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Table of Contents

OVERVIEW AND FEATURES .................................................................. 6

QUICK START ....................................................................................... 7

Starting A Cook Using The Front Panel ........................................... 7

Power On Controller ....................................................................... 7

Press Start Button ........................................................................... 7

Set Cook Temp ................................................................................ 7

Press Enter/Save Button ................................................................. 7

Starting A Cook Using The Web App ............................................... 8

Power on the controller .................................................................. 8

Launch Web Browser ...................................................................... 8

Enter the IP address ........................................................................ 8

Login ............................................................................................... 8

Click Start Button ............................................................................ 8

UNBOXING THE PRO BBQ CONTROLLER ............................................... 9

INSTALLING THE PRO BBQ CONTROLLER ............................................ 10

Shakeproof Washers ..................................................................... 10

Removing Old Controller ............................................................... 11

Wiring the Electrical ...................................................................... 12

2-Wire to 3-Wire Chamber Probe Adapter Installation ................ 13

2-Wire to 3-Wire Chamber Probe Adapter Removal .................... 14

External WiFi Antenna .................................................................. 15

Meat Probe Jumpers ..................................................................... 16

Powering Up Controller ................................................................ 16

FRONT PANEL NAVIGATION ............................................................... 17

WIFI CONFIG AND IP ADDRESS ........................................................... 18

Scanning for WiFi Routers ............................................................. 18

Setting the WiFi Password ............................................................ 19

WiFi Password Char Map .............................................................. 19

WiFi Security Settings ................................................................... 20

IP Address For Web App Access .................................................... 20

COOK SETTINGS FROM FRONT PANEL ................................................ 21

Cook By Time ................................................................................ 21

Cook By Probe ............................................................................... 21

Summary of Contents for Pro BBQ Controller V3

Page 1: ...1 Muxall LLC Welcome to the future Providing automated products for home and business since 2013 Pro BBQ Controller V3 July 2020 Version 3 Issue 11 ...

Page 2: ...INSTALLING THE PRO BBQ CONTROLLER 10 Shakeproof Washers 10 Removing Old Controller 11 Wiring the Electrical 12 2 Wire to 3 Wire Chamber Probe Adapter Installation 13 2 Wire to 3 Wire Chamber Probe Adapter Removal 14 External WiFi Antenna 15 Meat Probe Jumpers 16 Powering Up Controller 16 FRONT PANEL NAVIGATION 17 WIFI CONFIG AND IP ADDRESS 18 Scanning for WiFi Routers 18 Setting the WiFi Password ...

Page 3: ...Do After Cook 26 WEB APP 27 Accessing The Web App 27 Username and Password Defaults 28 Add Tab button 29 Controller Menu 29 Graph Tab 29 Config Tab 29 Update Tab 29 Help Button 29 BBQ CONTROLLER STATUS IN CONTROL TAB 30 Cooking Status 30 Cook State 30 Probes Data 30 PELLET HOPPER LEVEL IN CONTROL TAB 31 Refill Pellet Hopper 31 COOK SETTINGS IN CONTROL TAB 32 Cooking Profiles 1 4 32 Target Temp 32 ...

Page 4: ...trieve Recipe 37 MANUAL CONTROL IN CONTROL TAB 38 Fan Override 38 Auger Override 38 STATS CONTROL IN CONTROL TAB 39 ENTER SAVE START STOP IN CONTROL TAB 40 Enter Save Button 40 Start Button 40 Stop Button 40 PELLETS LEVEL TRACKING IN CONFIG TAB 41 Resetting Auger Run Minutes 41 Refill Pellet Hopper 41 Full to empty Auger Run minutes Calculation 41 NETWORK SETTINGS IN CONFIG TAB 42 WiFi SSID 42 WiF...

Page 5: ...46 4 Conductor Plug 46 PATC IN CONFIG TAB 47 Slew Rate 47 Enable Flame Out Detection 48 Flame Out Detect Time 48 Fuel On Minimum 49 Bypass Ignite Fire 49 Igniter On Time 49 Ignite Fire Auger Duty Cycle 50 Cool Down time 50 GRAPHS IN GRAPHS TAB 51 Enable Chamber Temp Graphing 52 Meat Probe Temp Graphing 52 Enable Meat Probe Graphing 52 Reading the Graphs 53 UPDATE IN UPDATE TAB 54 MAX AND MIN LIMIT...

Page 6: ...on alarm supports type B E J K N S R T thermocouples 2 3 and 4 wire RTDs and thermistors with 0 1 degree F accuracy and 0 001 degree F resolution and WiFi Its compact design allows it to fit in the original controller cutout with NO cutting The Muxall LLC Professional BBQ Controller for pellet grills is a plug n play replacement for the stock Traeger BBQ Controller and other pellet grills that use...

Page 7: ...ure PRESS ENTER SAVE BUTTON Put the hotdogs on POWER ON CONTROLLER Pull on the toggle switch and moving it to the ON position PRESS START BUTTON Press and hold the Stop Start button 4 seconds You should hear a beep STARTING A COOK USING THE FRONT PANEL Quick Start ...

Page 8: ...POWER ON THE CONTROLLER Pull on the toggle switch and move it to the ON position LAUNCH WEB BROWSER On your PC tablet or phone launch Chrome Firefox Safari or your favorite web browser ENTER THE IP ADDRESS see below in the address bar and then press Enter or Go LOGIN Default password is muxall For more details about logging into the web app see Login Web App STARTING A COOK USING THE WEB APP Quick...

Page 9: ...crewdriver Unpack the controller from its shipping box and locate the Chamber Probe 2 to 3 wire adapter and 2 shake proof washers NOTE 2 wire adapter may already be installed on the controller Do not throw away the shipping box in case you need to return the Pro BBQ Controller to Muxall for FREE shipping Unboxing the Pro BBQ Controller ...

Page 10: ...o to Earth ground then a ground wire from the faceplate to Earth ground is required Firmly tighten faceplate screws with shake proof washers for proper grounding SHAKEPROOF WASHERS Shake proof star locking washers must be used to fasten the controller to the grill to ensure proper grounding WARNING Shake proof washers MUST penetrate the anodizing for proper grounding Installing the Pro BBQ Control...

Page 11: ... If not visit shop muxall com to see if there is a faceplate designed for your particular BBQ UNPLUG YOUR BBQ FROM MAINS POWER BEFORE BEGINNING Remove the original controller from your pellet BBQ It is suggested that you take pictures of all the wiring before disconnecting Also labeling the wiring will speed up installation REMOVING OLD CONTROLLER Installing the Pro BBQ Controller Cont ...

Page 12: ...how much better your grill will run The wiring harness of the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller is color coded to match a stock BBQ Controller Purple is the Igniter Orange is the Fan Red is the Auger and Black is L1 Mains Power Input WIRING THE ELECTRICAL Wiring the Pro BBQ Controller ...

Page 13: ...t probe wires to the 2 wire adapter Install the 2 Wire adapter to the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller if not already installed See following section for instructions A 2 wire to 3 wire adapter is included with the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller It is only required if your Pellet BBQ uses a 2 wire RTD typical on Traeger or 2 wire thermistor 2 WIRE TO 3 WIRE CHAMBER PROBE ADAPTER INSTALLATION 2 Wire Chamber Pr...

Page 14: ... using a 3 wire or 4 wire RTD for the Chamber probe The ends of the 2 wire adapter are pre tinned with solder for easier installation You do NOT need to push the orange wire release to install the wires Push firmly on the wire to insert it into the terminal block The wire should go into the terminal block about 1 4 1 2 of an inch 2 WIRE TO 3 WIRE CHAMBER PROBE ADAPTER REMOVAL 2 Wire Chamber Probe ...

Page 15: ... tighten the shake proof washers for proper grounding of the aluminum faceplate Assemble the antenna as show Connect the antenna cable end connector to the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller s connector EXTERNAL WIFI ANTENNA is optional with the Muxall Pro BBQ controller WiFi Antenna Installation ...

Page 16: ... wire thermistors do not need the jumpers But they can be used with the jumpers installed Remove meat probe jumpers to increase accuracy with 3 and 4 wire RTDs and thermistors See Removing 2 Wire Adapter forFront Panel Pro BBQ Controller wire release notes MEAT PROBE JUMPERS The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller comes with jumpers installed in the terminal blocks for Meat Probes 1 3 These jumpers are need...

Page 17: ...emperature Cook By Probe Status Probe Number 0 disabled Probe Target Temperature Outside Temp Probe 1 Temperature Probe 2 Temperature Probe 3 Temperature Panel Light toggles the LCD backlight and button panel LEDs ON OFF Stop Start a cook and must be held 4 seconds to work This prevents accidentally starting or stopping a cook ON OFF Toggle Switch turns on or off mains power to the controller It m...

Page 18: ... to your wireless router From any screen press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to Config and press the Enter Save button WiFi SSID and password are not configurable using the web app Front Panel The WiFi SSID and password are only configurable through the front panel of the controller WiFi Config and IP Address ...

Page 19: ...the list and vice versa SETTING THE WIFI PASSWORD Using the cursor buttons push the down arrow to move the cursor under the WiFi password Use the left and right arrows to move the cursor and the knob to change letters and numbers Setting a position to blank deletes the letter or number in that position Press Save Enter when done WiFi Config and IP Address Cont ...

Page 20: ...onnected Pro Tip A static IP address can be configured in the web app Config tab This will ensure the controller uses the same IP address every time The Pro BBQ Controller MUST be turned off then turned on Reboot for the WiFi to connect after saving changes WIFI SECURITY SETTINGS The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller s WiFi security negotiates WPA2 PSK with AES encryption WiFi Config and IP Address Cont ...

Page 21: ...les 2 4 Cursor down to Y Hold and set to N to use Profiles 2 4 From any screen press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to Prof 1 and press the Enter Save button COOK BY TIME If none of the profiles are held Hold N then the controller with cook using the Cook Time from every profile then stop COOK BY PROBE One of the profil...

Page 22: ...roduce more consistent smoke than Minimum Smoke which could give you better temperature accuracy and smoke For tighter temperature control set to Minimum Smoke or Precision Cook From any screen press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to Smoke and press the Enter Save button Front Panel and Web App SMOKINESS setting can be ...

Page 23: ...een press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to Smoke and press the Enter Save button Front Panel And Web App SLEW RATE setting is the gas pedal for the grill The higher the slew rate the faster the grill reaches its target chamber temp but can cause overshoot Default is recommended for most grills except insulated grills w...

Page 24: ... Refill and set N to Y This tells the controller you want to reset the Pellet Hopper level From any screen press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to Smoke and press the Enter Save button Front Panel and Web App PELLET REFILL can be done using the front panel or web app Enable Disable Pellets Level Tracking and Full To Emp...

Page 25: ... the control panel set N to Y This enables cook by probe The Probe Number will change to 1 by default From any screen press the control panel knob once That will pull up the Menu screen on the LCD Using the cursor buttons cursor down to EndCtl and press the Enter Save button Front Panel and Web App COOK BY PROBE SETTINGS can be set using the front panel or web app You should have one of the Cookin...

Page 26: ...ither Turn Off When Done default or Smoke When Done Cursor to the right turning the control panel knob set a predefined target probe temp The predefined selections are Beef Veal Lamb Grnd Meats Hamburger Poultry and Pork SET DESIRED MEAT TEMP Cursor down to set the Cook By Probe Target Temperature You can manually enter a Custom target temperature by turning the control panel knob or cursor to the...

Page 27: ...panel knob to get the Menu Cursor down to Config and press Save Enter To access the web app first get the IP address assigned to the Pro BBQ Controller The IP address can be found in the front panel Config screen ACCESSING THE WEB APP The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller can be controlled from the front panel or by using the web app Use Chrome Firefox Safari or other web browsers to access the web app We...

Page 28: ...username and password muxall then click on Login If asked to save the password click on Yes so save time in the future On your PC tablet or phone launch Chrome Firefox Safari or your favorite web browser Enter the IP address in the address bar then press Enter or Go You should see this login screen USERNAME AND PASSWORD DEFAULTS The default username and password to access the web app is muxall Web...

Page 29: ... in to access the Controller Menu CONTROLLER MENU GRAPH TAB For historical graphing CONFIG TAB For network probes and other controller settings UPDATE TAB For performing web app and firmware updates Click on X in a tab s corner to close it Web App ADD TAB BUTTON pulls up the web app s Controller Menu Web App Cont ...

Page 30: ...p Desired Meat Temperature BBQ State Off Ignite Fire Run Pause Cool Down DC ON DC OFF Auger s current Duty Cycle ON OFF COOKING STATUS Current Profile The profile being executed by the controller Time Remaining The time left in the profile being executed Target Chamber Temp The temp in the profile being executed Chamber Temp Current temp of the pit BBQ Controller Status in Control Tab ...

Page 31: ...he green fuel gauge should reflect the amount of pellets added Enter how much fuel pellets was added as a percentage 100 Full 50 half full etc Click OK From the Control tab in the web app scroll down to Pellet Hopper and click Fill Front panel and Web App REFILL PELLET HOPPER level can be done using the front panel or web app Pellet Hopper Level in Control Tab ...

Page 32: ...oll down to Cook Settings TARGET TEMP is the desired target chamber pit temp COOK TIME is how long to stay in this profile This also includes the ramp up down to reach the target temperature HOLD prevents the controller from moving to the next profile You should have one profile with the Hold checkbox checked when using Cook By Probe Click Submit when done Front Panel and Web App COOKING PROFILES ...

Page 33: ...e you better temperature accuracy and smoke than Minimum Smoke PRECISION COOK Tries to hold the target temp as closely as possible MINIMUM SMOKE Very little swinging of the pit temp MEDIUM SMOKE When Max Smoke is too much MAX SMOKE Call the fire department Humidity grill construction wood flavors and target temperature all affect how well the controller swings the pit temp Insulated grills will ha...

Page 34: ...cook is done and what to do afterward There are three ways to cook with the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller HOT DOG EASY Basically turn the grill on set a temp and start cooking The grill will stay at the set temp forever COOK BY TIME Enter Target Temps and Cook Times in any or all of the four profiles 1 4 without Hold checked in any of the four profiles The grill will start from Profile 1 and go to Pro...

Page 35: ...es GRAPHING THE MEAT PROBE Only the selected meat probe is graphed and Cook By Probe must be enabled To use your meat probe to monitor and graph temperature without it shutting the grill off you can set a Custom Target Probe Temp to 400F or 500F You can manually enter a Custom target probe temperature or select a predefined probe Target Probe Temperature The predefined selections are Beef Veal Lam...

Page 36: ... in a recipe To save a recipe type in a name in the recipe textbox and click on Save NOTE Saving a recipe does not submit your settings You must click on the Enter Save button for the recipe to be used by the controller SAVE RECIPE From the Control tab in the web app scroll down to Recipe The Default recipe is used by the Pro BBQ Controller when first turned on You cannot save any changes to the D...

Page 37: ...recipe DELETE RECIPE After a recipe has been saved or retrieved the button on the right will show Delete Clicking on Delete will remove the recipe that is showing You cannot delete the Default recipe From the Control tab in the web app scroll down to Recipe The Default recipe is used by the Pro BBQ Controller when first turned on You cannot delete the Default recipe Web App Retrieving and Deleting...

Page 38: ... the auger on Press Submit to run Pro Tip Fan Override is useful for cold smoking FAN OVERRIDE Checking the Fan Override checkbox turns the fan on Press Submit to run Web App Manual Overrides controls are only available in the web app and can only be used when the grill is Off or Paused Manual Control in Control Tab ...

Page 39: ... BBQ Controller Warning Disabling Post Stats will stop all updates to the Web App from the Pro BBQ Controller From the Control tab in the web app scroll down to Stats Control Post Stats every 7 seconds is enabled by default Press Submit after changes Web App Stats Control settings can only be set using the web app Stats Control in Control Tab ...

Page 40: ...ice State is the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller Front Panel and Web App ENTER SAVE BUTTON Submits all the settings in the Control tab to the controller START BUTTON Starts the cook and sets the controller state to Ignite Fire STOP BUTTON Stops the cook and sets the controller state to Cool Down Enter Save Start Stop in Control Tab ...

Page 41: ...ellets into your burn pot by reading the Auger Run Minutes 4 Count how many cups of pellets it takes to fill up your hopper to 100 full 5 Enter the cups x minutes Full To Empty Auger Run Minutes in the config tab 7 Click Save when done From the Config tab in the web app scroll down to Pellets Level Tracking Pellets Level Tracking is enable by default To disable unmark the Enable checkbox Click Sav...

Page 42: ...set a permanent IP Address CONTROLLER NAME Is the hostname of the controller ENABLE MDNS Multicast DNS is experimental and uses the hostname to build a URL to access the web app instead of using an IP address Click Save when done From the Config tab in the web app scroll down to Network WIFI SSID Veiw Only WIFI PASSWORD View Only Front Panel Web App WiFi SSID and Password can only be set from the ...

Page 43: ...rmocouples are rarely used in Pellet BBQ Grills From the Config tab in the web app scroll down to Temperature Probes This shows the current settings of the Meat Probes and Chamber Probe Click Save when done Web App Setting Temperature Probes can only be done using the web app The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller supports RTDs Thermocouples and Thermistors Thermocouples are rarely used in pellet BBQ grill...

Page 44: ...Wire are used for high accuracy meat probes Click Save when done PT 1000 By far the most common meat probe Default PT 100 Is also common with better accuracy and usually 3 or 4 wires The number after the metal type is the resistance of the sensor at 0 C 32 F For example PT 1000 1000 ohms 32 F RTD TYPES Resistance Temperature Detectors RTDs are used extensively in pellet grills PT 1000 and PT 100 p...

Page 45: ...down the list to see if it works with another manufacturer s probe setting Each manufacturer use custom thermistors to prevent competitor probes from being used Thermistors are widely used in meat probes because of their energy efficiency for use with battery operated devices Thermistors meat probes are almost always 2 Wire Click Save when done THERMISTOR TYPES Thermistors used with pellet grills ...

Page 46: ...ved using 4 conductors This is not common with pellet grills Click Save when done 3 CONDUCTOR PLUG These are very common with high end RTD meat probes Click Save when done A lot of 2 conductor meat probes will have a 3 conductor plug 2 CONDUCTOR PLUG These are very common with thermistor and RTD meat probes and may need a 2 5mm to 3 5mm adapter Click Save when done NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS Determining...

Page 47: ...perature per unit of time dT dt That is the maximum rate at which a pellet grill can respond to an abrupt change of input fuel Click Save when done From the Config tab in the web app scroll down to PATC This shows the current settings of PATC Web App The Predictive Analytics Temperature Control PATC is only settable using the web app Except for Slew Rate PATC in Config Tab ...

Page 48: ...degrees This is a good starting point Unchecking the Enable Flame Out Detection box will disable it Click Save when done ENABLE FLAME OUT DETECTION Flame Out detection is a timer that sets how long the grill is allowed to drop temperature with the auger running before it shuts the grill off The Flame Out Detection system s alarm will annoy anyone within earshot that the grill has flamed out But so...

Page 49: ... and web app will display Ignite Fire in the Status Bypass Ignite Fire is rarely used BYPASS IGNITE FIRE Will disable the igniter aka Hot Rod and Ignite Fire Auger Duty Cycle Click Save when done NOTE Setting Fuel On Minimum too low will result in flame outs Setting this too high will prevent low temp cooking Set between 3 5 seconds Any lower or higher can cause issues in most grills Click Save wh...

Page 50: ...ng in minutes PATC will run the fan to cool off the grill after the cook has been finished Pro Tip Reducing Warm Up Auger On per Minute on grills that have thick steel or are insulated will reduce temperature overshoot on startup Examples Setting to 30 result in a duty cycle of 30s ON 30s OFF or 20 for a duty cycle of 20s ON 40s OFF etc Click Save when done IGNITE FIRE AUGER DUTY CYCLE Ignite Fire...

Page 51: ...You must keep the graph open on a device that won t go to sleep Click on Add Tab to pull up the Controller Menu Then click on graph to get the BBQ Graphs page Web App Graphing a cook is an excellent way to monitor your grill s performance the doneness of the food and head off any potential disasters Graphs In Graphs Tab ...

Page 52: ...ut the controller shutting off the grill See Cook By Probe Setting from Web App for more info MEAT PROBE TEMP GRAPHING A Meat Probe is only graphed in the Run state Chamber Temps Target is green Actual is red ENABLE CHAMBER TEMP GRAPHING The Chamber Temp is graphed during Warm Up Run and Cool Down states The Target Chamber Temp is only graphed during the Run state Graphs In Graphs Tab Cont ...

Page 53: ...ok By Probe system could stop the cook when the meat was done The Probe Temp purple shows the probe was being used to monitor the grate temp where the food was going to go it shows the grate temp slightly under the chamber temp Then the Food Probe was inserted into the food at 35 minutes and then adjusted at 70 minutes At about 145 minutes the Probe Temp Probe Target Temp and the Cook By Probe sys...

Page 54: ...unless otherwise instructed by Muxall LLC support To update click on Update with Latest selected Software Info displays the current software and firmware version To get to the Update Tab click on Add Tab to get the Controller Menu then update Web App The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller supports online cloud updates Update In Update Tab ...

Page 55: ...55 The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller maximum and minimum limits MaxCookTemp 500F MinCookTemp 150F Smoke Mode 150F Max Cook Time 995 Minutes Max and Min Limits ...

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