San Franciscan with Eurotherm Controller (via USB) - Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup
This manual explains how to connect the San Franciscan roast machine with (Eurotherm controls) via USB, to Cropster's Roasting Intelligence.
Table of Contents
Specifications
Requirements
- USB cable
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VCP driver (FTDI)
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- macOS X 10.9 to 10.14
Do not install third-party FTDI drivers on macOS, as it already comes with native support for FTDI devices. Installing additional drivers may cause conflicts and prevent your device from working correctly.
Supported measurements
- Bean temperature
- Environmental temperature
Roasting Intelligence (RI) Setup
Installing the Roasting Intelligence (RI) software
- Download RI.
- Complete the installation process by following the steps provided.
- Double-click the Cropster icon on your desktop to access RI.
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Click the green Login with the browser button.
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You will be directed to the C-sar browser.
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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
The images below are for reference and may vary slightly from your screen.
- Select
Preferences > Machine > Configuration
- To choose the Roast machine, click on the dropdown menu in the Machine section.
- Click the + Add connector option to choose your connector from the dropdown list.
- Select San Franciscan PID from the dropdown.
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Click Select to add the connector.
- Navigate to the Machine > Measurements tab. All supported measurements will be displayed.
- To activate the measurements, simply click the green toggle button.
- Enable the desired measurements and choose San Franciscan PID as the connector type.
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(Optional) Change the order of the measurements by using the
Drag and Drop icon and move it into position.
- Navigate to the Machine > Configuration tab and click on the
Gear icon in the Connector setup section to open and configure the PID settings as shown below:
Version |
Operation system |
Serial port |
Eurotherm EPC3008 |
Windows |
COM |
Eurotherm EPC3008 |
macOS |
/dev/tty.usbserial |
- Click OK.
- 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.

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?
- On macOS: try installing the Beta VCP driver macOS X10.15 to macOS 11 (this is a Beta driver release and the installer should be run from the /Applications folder on your machine)
Congratulations! You have successfully set up the Cropster Roasting Intelligence.
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