Hi everyone, today we are releasing a new version of the app with a fair number of changes.
What's New in this Release?
- New Layout of the Roast Screen
- New Right Side Navigation Bar: We have moved all popups and secondary windows of the Roast Screen to a new slide out navigation bar on the right hand of the screen. Here you will now find Roast Details, Targets, Undelays, Live Roast, and Display Settings as well as the save and discard buttons. We will be further refining the content here in the next update.
- Fan, Fuel, and Drum Adjustment Recording: We are introducing a beta version of a new slide-up display at the bottom of the chart which maps fuel, fan, and drum adjustments made throughout the roast. This display can be accessed by tapping the UP arrow on the right side of the bar. If you have a Modbus connection on your roaster, this area will automatically display your adjustments by reading them from your roaster. If your roaster is connected via a Phidget, you will be able to record your adjustments manually by tapping the icon next to the fan, fuel, and drum readouts on the bar.
- This is our first iteration for both of these Roast Screen updates and our team is already in process of improving the layout, usability and function within these two areas for the next release. We’re pushing this out to you earlier than we might normally because the memory and updates below are going to make a larger impact on the app and we wanted you to have that update ASAP.
- Performance Improvements
- Improved Responsiveness: We have been working on optimizing our memory usage which in return keeps the app more responsive.
- Minimizing Timeout Issues: Some users with a Modbus connection were experiencing timeouts resulting in messy charts and inaccurate RoR. This issue has been improved and can be further addressed by adjusting the reading frequency in the Display Settings (found in the new right side navigation bar). This setting allows you to adjust the length between requesting values from Modbus resulting in less timeouts and a smoother experience. For example, setting a reading frequency of once every 3 seconds, rather than every second, may help with Modbus timeouts.
Known issue with this update for Modbus users
If you have a Modbus roaster, your KPa will be off by one decimal point until we get all our roaster configuration updated. To display an accurate reading in KPa you will need to go to your roaster configuration by clicking the machine name, and then click View Roaster Config (this will link you to the Portal). Select Custom Configuration and find your “Gas Pressure” reading. The OffsetFormula needs to be changed from (x/100) to (x/1000).
We are working on adjusting our ‘standard’ configurations for roasters. Each roaster can be a little different so we are actively working on a new way to create and distribute roaster configurations to meet everyone’s specific needs.
