Pint Logger Version 1
Here is a quick video of the Flash + Phidget + Beer system I am building to track my tap at home. Version 1 is pretty much complete. I will clear out the test data this weekend and start using it to track beers at The House of Husar going forward. I will get a page dedicated to the project up as soon as I can and start loading stats into it so you can follow along. A few things to come in future versions…. 1. Tweet with each beer server. Who, What and When with a link back to the dedicated page. 2. Take a photo via an attached quick cam with each fob beer served and load it to the...
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For the past few years I have wanted to develop a system to track my tap and beer consumption. What is on tap, who consumed what, when. Then be able report on it. I have seen one system that some college kids create that was pretty cool but it was a little too complicated. I put the idea on the shelf a few years ago. Too much to do. Too little time. Fast forward to 2009. At the MAX conference in Los Angelas a guy name Kevin Hoyt gave a presentation on Phidgets that I happen to catch by accident. Phidgets are a set of “plug and play” building blocks for low cost USB sensing and...
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