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D ESC RIPT I O N
The CYBERQII is one of the most advanced BBQ controls on the planet. It is called the CYBERQII
because it can be used to control two pits simultaneously. You can access it using this Control Interface
through cyber space from any remote location, or use it locally with your PC.
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USB, Network and Operating System
Compatibility, Features and Limitations
2.1.USB
The CYBERQII
’s USB interface is like that of a digital camera, in that it requires a PC to send and
receive data. It cannot be directly connected to a router and accessed over a network or the internet, due
to the limitations of USB and its protocols. It is not a web server. It does not have an IP address. It is a
slave USB device. The CyberQII uses the USB CDC ACM (universal serial bus communications device
class abstract control model) protocol, which emulates a virtual communications port on the PC. This
interface was chosen to facilitate the ease of user development and maintenance of the PC application
source code.
2.2.Networkability
Remote Desktop - The CyberQII Control interface can be accessed using remote desktop applications
via another PC or a cel phone that resides on the same network as the PC that the CyberQII is connected
to. The remote desktop feature in Windows Xp Professional must be turned on to do this. Setup for
remote desktop on the iphone is described in this user guide. Some versions of Vista and Windows7
also support remote desktop and there are many articles on the web that describe how to accomplish this.
There are also USB over network and USB over internet applications that are described in the user
guide.
2.3.Operating Systems
The CyberQII control interface can be installed and will run on Windows Xp, Windows Vista, or
Windows 7 PCs. Installation on Windows 7 is described in this user guide.
2.4. BBQ GURU CYBERQII CONTROL INTERFACE FEATURES
Provides a single Dashboard display. This graphical, easy-to-read display of all the control
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measurements and setpoints are shown on one screen of your laptop or computer when
connected to the CYBERQII control.
Exports Chart Data to Excel.
Allows you to monitor and even make adjustments to all setpoints and all other settable values
from a remote location, enabling you to control your cook even while away from the cook site.
Real-time graphing of all of the temperature sensors and fan outputs.
More than one control unit can be monitored by opening corresponding numbers of Control
Interface instances.
Open Source Code in C#.NET and the project file for Microsoft Visual studio is available free of
charge to experienced programmers for limited, non-commercial use. Contact theBBQGuru.com
for more details.
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INST A L L IN G T H E C Y B E R Q II C O N T R O L IN T E R F A C E O N Y O UR
C O MPU T E R F R O M A C DR O M PR O V ID E D B Y T H E BB Q G URU
System Requirements:
Computer with:
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