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Tried this already. No luck. I'll order another display unless someone else has another suggestion in the next few hours.Restart the controller (reset or power cycle) and see if they go away?
Tried this already. No luck. I'll order another display unless someone else has another suggestion in the next few hours.Restart the controller (reset or power cycle) and see if they go away?
Yeah, just choose that option in BrewFlasherFor some reason, I am unable to reset my password for tilt bridge.. I am unable to access the configuration page for my latest brew and all of my previous files are not accessible.... can I get a proper reset..?
Are you implying that I need to completely reflash my controller? For the past 9 months All I've had to do is go into the web portal and change the beer name and it would automatically update the Google doc...Yeah, just choose that option in BrewFlasher
Right, but you’re having issues accessing the controller’s webpage, are you not? The easiest solution would be to just reflash it, depending on what the underlying issue is. Is the problem entirely with Google Sheets?Are you implying that I need to completely reflash my controller? For the past 9 months All I've had to do is go into the web portal and change the beer name and it would automatically update the Google doc...
When I go to the web app, it does not allow me to log in. I have entered my email in the forgotten password and I never receive an email.. my controller is plugged in and running (never stopped the last run) and when I access the Google sheets of previous brews, there are errors .)Right, but you’re having issues accessing the controller’s webpage, are you not? The easiest solution would be to just reflash it, depending on what the underlying issue is. Is the problem entirely with Google Sheets?
OH. I apologize - I didn’t realize that is what you were referring to. The TiltBridge web app is actually maintained by @UncleD so he would have to jump in on that.When I go to the web app, it does not allow me to log in. I have entered my email in the forgotten password and I never receive an email.. my controller is plugged in and running (never stopped the last run) and when I access the Google sheets of previous brews, there are errors .)
Link to the display?Has anyone had any luck using an external OLED display with a non-pro Lolin D32? I had ordered a couple for a since-abandoned project that I was planning on re-purposing to use with TiltBridge. I know that the Lolin D32 Pro/TFT is the recommended hardware, but I was hoping that there's a way to use a screen with what I've got.
I ordered the 0.96" yellow/blue one for a completely separate project, and wondered if it or similar would work: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251...l_item.19.273ef19cAvF4Yf&gatewayAdapt=glo2usaLink to the display?
Wow! That's a great project. Add me to the list who would like to see the BOM and files. Also curious about battery life.Adding some more pics about the building process.
{
"name": "YourDeviceName", // Required field, this will be the ID in Brewfather
"temp": 20.32,
"aux_temp": 15.61, // Fridge Temp
"ext_temp": 6.51, // Room Temp
"temp_unit": "C", // C, F, K
"gravity": 1.042,
"gravity_unit": "G", // G, P
"pressure": 10,
"pressure_unit": "PSI", // PSI, BAR, KPA
"ph": 4.12,
"bpm": 123, // Bubbles Per Minute
"comment": "Hello World",
"beer": "Pale Ale",
"battery": 4.98
}
Yeah, definitely for the battery age. I love the Brewfather guys, and am always happy to better integrate with them!Sounds reasonable, and I liked what I saw in your leaked easter eggs in your last post.
In my opinion, the deal is not that big in terms of functionality. Now it's cool; I have time to move the fermenter, purge, or do whatever I need with the battery. And for sure, it sounds like a big chunk of work, and honestly, trying to code a bit in your code scared me a lot. I'm not brave enough to publish a PR (yet!).
Sharing in advance some other improvements I've been thinking about for a while:
Let me know if this sounds good and I'll publish an issue in Github.
- Taking advantage of the Brewfather API capabilities and sending the Tilt battery in the battery attribute. Tilt is sending the "week battery age," and TiltBridge is rendering this value in the UI. So the goal is to send this value through the Brewfather custom stream service request and also as an attribute through MQTT.
- Installing a temperature sensor (optional), such as a DS18B20 or LM35 (my preference is to go with the first option), on the digital GPIOs in the D32 chip (pin 34, for instance), and capturing the room temperature. Send it through the "ext_temp" attribute to monitor the room temperature in Brewfather or through MQTT.
JSON:{ "name": "YourDeviceName", // Required field, this will be the ID in Brewfather "temp": 20.32, "aux_temp": 15.61, // Fridge Temp "ext_temp": 6.51, // Room Temp "temp_unit": "C", // C, F, K "gravity": 1.042, "gravity_unit": "G", // G, P "pressure": 10, "pressure_unit": "PSI", // PSI, BAR, KPA "ph": 4.12, "bpm": 123, // Bubbles Per Minute "comment": "Hello World", "beer": "Pale Ale", "battery": 4.98 }
(By the way, I'm currently working in the BOM + documenting a bit the thing. Sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience).
You rock. That's awesome!
You rock. That's awesome!
Thank you for that!
My recommendation (currently!) is the Lolin D32 Pro + Lolin D32 Screen + the associated cable, but that can be hard to come by.I bought myself a LILYGO ESP32 T-Display Module for Arduino Development Board TTGO LCD Wi-Fi BLE CH9102F Chip
that worked great for one lager fermentation. I left it plugged in far a week or two after fermentation was done and, when I finally went to unplug it, I noticed the display wasn't displaying what it should. I didn't care too much at the time, because my batch was done.
I just went to plug it in to start monitoring a new batch, and all of the magic smoke came out! Something on the back got very hot and started smoking like mad. I unplugged it quickly and laid it to rest.
What do you folks recommend for a reliable ESP32?
THANKS!
I just ordered the one you linked to. We'll see what happens.My recommendation (currently!) is the Lolin D32 Pro + Lolin D32 Screen + the associated cable, but that can be hard to come by.
As an alternative, people have had a lot of success with the TFT ESPI boards. I thought I had one in my amazon order history that I could confirm worked, but I'm struggling to find it. This one might work, but I can't guarantee it (and it's expensive).
Weirdest thing: I restarted my computer with the board attached and it worked perfectly. So strange, but whatever, it's up and running!That looks like either a bad cable or the board isn't in programming mode....
I have the same problem, it is most likely the weak signal coming form the Tilt itself. The conical blocks the signal once it is closed up and the Tiltbridge is not designed to increase the signal strength, it only converts it from one form to another (Bluetooth to WiFi). Tilt's solution it to buy a repeater that increases the signal strength or to buy a pro series that is designed to work inside conical's.I can see my Tilt Hydrometer gravity on the OLED display, and at Tiltbridge.local, but the logging disappeared on Fermentrack, after I closed up the conical lid from an open ferment Weizen beer, to now a closed blow-off.
The RSSI of the Tilt that is in the Coni is not very strong at -92, and I have another Tilt (different color, RSSI -70) sitting out in the open, and it shows up fine in Fermentrack.
If I see the hydrometer reading on the OLED and tiltbridge.local, why does it now not show up on Fermentrack? It did fine until I closed up the conical...
I did the "Plumber Tricks" - uninstall the hydrometer and reinstall it, reboot, bound it to the proper conical, unbound it.....
I had similar issues using stainless conical fermenters inside refrigerators. I would have trouble getting a signal outside the fridge. But. I have had good luck with a tilt repeater project I found on GitHub that uses an ESP-32 board. @Thorrak has added it to Brewflasher in a Fast Delay" version for a plugged in board, or regular which repeats much less often for a board powered by batteries. Here are the last boards I used, and they work great. I put them in a small plastic project box and power them with a 5v wall wort and mount them right next to my conical fermenters inside the fridge. I have no trouble getting the signal on the other side of the garage now.I have the same problem, it is most likely the weak signal coming form the Tilt itself. The conical blocks the signal once it is closed up and the Tiltbridge is not designed to increase the signal strength, it only converts it from one form to another (Bluetooth to WiFi). Tilt's solution it to buy a repeater that increases the signal strength or to buy a pro series that is designed to work inside conical's.
@IDMaynardI have the same problem, it is most likely the weak signal coming form the Tilt itself. The conical blocks the signal once it is closed up and the Tiltbridge is not designed to increase the signal strength, it only converts it from one form to another (Bluetooth to WiFi). Tilt's solution it to buy a repeater that increases the signal strength or to buy a pro series that is designed to work inside conical's.
@Thorrak , But why does the OLED display on the ESP32 sitting on top of the fermentor,outside, show the Tilt's gravity that is in the conical? Also, Tiltbridge.local shows the Tilt hydrometer reading on any computer on my home network. But, Fermentrack does not show the reading of the Tilt (see my post above)The TiltBridge has two* radios on it - one for Bluetooth and one for WiFi. The Bluetooth signal from the tilt is only so strong - the TiltBridge has to be in range to pick it up. Similarly, the TiltBridge’s WiFi radio is only so strong and must be close enough to the WiFi router that it can be picked up.
The TiltBridge does “boost” the signal in the sense that it “hears” the Bluetooth broadcast and rebroadcasts it freshly over WiFi. (Think criers posted along a wall, just within earshot of each other. Crier #3 cant hear Crier #1, but if Crier #2 yells what Crier #1 said, Crier #3 can hear the message)
If you imagine a scenario where you have a stainless conical inside a kegerator, you have two metal walls you’re trying to get through. If you place the TiltBridge outside the conical but inside the fridge, the Tilt’s signal should be able to be heard by the TiltBridge, but the TiltBridge’s signal may not be able to be heard by the router. An option would be to do what @IDMaynard suggests, and place a dedicated repeater in between the conical and fridge wall, which would then retransmit the signal fresh and allow it to be heard by a TiltBridge outside the fridge. That TiltBridge then would - hopefully! - be in range of the WiFi router since it wouldn’t have any metal walls to traverse.
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