Are you smart to mix drinks? We think this Barbot can give you a chance for your money!
This Barbot not only has room for five other spirits, but you can also mix them as you wish with an incredibly stylish internet interface that you can check for yourself.
When you set the initial settings, you upload the liquors of your selection to the machine, and then, in the Internet interface setup mode, you tell Barbot what you want to paint with. Once those fields are filled, Barbot will list other drinks that you can combine with the ingredients provided. It also has a cleaning mode, which allows you to start bombs and establish administrative access for your groups.
The hardware of this edition is a BeagleBone Black running Ubuntu 13.04 with Apache2, MySQL and PHP to host the link and the DHCP Internet interface is used to create the Internet portal using a WiFi USB key. The online interface directly controls pumps that use PHP via GPIoO.
To see a full demo, after the break for the included video.
I guess the article link is not your actual bar bot and only serves to demonstrate the settings. Otherwise, you may start ordering drinks through the machine.
Although the Barbot is rarely very connected to the web right now (now sees a static page), I’ve incorporated authentication so that it can connect and be used remotely through those who have accounts/authorizations.
Why do all those sca fangs never have details? Which pumps are used, or even a flash of data so others can depend on the job. Every task of insunting lacks genuine data.
Documenting projects like this can be a bit complicated because they use many parts and software packages that work together. I can’t seamlessly provide the project source code (unless you create a disk symbol) because the record formula is scattered. Providing a symbol of the registration formula is also tedious because if you were looking to reflect this project, you would almost inevitably have adjustments to your hardware compared to mine and some customization would be required.
On the software side, I tried to put a little more detail in combination with: http://www.seancarney.ca/projects/barbot/software-detail that points to (at a higher level) how all the software was configured and how it works in combination. Let me know if there’s anything you need to know more about and I’ll check it to integrate it.
For the hardware, it did not occur to me literally to provide more details, because all the parts are fairly generic or purchased through gray channels of the market. For example, I got the bombs from an auction on eBay and I know very little about them beyond their physical length and tension. The most productive thing I can do in a case like this is to provide a link to the item description on eBay; However, those classified ads are not static and I don’t see a convincing explanation as to why you subsidize an express bomb supplier by generating traffic to your classified ads.
Thank you for your feedback!
Beautiful construction, has a sensor to stumble into if there is a glass under the tap. You are right. It should have a little more detail.
Nothing kills a party like having five minutes to serve an undeniable five-to-five drink. I guess the tip jar is exactly overflowing.
Since it turns out to be here:
Were there any disruptions in obtaining equivalent amounts of fluid from the pumps? I think you drive them for several millimises and then you discover that a moment equals x centilitres of water. Did you find that consistent? How accurate can they be?
Also, if you want to pre-pump the liquid into the pump, so that when you start pumping, without delay start removing the liquid. In fact, the same thing is likely to happen with the outlet tube. So, once you’ve done that, do you retain the liquid or are there leaks with the bombs you’re using?
Maybe someday. 🙂
Generally, all pumps move the liquid at the same speed, as they all rotate at the same speed and have the same tube diameter. Exceptions to this are liquids with viscosities or densities that may be less difficult or harder to pump, but until now I have discovered that the difference was negligible. Fortunately, no one at a party brought a graduated cylinder and took precise measurements of his drink.
Peristaltic pumps are perfect because they will remain primed when not in use. The primer ends to the end of the distribution tube, so the liquor starts to do so as soon as the pump starts to turn and also stops without delay. Once the drink is finished, there are no drops from the tubes, just one or two drops of the funnel.