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  1. rkhanso

    Is CraftbeerPi still available or is there a better option?

    I did the update and upgrade but am getting errors. and and pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install debsums Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these. The following packages have...
  2. rkhanso

    Is CraftbeerPi still available or is there a better option?

    Sorry for the probably stupid question. I'm definitely not knowledgable enough in Linux or the Raspberry Pi OS. In fact, I'm not sure what version I'm running, but CraftbeerPi3 is working on it. If I'm running CraftbeerPi3 and do a sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade, will it mess up...
  3. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    One last try before I wired up everything without the PCB --- I have just a single temp sensor connected to the PCB going the keg. It's been working for about 6 hours and still going. I'll let it run this way for a few days to ensure it's not going to give anymore trouble. If it's OK, I'll...
  4. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    Nope - still the same issue when powered by the Phone Charger to the usb-type power connector on the Pi. I suppose the next step is to remove the PI from the homemade PCB and Dupont wire it all up and run it that way to see if it stops updating the temps and I can't see the DS18B20s in the Pi...
  5. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    I've removed the power supply I was using and went to powering the Pi with a USB Phone Charger (1A) to see if there's any difference. I'm not using the 12v at all so the fans aren't running, but the AC compressor is running to cool the Kegerator. Still have 2 temp probes connected for now.
  6. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    Would having the 1-wire sensors on 3.3v instead of 5v have them disappear from the device list in the Pi OS? With temp working/updating on the top - Temp not working/updating on the bottom. The CraftbeerPI web GUI and ssh session still work fine. It appears just the 1-wire data/sensors are gone...
  7. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    Voltage across the 5V line on the PCB is 5.05v Voltage across the 3v3 line on the PCB is 3.23-3.24v whether I have 2 or 3 temp sensors connected.
  8. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    I will try that. I'm wondering if my power supply may be too weak. When I connect the 3rd temp sensor is when the trouble seems to happen.
  9. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    It could be that the electrical vibration feeling is not at all related to the unresponsive temperatures. I removed all temp probes and installed them one-at-a-time and let the controller run for a long time in-between. I bet there's just a bad temp sensor. I've had some not work brand-new out...
  10. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    The vibration feeling may be coming from the Kegerator, not the PCB. When I touch the sides of the Kegerator itself, I can feel it there also. Not on the front door (I suppose it might be more insulated because of the door seal?) or the back. If the temps stop updating when they are higher than...
  11. rkhanso

    That hard to describe vibration feeling when you rub your hand over something electrical

    I'd put this in the big CraftbrePi thread here, but I don't think this is a CraftbeerPi problem. You know the feeling you sometimes get on your hand when you move it along a piece of metal of an electrical device plugged into the wall outlet? I'd describe it as maybe the electrical "feeling" of...
  12. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    One thing I've been noticing - it's still crashing/rebooting - Reason: ESP_RST_PANIC, Description: Software reset due to exception/panic I notice it happening when I bring up a browser tab and access the web GUI. It could be happening at other times, but obviously - if I don't check the web GUI...
  13. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    I did just double-check my power supply. It is a 2A, 12v output.
  14. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    Uh-Oh - looks like I had another reboot. But at least I didn't lose my settings this time. I didn't have the serial monitor connected. Uptime:Days: 0, Hours: 4, Minutes: 0, Seconds: 20 Reset Reason:Reason: ESP_RST_SW, Description: Software reset via esp_restart Heap Information:Free Heap...
  15. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    The power supply is a 12v, 1A wall wart. It's probably not the highest quality supply in the world. I have a 5v step-down regulator powering the ESP32 directly through the homemade PCB. I do have a 2-channel relay module - one running the Kegerator compressor, the other the tower fan (a Desktop...
  16. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    At 9:15am Central time today, I installed your "Try This" version of firmware. Install and changing the config settings went well. No reboots/crashes. This version had the tower temp control feature included. The previous install crashed and the chamber/beer temps were up in the 60s. Waiting...
  17. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    I tried the "try this" firmware in post 276. If it's the same "try this" firmware.... I started getting excessive temp fluctuations. It also didn't have the tower temp control feature. But I will try it again tomorrow and see if it's more stable long-term, if the wild temp fluctuations come back...
  18. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    I only have the one ESP32. I'm not sure if it's a real Lolin. I bought it from the Ali Express link on your website. https://docs.kegcop.com/en/main/pcbassembly/index.html Sometimes it'll run for a couple days. It seems like when I click links or refresh the webpage is when it crashes. I just...
  19. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    It didn't take long to get a crash log. See the attached files. I wasn't on the settings page when it crashed (well, I don't think I was). But the temp offset, what temp probes were enabled, brewery name, beer name all were lost each time.
  20. rkhanso

    Keg Cop: Keg Monitoring and Control

    The ESP/Keg Cop crashed again. I left a Brave tab up the last few days. I went back to the same tab just now and clicked refresh. It didn't respond at first. Eventually, it crashed/rebooted and came back with all the settings gone and uptime under 1 minute. It was working good for over a day...
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