Roast machines with a preinstalled Phidget (Software only) - Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup

This manual walks you through the setup process of Roasting Intelligence (RI) software on your computer after a Cropster Connector has been installed successfully.

At this point, the Cropster hardware should have already been installed by your roast machine manufacturer.

If you have any questions with regards to the hardware installation please refer to your manufacturer manual or contact us via support.cropster.com.

Components of Cropster Roast

Supported temperature sensors

  • Thermocouples: Cropster supports any ungrounded thermocouples of type J, K, T or E
  • RTD: Cropster supports any Pt100/Pt1000 RTD sensors

Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup

Installing the Roasting Intelligence (RI) software

  1. Download the Roasting Intelligence from https://download.cropster.com/
  2. The Cropster installer leads you through all the installation steps.
  3. Download the Phidget driver.
  4. Open the RI by double-clicking the Cropster icon on the desktop.
  5. Enter your username and password.
    The user name is the email address your Cropster invitation has been sent to and use the password you've generated when accepting the invitation.
  6. Check the Remember credentials box if you want to be able to run the RI offline.
  7. Click the Login button.
     

RI Setup: Thermocouples

  1. Go to Account > Preferences > Machine tab.
  2. Select the Roasting machine you would like to connect from the drop down menu.
  3. Select Temperature sensor (Ungrounded K/J/E/T-type thermocouples) from the drop-down for all measurements connected to the Cropster Connector.
  4. Select the Channel.
    The channel refers to the port on the Cropster Connector. If the probe wires are connected to port 1/G, select 1 under channel. 
  5. Select the Type of thermocouple.
    Check how to identify the probe type.
  6. Click Save to confirm the changes. The RI requires a restart to apply the settings.

RI Setup: RTD sensors

  1. Go to Account > Preferences > Machine tab.
  2. Select the Roasting machine you would like to connect from the drop down menu.
  3. Select Resistance temperature detectors (Pt100/Pt1000 RTDs) from the drop-down for all measurements connected to the Cropster Connector.
  4. Select the Channel.
    The channel refers to the port on the Cropster Connector. If the probe wires are connected to port 1, select 1 under channel. 
  5. Select the Type of RTD sensors. 
  6. Click Save to confirm the changes. The RI requires a restart to apply the settings.

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.

Customize your RI user preferences

Troubleshooting

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

  • Is the Cropster Connector connected to the computer? 
  • Is the Phidgets driver installed?
  • Mac only: has the Phidgets driver been enabled in the Mac's Security & Privacy settings?

If Roasting Intelligence shows negative temperature readings you will have to swap the wires on the board from “G” to “0” (or 1, 2, 3) and the other way round.


For further assistance, please create a support ticket by clicking the Support button in the left lower corner of the app. A Cropster support rep will get in touch with you.


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

Check out our Getting started video and enjoy tracking your first roasts! 

More manuals and videos can be found on help.cropster.com