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Proleps
Nice, but what happens if two people text the machine at the same time :P
bionsuba
I'd assume it would work just like a printer que.
stephengillie
I'd assume it works just like pressing a button while the coffemaker's brewing a cup. You'll probably have to resend the text.
andor
This is my Raspberry Pi-powered espresso machine dashboard:

http://zentrale1.com/~an/coffee/

I use this with an iPad standing next to the machine to check that the temperature is okay before pulling a shot. The temperature controller is implemented with an Arduino board.

gose1
Nice, here is the current progress of my Silvia / PID monitoring: http://i.imgur.com/mis4L.png.

I'm using Arduino + TC4 shield for PID and interfacing w/ thermocouples, SSR, and opto-isolators (for front panel switch sensing). Serial to RasPi to web sockets for the frontend.

eik3_de
Perfectly executed. But for home use I would have just screwed an RC servo motor on the front to press the button :)
tashbarg
What do I have to text to make a mug appear?
ergofon
yea, good point - what if we have many people in the office and everyone is using his own cup ? :)

pic recognition + robot arm ?

dedene
Does anyone know if this sort of hack also exist / is possible for a Philips Senseo machine?
snom380
I don't see why not, but you would need a machine with a built in pod dispenser to make coffee "unattended" The machine in the article grinds coffee beans.
fennecfoxen
<snob mode="coffee" seriousness="a little">

You call that an espresso machine? And I suppose you're filling it with Starbucks beans.

</snob>

lostlogin
Yeah - I feel the same. Looked at my hand-me-down Rancilio Silvia and wondered about the set up. A text to turn it on and prime the boiler would be great and very useful for my late morning weekend coffees. I love this machine, with 2x $40 services it has run for about 15 years, a minimum of 2 coffees per day.
_fs
Admit it, you just needed an excuse for the company to buy a nice espresso machine for the office :)
reefab
It was looking pretty good until that last picture.

That mains wiring is plain unsafe and almost criminal...

beshrkayali
Trying to sign up for ZipWhip, I got this: http://d.pr/i/IEr3
zipwhipjames
Feel free to send us an email @ support@zipwhip.com with the number you are trying to register and we can get it sorted out. We are publishing better error handling for the bug you encountered this afternoon. -james @ zipwhip