My insane 25 Gal, 100 Percent Hard Plumbed Tri-Clover, Automated Tippy Build

[kickflip_mj]

By pinging an external site, we just tested that the Comcast modem is working, 100 foot Ethernet cable is working and RPi has a functioning Ethernet stack. We also taught kickflip how to do a ping.

kickflip: could you insert the switch into the system and repeat the experiment ?

SO what would you like me to connect into the switch? The 100ft cable , the RPI and ping from the RPI?

 

[brewman !]

SO what would you like me to connect into the switch? The 100ft cable , the RPI and ping from the RPI?

Yep. And don't forget to power the switch itself.

 

[kickflip_mj]

My raspberry pi card is having issues, i have to reload rasbian wheezy. it shoudnt take me long to get it up and running (this is what i was talking about with the RPI.

On another note, I represent a module manufacturer and ill probably be using this instead of the RPI, once I get my hands on it.

http://embeddedmodules.net/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=181&Itemid=463

 

[brewman !]

My raspberry pi card is having issues, i have to reload rasbian wheezy. it shoudnt take me long to get it up and running (this is what i was talking about with the RPI.

The memory card itself ? How are you loading the image (ISO) on it ? Any chance you'd run Pidora ? Its Fedora based and I use Fedora on all my Linux machines. Its rock solid.

Download link for Pidora based on Fedora 20.
http://pidora.ca/pidora/releases/20/images/Pidora-2014-R3.zip

Once the repositories are set up, you should be able to use fedup to take it to F21.

 

[JKoravos]

Sooooo...where's the thread about brewing beer?

 

[kickflip_mj]

The memory card itself ? How are you loading the image (ISO) on it ? Any chance you'd run Pidora ? Its Fedora based and I use Fedora on all my Linux machines. Its rock solid.

I could run that right now

 

[brewman !]

Sooooo...where's the thread about brewing beer?

Its a DIY hardware forum. The DIY hardware is using a BrewTroller connected to an RPI. We are getting it running...

 

[brewman !]

I could run that right now

Good. I recommend it.

Run "uname -a" once you have it installed.

 

[kickflip_mj]

sorry this was pissing me off, the loader couldnt find the .img file. I had to download a window imager and do everything backwards. crappy crappy instructions. anyways it finally booted up on the brewery. I have to run out for an hour and when i get back i will finish it up.

 

[brewman !]

sorry this was pissing me off, the loader couldnt find the .img file. I had to download a window imager and do everything backwards. crappy crappy instructions. anyways it finally booted up on the brewery. I have to run out for an hour and when i get back i will finish it up.

No problem, no pressure. I'm working on other stuff. I'm subscribed to the thread. When you post I get an email and get to it when I can.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Here we go

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[kickflip_mj]

Ping directly connected to 100ft ether net

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[kickflip_mj]

Ping with rpi connected to switch, with 100ft cord connected to switch

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[brewman !]

Good. So the switch works.

Now connect the BrewTroller to the switch and fire it up. Initiate communications between the RPi and the BrewTroller. Then open a terminal on the RPi and ping the IP address of the BrewTroller. Let the ping run for a while, say 20-30 seconds. We are looking for 0 lost messages, just like we've seen between the RPi and the Internet so far.

I'm off to my monthly brew club meeting.

If the ping comes back with errors, run

nmap <BrewTroller IP Address>

and

traceroute <BrewTroller IP Address>

and report what they return.

If the ping comes back clean, it looks like you have a good network between the RPi and the BrewTroller. I suggest doing a mock brew (brewing water) and controlling the BrewTroller exclusively from the RPi.

If that works, start controlling it from an external device.

I'm anxious to see how this all turns out. There is no reason for the communication between the RPi and the BrewTroller to be anything but 100% reliable. If any of these steps turn up a problem, we'll backtrack and figure it out. This stuff is pretty straight forward if you go step by step.

 

[kickflip_mj]

After I hooked up the brewtroller to the switch and ran it with the RPI, pinging the brewtroller came back clean! RPI is still pretty slow though.

 

[brewman !]

After I hooked up the brewtroller to the switch and ran it with the RPI, pinging the brewtroller came back clean!

Excellent. Did you test remote access ? Remember that if you use Wifi for the remote access computer at your brewstand, it will be going back to the house, which is 100 (?) feet away. It would be nice to plug it into the switch with an Ethernet cable.

RPI is still pretty slow though.

You need an RPi 2 ! Up to 6x faster.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Excellent. Did you test remote access ? Remember that if you use Wifi for the remote access computer at your brewstand, it will be going back to the house, which is 100 (?) feet away. It would be nice to plug it into the switch with an Ethernet cable.

You need an RPi 2 ! Up to 6x faster.

I connected the brewtroller, rpi to the switch, Wired with 100ft ethernet cable to Comcast router in house. Then ran the Webapp on the rpi and my wireless laptop at the same time, and it ran perfect.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Excellent. Did you test remote access ? Remember that if you use Wifi for the remote access computer at your brewstand, it will be going back to the house, which is 100 (?) feet away. It would be nice to plug it into the switch with an Ethernet cable.

You need an RPi 2 ! Up to 6x faster.

I connected the brewtroller, rpi to the switch, Wired with 100ft ethernet cable to Comcast router in house. Then ran the Webapp on the rpi and my wireless laptop at the same time, and it ran perfect.

 

[brewman !]

I connected the brewtroller, rpi to the switch, Wired with 100ft ethernet cable to Comcast router in house. Then ran the Webapp on the rpi and my wireless laptop at the same time, and it ran perfect.

Excellent.

Now that it works properly, please report back on how you like it once you've used it. I'm considering using an RPi and touchscreen on my own system.

 

[Carlscan26]

The more eyes the better. Feel free to jump in.

If the Wifi Adapter supports multiple clients that means it must be a DNS server and router as well as an access point. The Comcast device is also a DNS server and router.


If he has a working 100 foot cable back to the Comcast router, there is no need for the Wifi adapter.

That's not necessarily the case at all. Download the manual for the model he has. The one I have has two modes - it can pass through or it can run its own DHCP and DNS. In that mode you'd have to make sure your ip ranges don't conflict. But most likely it is in pass through mode.

I agree though that it should be the wifi bridge or the 100' cable. Not both at the same time. And the OP did state that the wifi bridge is not powered on so its not in play.

However, we still don't know if you even need Internet access to run this setup. Or maybe we have - I haven't read all of the posts yet. :cheers:

 

[Carlscan26]

So I've read the rest of the thread and it looks like Internet access isn't needed then right?

 

[kickflip_mj]

That's not necessarily the case at all. Download the manual for the model he has. The one I have has two modes - it can pass through or it can run its own DHCP and DNS. In that mode you'd have to make sure your ip ranges don't conflict. But most likely it is in pass through mode.

I agree though that it should be the wifi bridge or the 100' cable. Not both at the same time. And the OP did state that the wifi bridge is not powered on so its not in play.

However, we still don't know if you even need Internet access to run this setup. Or maybe we have - I haven't read all of the posts yet. :cheers:

I never run the wifi bridge and the 100ft ethernet cable at the same time. Its one or the other.

With brewtroller, you can run your system offline, as long as you have the LCD screen and encoder knob. Most of the time I choose to run it over the web, because I fell my system has enough safety features that I can go inside and watch a movie during brew days.

Im going to be starting another thread soon, I need some recommendations on full auto settings. Currently it skips some processes.

 

[Ravenshead]

Slightly old thread but I have a question:

For your tippy tunp, how did you form your hoop? Did you just hand bend it around a form or did someone send it through a rolling machine?

 

[Bean]

I remember when #CoalCracker did his 1 BBL build he worked with someone on rolling the hoops for him. You can try reaching out to him to see if he has the contact information.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Slightly old thread but I have a question:

For your tippy tunp, how did you form your hoop? Did you just hand bend it around a form or did someone send it through a rolling machine?

Ask away, thats the reason I made the thread.

I used a bench vice and a mallet, with some muscling you can bend a loop. (somewhere in this forum, you can find some images) It really wasn't that difficult. Just clamp it down at one end and slowly bend it and work your way around. Once its in a circle you can push it on the ground etc to make a better shape. For my application, I couldnt find a long enough piece of steel, so I had to weld two pieces together to make the diameter. then I cut two tabs and welded them at 90 degrees to secure the band around the pot.

 

[Ravenshead]

Cool, I was hoping I could do it with out a rolling machine. I'll give a shot this weekend.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Cool, I was hoping I could do it with out a rolling machine. I'll give a shot this weekend.

Just dont get to thick of steel and you will be fine

 

[jddevinn]

You can purchase the 1/2" SS 9-24 VDC 3-wire valves for $26.00 shipped.
I am currently modefining two for an additional $ 3.00 to meet my needs.

My pneumatic valves I can move in less than 1 second.
The butterflies I have don't require more than 4 Nm torque.
This hobby can drive you nuts.

Cheers,
ClaudiusB

Hey Claudis where are you finding this? Looking at the Festo website they want me to purchase and price everything through a distributer!? Thanks,

 

[kickflip_mj]

Are you looking for Pneumatic valves, or the little bal valves? Have you looked on ebay for the pneumatic valves?

 

[jddevinn]

I have a source for the little ball valves. Looking for a source of pneumatic actuators that are reasonable to outfit onto triclamp butterflies.