BrewPi V2 Restart Help

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Hey all, I’ve got a Brewpi V2 and the Raspberry Pi that it is connected to has stopped working. I’ve got the replacement Raspberry Pi but what reboot procedure do I need to do to ensure that everything runs like it did previously?

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The first install was in January 2017 so I am assuming that I need to run the latest installer. I think it was 4.4 the last time that I ran it.

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We actually completely replaced the Brewpi platform with BrewBlox. It’s a major upgrade, but still supports your Spark v2.

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Thanks! After completing the install of Brewblox my brewpi screen went blank and the blue light on the back started blinking blue. I tried to reset but that’s not working. Any ideas how to fix?

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It needs to update the system layer and/or bootloader to run the new application. If you set up WiFi using the particle app, it will be able to download these from the cloud.

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I appreciate the quick response Elco. So I’m pretty computer illiterate. I am however really good at following instructions. Can you clarify exactly what I need to do?

Just to update you on what I’ve done so far, here’s basically what I’m working with:

  1. I was up and running with the old version of BrewPi about 2 years ago just fine, then the Raspberry Pi that it was connected to died.

  2. I purchased a new Raspberry Pi and a new SD Card.

  3. I followed the instructions to setup BrewBlox and it seemed like everything was working until I got to the end of install. I am able to see the UI on my computer but it has an error message saying the BrewPi is disconnected. The BrewPi is a lit up blank screen and blue light is blinking.

  4. I currently have the BrewPi plugged into a Raspberry Pi that has the SD Card, and I am able to login via PuTTY to run codes.

Thanks again for your help

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The Spark is waiting for a bootloader update and cannot run the new firmware until it gets one.

We normally recommend letting the cloud automatically handle that, but I think in your case it is a good idea to force the update over USB.

You can run the following commands:

brewblox-ctl update
brewblox-ctl flash
docker run -it --rm --privileged brewblox/firmware-flasher:rpi-edge flash-bootloader --force

I expect that you will get something on the display and will hear a beep afterwards.

Then run:

brewblox-ctl wifi

And enter your WiFi credentials.

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Thanks Elco, So I’ve got the Brewpi showing 6 blocks and it says to setup on BrewBlox. However when I go to my Brewpi IP address I get this message:

Your BrewBlox Spark is online but it does not run its own web server. Please install a BrewBlox server to connect to it using the BrewBlox protocol.

Device ID = 2f0021001847353236343033

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That’s good, it means the controller is installed. Everything else now happens in the web UI. You can also edit what’s displayed on the Spark LCD display there

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Yes, go the the IP address of the pi instead.