Author: Robert Gallup (robertgallup.com, github.com/robertgallup)
Date: 8/4/2015
Version: 1.0
Inspired by Tim Hirzel's Bare Bones Coffee Controller (2008)
Modifications for hot plate SMD reflow by Scott Dixon, March 2010.
Additional modifications to create PIDPlateLite by Robert Gallup (bob@robertgallup.com), May 2012
- Removed thermocouple code
- Removed EEPROM code
- Removed Serial Monitor support
- Updated UI significantly to simplify the PID Lite interaction experience
All code released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
Hardware Connections:
LCD
rs : Pin 12
rw : Pin 11
enable : Pin 6
backlight control on pin 5 (pwm 0=bright, 511=off)
d4, d5, d6, d7 on pins 7, 8, 9, 10
backlight pwm control is pin 5
ROTARY ENCODER
Encoder 1 : Pin 2
Encoder 2 : Pin 18
Switch : Pin 19
IR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
IR Clock : Pin 3
IR Data : Pin 4
More information about the IR Sensor and SMD Hotplate is available at:
http://dorkbotpdx.org/blog/scott_d/inexpensive_ir_based_temperature_sensor_for_microprocessors
http://www.instructables.com/id/Closing-the-Loop-on-Surface-Mount-Soldering/
Photos of this project can be found at: