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

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

• Components of Cropster Roast
• Supported temperature sensors
• Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup
  • Installing the Roasting Intelligence software
  • RI setup: Thermocouples
  • RI setup: RTD
• Troubleshooting

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 RI.

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

3. Download the Phidget driver.
4. Double-click the Cropster icon on your desktop to access RI.
5. Click the green Login with the browser button.
   💡 Select the "Remember me on this device" option to save your login credentials for future access.
   
   
6. You will be directed to the C-sar browser. 
   
7. 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.
   

    

RI Setup: Thermocouples

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 Temperature sensor (Ungrounded K/J/E/T-type thermocouples 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 Temperature sensor (Ungrounded K/J/E/T-type thermocouples 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. 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 the channel. 
11. Select the Type.
    
12. Click Save to finalize the changes.
    
     

After saving the changes, RI will automatically restart. If the setup was successful, you will see the temperature values displayed on the right-hand side of the RI screen following the restart.

RI Setup: RTD sensors

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 Resistance temperature detectors (Pt100/Pt1000 RTDs)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 Resistance temperature detectors (Pt100/Pt1000 RTDs) 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. 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 the channel. 
11. Select the Type of RTD sensors. 
    
12. Click Save to finalize the changes.

After saving the changes, RI will automatically restart. If the setup was successful, you will see the temperature values displayed on the right-hand side of the RI screen following the restart.

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?

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

Check out the Roasting Intelligence (RI5) - Getting Started manual and enjoy tracking your first roasts! More manuals and videos can be found on help.cropster.com.