Soldering guide now online!
I have added a detailed guide on how to solder the BrewPi Arduino shield kit to the menu. I had a friend take lots of pictures while I assembled a kit, so I have a photo of every step! That should help in not soldering components to the wrong side or in the wrong order.…
Read MoreShield code on GitHub and UNO compatible!
Hi Guys, Just a quick update.The Arduino code for BrewPi with the new shield is on GitHub. The code is now fully compatible with the Arduino Leonardo and the Arduino UNO. You can grab a pre-compiled HEX file from GitHub here. If you want to compile the code yourself, select the right device in Atmel…
Read MorePictures of BrewPi Case 2.0
Hello folks! Previously we posted about the BrewPi case to house all the electronics. We’ve found time to update the design of the BrewPi case and we made our first prototype, what do you think?
Read MoreThe BrewPi shop is open for business!
Hi Guys! I am proud to announce that the BrewPi shop is open to take your orders! Unfortunately stock is limited for two reasons: This was the first time I ordered most of the parts, so I did not want to order much more than 100 of each. China is on holiday! The timing of…
Read MoreBrewPi Case!
Hi everyone! We are ‘Van Alles Wat Ontwerp’, a small design agency, founded by three DIY enthusiasts. Elco asked us to design a case for the Brewing controller as he had his hands full working on the software and electronics. Apart from beer, we like 3D printers, laser cutters, brewing beer, White Castle, tasting beer,…
Read MoreHere are some pics of assembled shields
Hi guys, The first BrewPi shields are ready for testing. I will try to update the code for the new shields this week and in the meantime I am also looking for the best place to buy the parts. Unfortunately I can already tell you that connectors are expensive, especially when you want high quality…
Read MoreCheck out these BrewPi Arduino shield PCBs :)
I just want to quickly share some photos of the boards for the BrewPi Arduino shield. I ordered them in yellow with white silk screen, how’s that for a beer board?
Read MoreBrewPi shield ready for approval..
I have finally finished routing a PCB for a BrewPi Arduino shield! It took a bit longer than expected. I posted it on the forum, so head over to the forum and please check my work for errors, so I can go to manufacturing as soon as possible. You soon will be able to buy…
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself BrewPi Arduino Shield
Let me start this post by saying the response to my first post has been fantastic. I had 50.000 page views last week and was featured by RaspberryPi.org, Wired.com, Adafruit, Hackaday and Slashdot. There are now 64 registered forum users and 158 twitter followers. Looks like a lot of brewers can’t wait to start building.…
Read MoreBrewPi released! All source code online, a wiki, a forum, a bug tracker.. Let’s go!
I have been working really hard towards this day and I am proud to announce that as of today BrewPi is fully open source! Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, but it just takes so much more time when you are building something that anyone should be able to use compared to…
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