This article explains how to set your RI5 Preferences.
Roasting Intelligence (RI5) Preferences
By following the steps below you can easily access the Roasting Intelligence (RI5) Preferences:
- Log in to the Roasting Intelligence (RI5).
- Navigate to the
Gear icon on the bottom of the left side of the screen to open Preferences.
📚 Learn how to use the Keyboard shortcuts.
- The Preferences window consists of the following tabs:
System tab
The System tab is where you'll find different sections to customize your preferences and settings:
General
Revise your preferred Language by clicking on the dropdown.
When "System default" is set, the RI takes the language settings from the account settings.
Reset productivity hints: If you click on this option, you will see the initial usage hints one more time.
Units
Revise your preferred Weight, Temperature, Pressure, and Roast value units.
You can save two roast values (Roast value 1 and Roast value 2), one for whole beans and one for ground beans, with your roasts.
RoastingWithin the Roasting tab, you will find various sections that cover key features and settings related to the roasting process:
Interface
| Between Batch Protocol | When checked, after stopping a roast, the RI will track the time elapsed between roasted batches. |
| Additional roast timers and phases |
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| Sound alarm | When checked, an alarm will go off, 60 seconds before First Crack and end of roast (according to the Reference Curve set). |
| Confirm end of roast | When checked, RI requires a second click to confirm end of roast. |
Rate of Rise (RoR)
- Rate of Rise (RoR) settings:
- Recommended
💡 We suggest using the Recommended (standard) RoR curve setting. - Sensitive
- Noise smoothing
- Recommended
📚 Learn more about the Rate of Rise (RoR) and discover what's the best RoR for you.
Smart features
- Smart Predictions
- Bean curve prediction: When checked, the RI predicts the bean temperature and RoR two minutes into the future.
- First crack prediction: When checked, the RI will predict when the first crack will most likely happen.
- Flick prediction: When checked, the RI prompts a modal on the roasting chart to alert you about the flick's possibility during the roast.
📚 Learn more about the Smart Predictions.
- Smart Replay : Use it to reproduce Profiles recorded with slider controls.
- Smart roast completed
Reset profile slider controls settings at end of roast cycle after -1 seconds: This feature automatically resets the slider controls to the starting setting of a profile at the end of the roast cycle after a specified delay. - Smart detection
Temperature-based auto-start and end of roast: The start and end of a roast is triggered by a significant temperature drop when filling, or unloading the drum with coffee beans.
Chart and comments
Customize roast
| X-axis |
The X-axis shows the length of the Chart, in terms of roast duration in minutes. If the X-axis (Time) settings need to be adjusted from the default values to better suit your roasting-style, we recommend to add 2 minutes to your longest roast's duration. For example, if your longest roast has a duration of 15:00 minutes, we recommend that you set the X-axis's time range to 17:00. |
| Y-axis | The Y-axis shows the temperature units. 💡 Please keep in mind that the Y-axis's ideal range may vary depending on your roast machine, and the temperature unit, RoR setting, and Time expression set.
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Events and comments
- Mark or hide events by: Bean Temperature or Time.
- Auto-mark development events: When checked, Color change, 1st crack and 2nd crack will be marked automatically based on to the reference roast
- Hide past reference curve comments: When enabled past comments (except development events) will disappear from graph as the roast is progressing.
The Show Gas curve as comments feature is only for roast machines able to track Gas automatically via RI.
Your roast machine is able to track the Gas measurement automatically, when the measurement is set up from the RI's Machine preferences:
Customize comments
Reference Curve
Sidebar |
By marking the checkbox for the comment type (Gas, Airflow, Color change, etc.), you are choosing to display the comments from the right-hand side of RI. |
| Chart lines | By marking the checkbox for the comment type (Gas, Airflow, Color change, etc.), you are choosing to display the comments as chart lines on the main graph. |
Current roast
| Add comments | By marking the checkbox for the comment type, you are enabling a button to have the ability to mark the corresponding comment type during your roast via the comments window. |
| Pre-fill toggle buttons | If you have Gas/Airflow comments set on your reference, the RI will pre-fill the Gas/Airflow value according to the next Gas/Airflow comment set from the reference. |
Customize roast labels
| QR-Code |
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| Template |
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| Base font size | This defines the size for the labels. The size of the sections content is defined in proportion to the base font size. |
| Instructions | Drag and drop items from the left side onto the template to configure your label for printing. 💡Empty sections will be ignored and not use any space on the label. |
| Reset to default | If you want to reset all your preferences and settings back to their default values, you can easily do so by selecting the "Reset to default" option. This will revert all customization back to the standard settings provided by the system. It can be useful if you want to start fresh or undo any changes you have made. Make sure to review your settings after resetting to ensure everything is back to the way you prefer. |
| Print preview | Preview your labels before printing to ensure they meet your preferences. This feature allows you to see how your labels will look with options for QR-Code placement (top, bottom, or none), template selection (detailed for up to 12 slots or card for up to 5 slots), and adjusting the base font size. |
📚 Learn how to customize your roast labels.
Machine tab
If your machine is not yet successfully set up, look for the corresponding setup manual in the Cropster Helpdesk or get in touch with our Support Team.
💡By clicking on the Drag and drop 
icon you can reorder your machine measurements.
📚 Learn how to change the measurement size in RI.
The Machine tab consists of the following sections:
- Configuration
Machine
📚 Learn how to add a new roast machine.
Graph settings
- Color: Choose your preferred color for each measurement.
- Curve: When checked, there will be a curve shown in the chart for the respective measurement.
- Value: When checked, the current temperature of the measurement shows up at the right hand side of the chart.
Temperature offset
If the temperature of Cropster and your roast machine slightly differ, enter the difference as an offset.
A deviation of a few degrees is common, especially when the signal is spliced. If the deviation in temperature is bigger than 5°F/3ºC or if there are any uncertainties, please feel free to get in touch with our Support Team.
Related content
- About Rate of Rise (RoR)
- How to change the measurement size in RI
- Roasting Intelligence (RI5) - Getting Started
- What is a Between Batch Protocol?
Congratulations! You are now ready to set your RI5 Preferences.
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.
