braumke
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The project is a webserver (Windows or Linux) that controls your electric brewery. Get access and control from any web browser.
What?
I am looking for 4 volunteers to provide feedback on an open-source project to automate your home brewery.
Contact
If this seems interesting to you, PM me and I can get you started.
Why this project?
Because, I have a background in HMI/SCADA, industrial automation, PLCs and electronics. I have tried the arduino/ESP8266 combo with custom Temp sensor board and it's a labor of love. So back to my other passion of HMI.
This project uses (free) industrial automation software to run your homemade beer factory. Some benefits are:
What is the platform?
This project is based on the free maker edition of the Ignition platform. They just released the maker edition this year, for the first time ever. All features, all modules free to use (non-commercial use). That's worth about $20K per server.
This project uses the free Maker Edition of the Ignition platform.
Ignition Maker Edition | Inductive Automation
About the project
This is an open-source project that gives you the config for the Ignition server. Take a look at the (basic, starting) project site below.
Brewery HMI
This project relies on user inputs and feedback from the real-world (you type in the values). There are easy hooks to link up a real system. So, if you wanted to automate some of the inputs/outoput and feedback it is possible (ex. read temperature from sensor. Turn heat source on/off).
One big advantage of using Ignition is the easy connection to devices. The protocol list is extensive Modbus, MQTT, HTTP post/get, nearly any PLC, etc.
You don't need to be a programmer to use this or modify to your needs (everyone's brewery is unique).
Take a look at the Ignition platform (link above). If that seems interesting to you then yes, please check out the this open-source project as well. It will save you a lot of work.
What do I get out of this?
A better web server to automate my electric brewery.
I'm going to do this project regardless. But having your feedback to find bugs, make it better, and add suggestions would be a great help. We all win.
Let me know what you think? Is this worth spending time on?
or do we already have solid choices in our brewing community?
What?
I am looking for 4 volunteers to provide feedback on an open-source project to automate your home brewery.
Contact
If this seems interesting to you, PM me and I can get you started.
Why this project?
Because, I have a background in HMI/SCADA, industrial automation, PLCs and electronics. I have tried the arduino/ESP8266 combo with custom Temp sensor board and it's a labor of love. So back to my other passion of HMI.
This project uses (free) industrial automation software to run your homemade beer factory. Some benefits are:
- Coding not required to make changes (similar concept to Wordpress for websites)
- Professional, long-term development of the platform (it will be around for many decades)
- Reliable, stable platform (used to run actual breweries and power plants)
What is the platform?
This project is based on the free maker edition of the Ignition platform. They just released the maker edition this year, for the first time ever. All features, all modules free to use (non-commercial use). That's worth about $20K per server.
This project uses the free Maker Edition of the Ignition platform.
Ignition Maker Edition | Inductive Automation
About the project
This is an open-source project that gives you the config for the Ignition server. Take a look at the (basic, starting) project site below.
Brewery HMI
This project relies on user inputs and feedback from the real-world (you type in the values). There are easy hooks to link up a real system. So, if you wanted to automate some of the inputs/outoput and feedback it is possible (ex. read temperature from sensor. Turn heat source on/off).
One big advantage of using Ignition is the easy connection to devices. The protocol list is extensive Modbus, MQTT, HTTP post/get, nearly any PLC, etc.
You don't need to be a programmer to use this or modify to your needs (everyone's brewery is unique).
Take a look at the Ignition platform (link above). If that seems interesting to you then yes, please check out the this open-source project as well. It will save you a lot of work.
What do I get out of this?
A better web server to automate my electric brewery.
I'm going to do this project regardless. But having your feedback to find bugs, make it better, and add suggestions would be a great help. We all win.
Let me know what you think? Is this worth spending time on?
or do we already have solid choices in our brewing community?