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.

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

Version 2a - Phidgets/Shihlin controls

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

Version 2b - Phidgets/Delta controls

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

Version 3 - Phidget/Delta controls (with data port)

• Roast machines with capacity from 6kg to 15kg, manufactured between 2013 and 2018
• Machines come with Phidget and and serial port at the right side of the control box

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

MCR series control panel image, as of 2019.

• 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.

Picture of a Mill City's Digital control panel, taken as of 2020.

• Roast machines with capacity from 1.5kg to 3kg, manufactured as from 2020.
• Data port on the right side of the control box.

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

Picture of a Mill City's Standard control panel, taken as of 2020.

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