Mill City Roasters Machine Versions

The following article should help you to identify your Mill City Roasters machine version. 

There are six different connection options for Mill City Roasters.

1. Version 1 | Phidgets only

   • Roast machines with capacity from 500g to 20kg, manufactured between 2013 and 2018
   • Roast machines with capacity from 500g to 3kg, manufactured from 2019

2. Version 2a | Phidgets/Shihlin controls 

   • Manufactured between 2017 and 2018
   • Machines come with Phidget and Shihlin controls
   • USB port on the back

3. Version 2b | Phidgets/Delta controls

   • Manufactured between 2017 and 2018
   • Machines come with Phidget and Delta controls
   • USB port on the back
        
4. Version 3 | Phidget/Delta Control with Data port
   
    
   • Roast machines with capacity from 6kg to 15kg, manufactured between 2013 and 2018
   • Machines come with a Phidget and serial port at the right side of the control box

5. Version 4 - MCR Series (with data port)/Digital control panel - Digital Control Roasters
   
   

   
   • Roast machines with capacity from 6kg to 60kg, manufactured as of 2019.
   • Data port left to the controls.
   • DTech DT-5019 serial port converter that comes with roast machine.
     
     
   • Roast machines with capacity from 1.5kg to 3kg, manufactured as of 2020.
   • Data port on the right side of the control box.

6. Version 5 - Standard control panel (Delta/Fotek controls) - Manual Control Roasters
   
   
   

   • Roast machines with capacity from 500g to 3kg with a Standard control panel, manufactured from 2020 to 2022.

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