TiltBridge Setup
Flash and configure a TiltBridge ESP32 board to relay Tilt data to Brewfather over Wi-Fi.
TiltBridge is standalone hardware designed to allow your Tilt Hydrometer to connect directly to Wi-Fi without the need for an old cell phone, tablet, or Raspberry Pi. We recommend an ESP32 OLED board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This means you’ll have a small screen on the board where you can also see the information from your Tilt. You will also need a Micro USB charger.
1. Download and install BrewFlasher from https://github.com/thorrak/brewflasher/releases (both Windows and macOS)
2. Connect the TiltBridge board to a USB port on your PC/Mac
3. Run BrewFlasher and set/select the following (see example of the window below):
Serial port - where your TiltBridge is located
Project - TiltBridge
Device Family - ESP32
Firmware - TiltBridge BETA - v0.2 - OLED
Erase flash - yes, wipes all data
4. Click the Download Firmware and Flash Controller button.
5. When the Console shows «Connecting…..», press the Boot button on the back of your board. This enables the upload to continue.
6. The upload of the firmware should be done.
7. Remove the Micro USB plug from the board and re-attach it again.
8. You will see a message showing this:
Configuring TiltBridge for Brewfather
You'll first need to connect TiltBridge to your Wi-Fi and then configure it to use the Tilt API key.
1. Go to Brewfather and copy the API key for Tilt located under Settings. You will need this key soon.
2. Navigate to http://tiltbridge.local/ or the IP address shown on the board screen.
3. Click the Settings link at the top of the dashboard
4. In the Brewfather Settings section at the bottom of the screen, paste the API key in the field Brewfather Stream key. Make sure you only insert the key itself and not the full URL.
5. Click the Update button.
6. You should be good to go. Make sure you place the TiltBridge board close to your Tilt Hydrometer and within the range of your Wi-Fi.
For more details regarding TiltBridge, please see https://tiltbridge.readthedocs.io/en/master/User%20Guide/initial_setup.html
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