Comments on: The Kegbot Ideas are back on the Drawing Board http://kegstat.us/the-kegbot-ideas-are-back-on-the-drawing-board/ I need a Keg! Stat! Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:13:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greg Allard http://kegstat.us/the-kegbot-ideas-are-back-on-the-drawing-board/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Greg Allard Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:00:09 +0000 http://kegstat.us/?p=8#comment-167 Thanks for the links. I'll probably go without the weight detection and automatic pour since I would like to be able to tilt the glass and I don't have all standard sized glasses. I think measuring how much flows out will be the method I use. Thanks for the links. I'll probably go without the weight detection and automatic pour since I would like to be able to tilt the glass and I don't have all standard sized glasses. I think measuring how much flows out will be the method I use.

]]> By: Phelps http://kegstat.us/the-kegbot-ideas-are-back-on-the-drawing-board/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Phelps Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:12:12 +0000 http://kegstat.us/?p=8#comment-166 Arduinos are pretty fun. There is already plenty of code for sending tweets from an Arduino, but I'm not sure what hardware you would want to use for dispensing. If you already have some sort of electronic tap in mind, that would be best, although a servo on the handle could work too. Sparkfun has some fingerprint scanners that may be the way to go for IDing your drinkers. http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8881 It's kinda pricy, but once it is setup, it just spits out a unique serial string, which is perfect for bringing into an Arduino. I would probably use a flex sensor to detect both when a glass is under the tap (whatever your glasses weigh) and when it has dispensed the right amount ("A pint's a pound the world around!") http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8712 Glass on sensor Swipe Fingerprint Dispense frothy goodness weigh out a pound wait for flex sensor to register glass leaving send gratz via tweet Arduinos are pretty fun. There is already plenty of code for sending tweets from an Arduino, but I’m not sure what hardware you would want to use for dispensing. If you already have some sort of electronic tap in mind, that would be best, although a servo on the handle could work too.

Sparkfun has some fingerprint scanners that may be the way to go for IDing your drinkers.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8881

It’s kinda pricy, but once it is setup, it just spits out a unique serial string, which is perfect for bringing into an Arduino.

I would probably use a flex sensor to detect both when a glass is under the tap (whatever your glasses weigh) and when it has dispensed the right amount (”A pint’s a pound the world around!”)

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8712

Glass on sensor
Swipe Fingerprint
Dispense frothy goodness
weigh out a pound
wait for flex sensor to register glass leaving
send gratz via tweet

]]> By: Tim Rosenblatt http://kegstat.us/the-kegbot-ideas-are-back-on-the-drawing-board/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Tim Rosenblatt Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:46:23 +0000 http://kegstat.us/?p=8#comment-146 Join us. http://groups.google.com/group/orlando-arduino-discussion/ Join us.
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