This article will explain how to track gas and/or airflow while using Roasting Intelligence (RI)
The following article and its screenshots refer to Roasting Intelligence (RI5).
In case you previously used Roasting Intelligence (RI4) we kindly invite you to check the newly improved features of RI5.
To upgrade to RI5, please download the Roasting Intelligence (RI5).
How to manually track Gas and Airflow within Cropster?
In case Cropster does not support the Gas or Airflow measurement(s) of your roast machine, you can track the measurements manually.
- Start roasting with the Roasting Intelligence (RI)
- When you adjust Gas or Airflow, click anywhere on the chart with your mouse and a comment window will appear.
- Enter the % value (just a whole number from 0 - 100) and click the Gas or Airflow button.
💡 The fields will be pre-filled, according to the gas/airflow adjustments of the reference roast you've set. - The gas or airflow comment will be marked with a red line on your chart.
- After you've synced your roast, Cropster creates a chart from the entered numerical values, which you will see within our online platform C-sar.
📚 Learn more about how to set comments in RI.
Tracking gas automatically
Depending on the roast machine and the machine's PLC or PID, we might be able to track airflow or gas automatically.
If your roast machine can track the "Gas" measurement automatically, the measurement must be set up from the RI's Machine preferences.
Tracking gas/airflow automatically for other machines
If you are using a Cropster Connector (data bridge) to connect to your roast machine, your readouts are limited to a maximum of four temperature values. With the help of a gas technician, you can add extra hardware (e.g. Phidget 1136/1138) to retrofit your machine to facilitate gas/airflow readings in Cropster.
💡 Please send us a message via support.cropster.com if you are unsure which connection type your roast machine supports.
Cropster's Gas/Airflow Control & Replay Assist
Cropster's Gas/Airflow control allows you to regulate the gas and airflow directly within the RI. As soon as you have recorded one roast with the Gas or Airflow control bar(s), set this roast as the reference to enable Replay Assist.
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Congratulations! You are now ready to track gas and/or airflow while using the Roasting Intelligence (RI).
Your opinion matters. If you have further questions, feedback, or concerns, please feel free to reach out by submitting a support ticket directly from support.cropster.com.