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Why the hell do grocery store refrigerators require a web GUI? The most complicated computer in the whole system should maybe be an 8-bit microcontroller. For
by wyager 9y ago
Why the hell do grocery store refrigerators require a web GUI? The most complicated computer in the whole system should maybe be an 8-bit microcontroller.
For massive industrial-scale refrigeration and storage, it might also make sense to add, say, a serial port.
- arghwhat 9y agoWell, for a fleet of refrigerators, it might be nice to have a place to see data from the entire fleet. Power requirements, temperature, failures or failure indicators, etc. A large supermarket would most likely want something like that. With serial ports, they'd have to design a system themselves, including the boxes to attach to the individual serial ports. Of course, for a technically skilled individual, a serial port is much preferable.
- anilakar 9y agoTemperature logging is mandated by HACCP-related regulations. Without a centralized system one would have store clerks running around with thermometers and a clipboard. The maintenance company can do remote supervision, troubleshooting and optimization. Also, having an overview of all stores helps one pick out the ones that are wasting electricity. Disclaimer: Our company's main product is used to collect data from refrigeration systems into one vendor-independent, Flash-free web UI. We do pretty much everything ranging from web development to reverse engineering and hardware design.
- anilakar 9y agoYou're thinking of refrigeration cabinets with small separate compressors, just like an average person has at home? Post-eighties refrigeration systems even at small sites are inherently more complex and yes, they have features that make them comparable to industrial systems.