My homemade digital temperature controller!

[aris]

Thanks for the info. I don't know a lot about the internals of how the PID algorithm works - but i'll have a fiddle with it. There is a PID auto-tune library for Arduino:

http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/PIDAutotuneLibrary

I'm not sure what method it uses though.

[reinhart36]

Have you tried the autotune algorithm? I've always wondered how some of those would work on something with such a slow response time. I suppose with blowers, the up-side resonse could be pretty fast. With a ceramic grill, temperature drop is always very slow. Thus, it is of great interest never to overshoot...

later
Eric

[Tiny]

Aris and Eric,
You know a conversation between say.....Chewbacca and r2d2.......that's you 2 that is......

Respect to you both, I have not the first clue what either of you is on about, I have the same issues with the engineers at work who try and explain to which I reply "smashing, can you just make it go faster and stop less please"


It is a skill I shall never have but I doff my cranial apparellel to you both!
Cheers
Tiny

[Verminskti]

http://cheezburger.com/59643393

As an engineer. This.

[reinhart36]

That's hilarious that you posted this. A coworker of mine (another engineer) showed me that last week because its EXACTLY like our day to day experiences with management.

Outstanding!

[Tiny]

Gents,
Sadly typical of the "that will never work", "it will need a whole new unit" and "4 hours tops guvna" attitudes I get from our folk at work, they seem to dismiss my suggestions such as "add more lubricant" as uninformed....... Great clip well done
Cheers
Tiny