X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=fLx5+RCuOoCGsy1c44VukOfivfo/3v9hFZcAT/NpFrA=; b=S6tl/S7wTEjnyxYnirFfD4OQYQEUBc9jVWn2jtxPrRPnDoxKGScQXDH1FhNlzWDFKu MsG7/CuPY6hGyTIUDovxMCcQl775S/+HFZPqvxHGy9fftGaN2nZcGDpQ8j+Ru0vfph17 Wbsd3E0LMAGaFgdJ9C24SdWYpMRskdGK1W4zxzBgwnjmJTJQWUAU/sc1g0wEb7N314F7 5voVkIis74XBJXw3MVRbJbCq3Bcf3MQQgcW2TO8wvLEiCbCmeJK6g/YDh3DOGrEeDv+B 0JKZ3k889yl2QeZVp1UGY+Rq0PW+YZAcvADqFlAMRHRGoayAtiJVf6Vqw6htHBsRBq0J NFgw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.37.198 with SMTP id a6mr13282667lbk.86.1425653726596; Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:55:26 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <201503051621 DOT t25GL09H018380 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:55:26 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] [OT] Temperature sensor and control recommendation From: Evan Foss To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Why is everyone assuming this should be done digitally? I can imagine wanting to read the value out in that domain for data logging but the control loop could be analog. I think Anders Wallen did something like this a while back for his optical tweezers. On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Adrian Pardini wrote: > On 5 March 2015 at 13:21, DJ Delorie wrote: >> I use a thermocouple to monitor my woodstove, but I don't care so much >> about precision. I use a DS2760 thermocouple kit from Parallax for >> it, and a high-temp thermocouple probe from Omega.com. >> >> For monitoring my geothermal system, I used RTDs and an MCU's ADC to >> measure them. I got extra precision by doing each measurement 64 >> times and averaging, and the tech who calibrated my geothermal system >> says they're spot-on. >> >> I use the same averaging trick on my thermostats to get 0.1F readings >> on a 1C-rated sensor. If your sensor isn't noisy enough to use this >> trick, you can always add noise - you're basically building a 1-bit >> ADC. > > Thanks, I have already looked at Omega as a sensor provider. I didn't > know about that ic but found the max1403 and max11200, still I'm a bit > wary because I haven't got many successfully experiences trying to buy > or get samples from Maxim. > > That trick is quite nice and saved my day a couple of times. > > > > > -- > Adrian. > http://ovejafm.com > http://elesquinazotango.com.ar > http://www.elarteylatecnologia.com.ar -- Home http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ Work http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/