Fabrica Roasters (via USB) - Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup

This manual covers a connection of a Fabrica roast machine via USB, to Cropster's Roasting Intelligence.

• Specifications
• Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup
  • Installing the Roasting Intelligence (RI) software
  • Establishing a connection to the machine

Specifications

Requirements

• USB cable
• SiLabs CP210x driver
  • Windows
  • MacOS X 10.11+

Supported measurements

• Bean temperature
• Exhaust temperature

Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup

Installing the Roasting Intelligence (RI) software

1. Download RI.

2. Complete the installation process by following the steps provided.

3. Double-click the Cropster icon on your desktop to access RI.
4. Click the green Login with the browser button.
   💡 Select the "Remember me on this device" option to save your login credentials for future access.
   
   
5. You will be directed to the C-sar browser. 
   
6. Enter your Username* and Password* and click the green Sign in with password button.
   💡You need to use the same credentials that you use to access the online platform C-sar.

Establishing a connection to the machine

Before you begin configuring your roast machine, ensure that you have added it via the online platform C-sar.

1. Click  Preferences  > Machine > Configuration bottom left to access the Preferences screen.

2. To choose the Roast machine, click on the dropdown menu in the Machine section.

3. By clicking on the + Add connector option, you can choose your connector from the available options in the dropdown list.

4. You need to select Fabrica Roasters PIDs from the dropdown. 
5. Click Select to add the connector.
   

6. Navigate to the Machine > Measurements tab. All supported measurements will be displayed.

7. To activate the measurements, simply click the green toggle button.

8. Switch on the measurements you would like to enable and select Fabrica Roasters PIDs from the dropdown. 
   💡 Make your measurement readouts more compact. Choose the size of your measurement readouts by selecting either the Small or Large view for display.

9. Change the order of the measurements by using the  Drag and Drop icon and move it into position.

10. Navigate back to the Machine > Configuration tab and click on the Gear icon in the Connector setup section next to the previously added connector to open and configure the PID settings as shown below: 
    💡 Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit according to the temperature unit displayed on the machine's temperature readouts.
    
    

    Operation system	Serial port
    Windows	COMx
    Mac	tty.usbserial-x

11. Click OK.
12. Click Save to finalize the changes. 

RI will automatically restart after saving the changes. If the setup was successful you will be able to see temperature values on the right-hand side of the RI screen, after the restart.

Troubleshooting

If the RI indicates No source connected and/or you cannot see any measurements, please check the following: 

• Is the roast machine connected to the computer? 
• Have you downloaded the driver for the USB serial converter?
• Is the correct serial port within the RI selected?

Congratulations! You have successfully set up the Cropster Roasting Intelligence!