Check out this video where I take you through the new features of The Jeffrey 2.69, show you an flat soldering technique, and balance this iSpindel to 25 degrees using a new method.
D1 Mini Issue: iSpindel has been flashed with the firmware and everything appears to have completed successfully. However, the iSpindel doesn’t show up as a wifi network while in configuration mode and therefore the access point is unavailable. Possible Reasons: There have been reports that D1 minis with squared-off top Read more…
Why use a serial monitor? If you are having an issue with your iSpindel the serial monitor is a quick diagnostic tool you can use to see what’s going on behind the scenes. It can display error messages that give clues on what to investigate. Different Chips The CH340x chip Read more…
Change Accuracy in Graphs to Three Decimal Places If you are using specific gravity for your iSpindel you’ll need to change your defaults in Ubidots to support three decimal places. Click on your top right profile picture and select My Profile. Once you get there make sure you are on Read more…
Who says we need to do this? I’m not exactly sure the exact inner workings of the iSpindel code that make this necessary, but universam1 who runs the iSpindel GitHub page says it’s not an option, it’s a requirement. I’ve included a few quotes from him below as well as Read more…
Shopping List Why People Remove the Diode on the D1 Mini If you don’t remove the diode from the D1 mini you could end up in trouble. When you plug in the D1 mini you are also sending 5 volts to the D1 mini’s VCC which is attached to the Read more…
Welcome Welcome to my iSpindel landing page. The official iSpindel home page is also a great resource for everything iSpindel. What is an iSpindel? An iSpindel is a digital hydrometer for measuring the specific gravity (or degrees Plato) of something you are fermenting. It connects to web services and uploads Read more…
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Getting Connected Please note, that the offset calibration won’t save unless you go to the configuration page and press save first. If you hook your D1 mini up to the Arduino Serial Monitor you can see that it throws corrupt config file errors if you don’t save configuration beforehand. These Read more…
IMPORTANT! – If you didn’t remove the diode from the D1 mini you must remove your battery before flashing the firmware via USB cable. For more information check out my iSpindel Assembly post. Please note that the community has reported that you can flash the D1 mini before doing any Read more…