Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

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Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by f00b4r » Tue May 10, 2022 9:46 am

‘Gcast’ Grainfather G30 WiFi and Tilt hydrometer bridge unit just released:

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product ... fi-bridge/

Not a bad price if you want wireless connectivity and/or a Tilt bridge. It’s different replace the usual G30 Bluetooth controller but rather bridges the connection to your WiFi it provides a standalone Tilt bridge to your WiFi to continuously upload data.

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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by nibber » Fri May 20, 2022 1:55 pm

GCAST is a great piece of kit :shock:
No more faffing about with old iphones/Tilt Pi.
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by nibber » Fri May 20, 2022 2:04 pm

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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by PeeBee » Mon May 23, 2022 1:45 pm

nibber wrote:
Fri May 20, 2022 1:55 pm
... No more faffing about with old iphones/Tilt Pi.
I'm not about to kick my Tilt Pi into touch. It churns out all those irreplaceable pretty graphs and displays.

But I've been troubled with G30 connectivity issues since the global fiasco with the Grainfather software (two or three years ago). So, I guess it won't be long before I give in to temptation and get one.

I'll probably be able to resurrect my warranty-replaced controller with the unreadable display with it too? Don't know what I'll then do with it though?
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by nibber » Thu May 26, 2022 7:41 pm

I'm not about to kick my Tilt Pi into touch. It churns out all those irreplaceable pretty graphs and displays.
Err so does the GCAST
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by FUBAR » Thu May 26, 2022 8:03 pm

My G cast won't connect to my tilt , certainly nothing wrong with the tilt because it works with the tilt app .
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by f00b4r » Fri May 27, 2022 10:44 am

FUBAR wrote:My G cast won't connect to my tilt , certainly nothing wrong with the tilt because it works with the tilt app .
Have you cleared out the configuration on the Tilt app before starting to set it up?

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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by PeeBee » Fri May 27, 2022 1:56 pm

nibber wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 7:41 pm
Err so does the GCAST
That wasn't selling it!
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That's Tilt Pi output stitched together with The Google Sheets data it creates. But I'll figure it out, my "Gcast" turns up in an hour or two (guess I was sold on it anyway?).
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by PeeBee » Fri May 27, 2022 2:06 pm

f00b4r wrote:
Fri May 27, 2022 10:44 am
FUBAR wrote:My G cast won't connect to my tilt , certainly nothing wrong with the tilt because it works with the tilt app .
Have you cleared out the configuration on the Tilt app before starting to set it up?
I'd be surprised (and worried!) if that makes any difference? The Tilt is strictly "read-only" so the app's configuration should be independent of the Gcast (I barely use the phone app, preferring the Tilt Pi instead).
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Water report demystified (the "Defuddler"; removes the nonsense!): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by nibber » Sun May 29, 2022 10:14 am

FUBAR wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 8:03 pm
My G cast won't connect to my tilt , certainly nothing wrong with the tilt because it works with the tilt app .
Did you pair the GCAST with your Grainfather controller first ? :D

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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by FUBAR » Sun May 29, 2022 3:06 pm

nibber wrote:
Sun May 29, 2022 10:14 am
FUBAR wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 8:03 pm
My G cast won't connect to my tilt , certainly nothing wrong with the tilt because it works with the tilt app .
Did you pair the GCAST with your Grainfather controller first ? :D
Yes, not really surprised it doesn't work .Grainfather do seem to have a habit of releasing things with fault's .
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Re: Gcast WiFi/Tilt bridge upgrade released

Post by nibber » Tue May 31, 2022 7:39 pm

Had absolutely no problems with mine or any Grainfather equipment i own :shock:
My G30 has been faultless for over 7 years now .
Maybe your GCAST is faulty.

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