8266, no need of RPI and Arduino.

    So a two wemos system?
  12. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Thanks Ame, i'll give those a try, i quite liked the drag and drop of Fritzing. with some help from ElChangoGuero i've pulled together some drawings that are a little tidier than the ones on the git hub, and easier for me to follow anyway, so hopefully they'll be of use to others too. 1st Pic...
  13. Mikmonken

    BrewPi@ESP8266, no need of RPI and Arduino.

    Reading more into iSpindle and trying to get an understanding as to how it will all come together, will the temp probe on the iSpindle remove the need for thermowell? By that I mean will iSpindle floating in the FV connect remotely to brewpi and communicate with the fridge temp probe to keep at...
  14. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Actually kind of makes sense to create something to fill the pelting, I guess in theory you could create something with a curve of the in radius and it would fit perfectly. If not a little expensive. I suspect it'll be cheaper for me to spend the €60 and buy it via the iSpindle GitHub link...
  15. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    I'm trying to make sense of and redraw the diagrams in photoshop. Taking a leaf out of the ESP brewpi lot as well I've taken a first bash at creating a board that (given the small size) would only be a few £s each. But it's my first attempt at both using fritzing as a basis and designing boards...
  16. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Thanks, i've gone through this, it's a little bit as clear as mud, i have translated though. I think i follow it up until point 6. untwist the wires.... I might try and map it onto a breadboard and share it if someone fancies taking a look to make sure its right? But that last bit attach the...
  17. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Well let me know if you manage to flash the ESP with it, I'm wondering if it's limited power of just a dodgy USB comm, the same cable and ESP chip worked with an RPI3 so I'm trying to narrow down what's gone wrong.
  18. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Hd anyone had any issues flashing the ESP8266 from an RPI zero W, was trying to reset and re flash today with no success, the command would run but nothing would happen. Ended up using a spare RPI 3 to flash it no problem. Same USB cable.
  19. Mikmonken

    Native ESP8266 BrewPi Firmware - WiFi BrewPi, no Arduino needed!

    Surely turning your fridge into a red light zone might raise the chances of a yeast infection??? :pipe:
  20. Mikmonken

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Well I've not placed the order yet, I'm struggling to visualise how it all goes together what goes into the sled etc.
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