Hi, I think the kegbot is a great idea. I was looking at making one from a basic stamp microprocessor kit. Obviously though your version is much more powerful. Just curious, do you have to have a dedicated computer to support the keg? Or could I use my mac g5 to do it? Also is there anywhere on the internet that has comprehensive schematics or instructions? Thanks.

Thayer Moeller

Hi Thayer,

On 7/26/05, Thayer Moeller tjm6@duke.edu wrote: > Just curious, do you have to have a dedicated computer to support > the keg? Or could I use my mac g5 to do it?

Actually, both are true The software that controls access to the keg is written in python, and the controller is now a USB device. I've tested some of it on my Mac and it should work. There's a bug in the USB driver that prevents it from running above 9600 baud on a Mac, but otherwise you're good to go.

Also is there anywhere on the internet that has comprehensive schematics or instructions? Thanks.

I've been stalled on this for so long, but I finally got around to updating the schematic this weekend. The software is all up in version control but I've yet to post access instructions. stay tuned

mike