Yep. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/johnplctech/Smokin/
Brian wrote: > Seriously!? A PLC, touchscreen controlled smoker?! Thats badass... > > Brian > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:41 PM, John Thornton<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On the PC side of the control would be the smarts to control >> temperatures and have various recipes for different temperature profiles. >> >> These scenarios are common when smoking >> >> Control the cabinet temperature only. >> Control the cabinet temperature and when the internal temperature of the >> meat reaches a point change the cabinet temperature to the internal >> temperature just to maintain internal temperature and sound the general >> alarm! >> Control the cabinet temperature and ramp from one temp to the next over >> a given time span. >> Have recipe controlled time and temperatures. >> >> I do this now with a PLC with a thermocouple card and a touch screen >> interface but it is far from cheap... >> >> I've taken house air conditioner thermostats apart and made fermenter >> controllers with remote direct sensing of the temperature of the wort >> but it is a simple temperature setting for that. >> >> http://suburb.semo.net/jet1024/Controller.htm >> >> So I'm well aware of the $10 temperature controllers. >> >> It doesn't have to be fast, just be able to get the temperature info to >> the PC and be able to switch on and off some SSR's. >> >> John >> >> Jon Elson wrote: >> >>> John Thornton wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Kirk, >>>> >>>> Do you think something like this could be used to control the >>>> temperature of a smoker cabinet with 500 watt heater? I've been wanting >>>> to build something that is very cost effective that could be plugged >>>> into a laptop via usb or something and control the smoker heater... >>>> Being electrical engineer challenged any suggestions would be helpful. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> You can buy various thermostats for about $30 that ought to cover the >>> temp range required. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Lotusphere 2011 >>> Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how >>> to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment >>> to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-developers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Lotusphere 2011 >> Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how >> to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment >> to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lotusphere 2011 > Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how > to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment > to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
