Difference between revisions of "Kiln temperature controller"
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* maintain that temperature for the time given | * maintain that temperature for the time given | ||
− | The circuit uses an LCD display, a rotary encoder, a small piezo speaker and two buttons for its user interface. The oven is controlled through | + | The circuit uses an LCD display, a rotary encoder, a small piezo speaker and two buttons for its user interface. The oven is controlled through relays. Since the oven will be in a shed and the users would like to monitor the ovens progress from home, the LCD display and speaker are wirelessly controlled through a 433Mhz transmitter/receiver pair. See the [[Wireless LCD display]] project (which is finished). |
==Project notes== | ==Project notes== |
Revision as of 19:04, 30 June 2009
General description
This circuit is intended to control a pottery oven. It uses the MAX6675 thermocouple-to-digital converter to measure oven temperatures. An oven schedule will consist of a list of (time, temperature) tuples. When started, the SX should work through the list of tuples and for each tuple:
- bring the oven temperature to the value given
- maintain that temperature for the time given
The circuit uses an LCD display, a rotary encoder, a small piezo speaker and two buttons for its user interface. The oven is controlled through relays. Since the oven will be in a shed and the users would like to monitor the ovens progress from home, the LCD display and speaker are wirelessly controlled through a 433Mhz transmitter/receiver pair. See the Wireless LCD display project (which is finished).