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.
   

   

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. 
   Use the same credentials that you use to access the online platform C-sar. 

Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup: Thermocouples

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 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. Enable the desired measurements and choose Temperature sensor (Ungrounded K/J/E/T-type thermocouples as the connector type.
9. (Optional) Change the order of the measurements by using theDrag 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.

Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup: RTD sensors

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 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. Enable the desired measurements and choose Resistance temperature detectors (Pt100/Pt1000 RTDs) as the connector type.
9. (Optional) Change the order of the measurements by using theDrag 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. 

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 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?
• macOS only: has the Phidgets driver been enabled in the Mac's Security & Privacy settings?

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

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