Muxall Pro BBQ Controller V3 User manual

Brand: Muxall

Model: Pro BBQ Controller V3

Type: User manual

Muxall Pro BBQ Controller V3 provides automated temperature and smoke control for your barbecue or smoker. With its user-friendly front panel and web app, you can easily set and monitor your cook settings, including temperature, time, and smoke level. The controller features multiple cooking profiles, so you can save your favorite settings for quick and easy access. It also has a built-in meat probe, so you can cook your food to perfection without having to constantly check the temperature.

Muxall LLC

Welcome to the future…

Providing automated products for home and business since

2013.

Pro BBQ Controller

July 2020

Version 3, Issue 11

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

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

Target Temp ................................................................................. 21

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

Hold............................................................................................... 21

SMOKE CONTROL FROM FRONT PANEL ............................................. 22

Smokiness ..................................................................................... 22

Slew Rate ...................................................................................... 23

Pellet Refill .................................................................................... 24

ENDING CONTROL FROM FRONT PANEL ........................................... 25

Cook By Probe Settings ................................................................. 25

Enable Cook-By-Probe................................................................... 25

Select Which Meat Probe to Use with Cook-By-Probe .................. 25

Set Desired Meat Temp................................................................. 26

What To 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

Cook Time ..................................................................................... 32

Hold............................................................................................... 32

SMOKE SETTINGS IN CONTROL TAB ................................................... 33

Precision Cook ............................................................................... 33

Minimum Smoke ........................................................................... 33

Medium Smoke ............................................................................. 33

Max Smoke ................................................................................... 33

ENDING CONTROL IN CONTROL TAB .................................................. 34

Hot Dog Easy ................................................................................. 34

Cook By Time ................................................................................ 34

Cook-By-Probe .............................................................................. 34

Enable Cook-By-Probe................................................................... 34

Graphing the Meat Probe ............................................................. 35

What to do After Cook .................................................................. 35

Turn Off When Done ..................................................................... 35

Smoke When Done ........................................................................ 35

RECIPES IN CONTROL TAB .................................................................. 36

Save Recipe ................................................................................... 36

Rate Recipe ................................................................................... 36

Delete Recipe ................................................................................ 37

Retrieve 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

WiFi Password .............................................................................. 42

Controller Name............................................................................ 42

Enable mDNS ................................................................................ 42

Use DHCP ...................................................................................... 42

Static IP Address ........................................................................... 42

Duplicate IP Addresses .................................................................. 42

TEMPERATURE PROBES IN CONFIG TAB ............................................. 43

RTD Types ..................................................................................... 44

PT-1000 ......................................................................................... 44

PT-100 ........................................................................................... 44

Thermistor Types .......................................................................... 45

CampChef ..................................................................................... 45

FireBoard ...................................................................................... 45

Maverick ....................................................................................... 45

Inkbird ........................................................................................... 45

ThermoPro .................................................................................... 45

Number of Conductors .................................................................. 46

2 Conductor Plug........................................................................... 46

3 Conductor Plug........................................................................... 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 LIMITS ........................................................................ 55

CONTACT ........................................................................................... 56

The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller supports three meat probes, four

cooking profiles, cook-by-probe, auto off, smoke when done,

historical graphing, low pellet alarm, cook done alarm, smokiness

settings, fan and auger manual overrides, recipe saving, recipe star

rating, flame-out detection 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 the Ortech

Controls, TR-100, Pellet Grill controller.

Overview and Features

SET COOK TEMP

Turn the knob to change grill

cooking temperature.

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

CLICK START BUTTON

From the Web App Control

tab click “Start” to start the

cook. That’s it! The default

cook temp is 180F. See “Cook

Settings” to change.

The IP address can

be found in the front

panel Config screen.

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.

muxall

For more details about logging

into the web app see: Login Web

App

STARTING A COOK USING THE WEB APP

Quick Start - Cont

Installing the controller requires only two tools: 1. A medium size cross

head (Phillips-Head) screwdriver and, 2. A small 2.4mm flat-head

screwdriver.

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

Ground wire for controllers

mounted off of the grill or

on plastic. Shake proof

wash must still be used.

If the controller is going to be mounted off of the grill or where the

faceplate screws don’t go 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 Controller

The compact design of the Muxall Pro BBQ Controller allows it to fit in

the stock BBQ controller mounting cutout. The screw holes should

also align with the stock BBQ Controller cutout. 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 -

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NOTE – Check all your connectors and tighten them up! You will be

surprised 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

The 2-Wire adapter

allows the wires from

the Chamber temp

probe to be mounted

with a jumper to the Pro

BBQ Controller’s

terminal block.

Installing

Using the small flat-head screwdriver, connect the Chamber (Pit)

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 Probe Adapter

Using a small flat-head

screwdriver, push firmly

on the orange wire

release button until the

wire releases. You may

have to push the wire in

to get it to release.

Removing

The 2-wire adapter should be removed if 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 Adapter -

Cont

Note – Cap colors may change in the future.

WiFi connector is under

the red cap.Firmly 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

POWERING UP CONTROLLER

OFF/ON Toggle Switch turns on or

off mains power to the controller. It

must be pulled out to toggle it. This

prevents accidentally turning it on or

off.

Powering Up The Controller

Note – 4-Wire RTDs MUST have the jumper removed to operate

properly.

3-wire PT100 RTDs and 3-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 needed to support 2-wire meat probes that come

standard with most pellet grills.

Meat Probe Jumpers

* You can change the target temp and time remaining for the current profile

except for profile 0 and profile 5. When Profile 0 is displaying, the Target

Temp that is displaying and changing is the Target Temp for Profile 1.

Change Warm Up and Cool Down times using the config tab in the web app.

**0 = “No Probe” or “Not Configured Probe”

*** This also shows how hot the controller is. If it gets over 150F, it will shut

down.

Front Panel Navigation

Current Profile Status

Profile Number

Time Remaining (minutes)*

Target Temp*

Controller Status

Chamber (Pit) Temperature

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 must be pulled

out to toggle it. This prevents

accidentally turning it on or off.

Meat Probes Jacks

1 2 3

Lock / Unlock the buttons and

knob on the front panel. This

prevents accidental changes.

Cursor buttons move the

cursor around the LCD.

The Knob scrolls through

numbers and letters by

turning and brings up the

menu screen by pressing.

OFF ON

SCANNING FOR WIFI ROUTERS

The cursor will begin under the

WiFi SSID. Turn the control

panel knob in either direction to

start the WiFi scan. After the

scan completes, use the knob to

scroll 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

WIFI PASSWORD CHAR MAP. Using the knob: Scrolling right goes

down the list and scrolling left goes up the list. Scrolling past the end

brings you to the top of 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 -

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IP ADDRESS FOR WEB APP ACCESS

The Muxall Pro BBQ Controller’s WiFi defaults using DHCP. You can

get the IP address from the Config screen after the controller has

been restarted and the WiFi is connected.

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 -

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