Specifications

Requirements

• Ungrounded digital thermocouples type K, J, T, or E
• Cropster Connector (Phidget 1048)
• Splicing wire (ad-hoc)
  

  

Connection options

Depending on the type of your roaster and thermocouples, there are three connection options: 

1. Direct connection
2. Dual probe connection
3. Splicing connection

Direct connection

A direct connection applies when adding new probes independently from the roaster's readout. The newly added probe can be connected directly to the Cropster Connector. 

Proceed with the Cropster Connector installation.

Dual connection

A dual connection applies when the roaster is equipped with a dual probe. A dual probe is a probe with two sensors inside the hull and two pairs of wires that allow a simultaneous connection to Cropster and the roaster's readout.

Proceed with the Cropster Connector installation.

Splicing connection

If none of the above is applicable, the temperature signal can be spliced from the probe into Cropster, with the help of an extension wire.

Cropster Connector installation

1. Follow the probe cable from the tip of the probe to its end, where the two wires appear.
   In the case of dual probes, take the free end that is not connected to the roast machine.
2. Connect the two wires to any port of the Cropster Connector (e.g., 0/G, 1/G, 2/G, 3/G) with the provided screwdriver, as shown in the table below.
3. Connect the Cropster Connector via the provided USB cable and proceed with the Roasting Intelligence (RI) setup.

EURO-standard	US-standard
K-type Green wire to number port (e.g. 0) White wire to corresponding G port	K-type Yellow wire to number port (e.g. 0) Red wire to corresponding G port
J-type Black wire to number port (e.g. 0) White wire to corresponding G port	J -type White wire to number port (e.g. 0) Red wire to corresponding G port

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 Roasting Intelligence (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. 

Establishing a connection to the machine
 

Before you begin configuring your roast machine, ensure that you have added it via the online platform C-sar. 

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. Select the Channel.
   The channel refers to the ports on the Cropster Connector. If the probe wires are connected to port 1/G, select 1 under the channel. 
10. Select the Type of thermocouple.
11. (Optional) Click the toggle button to turn on (or off) the Rate of Rise (RoR) curve for your measurements.
12. (Optional) Change the order of the measurements by using theDrag and Drop icon and move it into position.
13. 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 Cropster Connector connected to the computer? 
• Is the Phidgets driver installed?
• Mac only: Has the Phidgets driver been enabled on the Mac's Security & Privacy settings?