Specifications

Requirements

• USB cable
• SiLabs CP210x driver
  • Windows
  • macOS X 10.11+

Supported measurements

• Bean temperature
• Exhaust temperature

Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup

Installing the Roasting Intelligence (RI) software

1. Download RI.
2. Complete the installation process by following the steps provided.
3. Double-click the Cropster icon on your desktop to access RI.
4. Click the green Login with the browser button.
   

   

5. You will be directed to the C-sar browser.
   

   

6. Enter your Username* and Password* and click the green Sign in with password button. 
   Use the same credentials that you use to access the online platform C-sar. 

Establishing a connection to the machine

1. SelectPreferences > Machine > Configuration
2. To choose the Roast machine, click on the dropdown menu in the Machine section.
3. Click the + Add connector option to choose your connector from the dropdown list.
4. Select Fabrica Roasters PIDs 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. Enable the desired measurements and choose Fabrica Roasters PIDs as the connector type.
9. (Optional) Change the order of the measurements by using theDrag and Drop icon and move it into position.
   

   

10. Navigate to the Machine > Configuration tab and click on the Gear icon in the Connector setup section to open and configure more settings, as shown below:
11. Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit according to the temperature unit displayed on the machine's temperature readouts.

11. Click OK.
12. Click Save to finalize the changes. 

RI will automatically restart after saving the changes. 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.

Troubleshooting

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

• Is the roast machine connected to the computer? 
• Have you downloaded the driver for the USB serial converter?
• Is the correct serial port within the RI selected?