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Project combining Raspberry Pi, an Arduino and a flowmeter to collect Business Intelligence for Beer Industry

carriots

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This project proposes to install a flowmeter between the beer barrel and the tap. Each time a beer is served the information is sent to Carriots. Then, all data is stored and pushed to external information systems to extract useful information by the smart Business Intelligence guys.

 

More information on the project here https://www.carriots.com/cool_project/flowmeter

 

You can create a similar project using our tutorial on how to combine Arduino, Raspberry Pi, a flowmeter and Carriots to collect data:  https://www.carriots.com/tutorials/Arduino_RPi_Carriots/flowmeter

This tutorial includes all the source code you need to create the project.

 

Enjoy it!

  • I just saw this application in use during Ben Heck's roving report on Design West.

     

    I can see a lot of useful information collected by this implementation.  Flow rate = use rate, which can affect inventory and the need to  bring in more supply.

     

    Now if you added a satisfaction rating from the users, you could get a very good reading on first drink satisfaction and separate out those who drink for quality verses quantity.

     

    We are quickly reaching a point where we can over instrument our daily lives.  Eventually we need to assess our use of the data and decide if we really want our lives regulated in this level of detail.

     

    Just a thought,

    DAB

  • in reply to DAB

    Thank DAB for your thoughts on this. The approach of the project was not control but to gather information for Marketing to help understand beer consumption habbits on macro level. The possibilities are enormous but so far all the industries self-regulate very nicely to protect their consumers privacy. 

  • in reply to carriots

    OK, that clears things up a bit.

     

    Instead of a flow meter, you could just set up either an IR or sonic sensor to count the number of times a mug is placed in the pour station.

    Granted it would not be as accurate, but it would give you an easy count metric.

    You could combine that data with the number of kegs used to get an effective serving per keg number for each bar.

    It would also let you know how much wastage occurs during each pour as well.

     

    Lots of easy metadata can be generated from just a simple count.

     

    Just a thought,

    DAB

  • in reply to DAB

    We are right. There are many approaches to solve these kind of problems. That is what Engineering is about, solving problems in many different ways.

    The main reason we had to use a flowmeter is that in Spain, Bars serve beers in up to 4 different sizes S,M,L and a Jarr . A flowmeter is the best way to know how many of each type is served without collecting info from the POS.

     

    Thanks for your thoughts!

  • in reply to carriots

    I agree.

    The need to monitor each type of serving would best be done with a flow meter.

    You might be able to use a weight sensor, but that could be skewed by using different mugs or glasses for the various servings.

     

    Interesting project.

     

    DAB