Difference between revisions of "Ceramic Kiln/Controller"

Revision as of 12:18, 16 February 2013

Creator:
EnabrinTain
Status:
In Work
Born On:
10:55, 16 February 2013 (CST)
Last Updated:
12:18, 16 February 2013 (CDT)

I'm building an arduino based kiln controller for driving our Kiln.

Add mode button for Candling. (raise temp to 190F and maintain temp for 12 hours.)
Add mode buttons for Timed Firing (not sure how this might be useful, but then I know nothing of ceramic arts either. maybe glazing?)
Add mode button for Gradual Heating (slowly heat the kiln as opposed to full electric on.)

Arduino Uno
Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31855 breakout board ($20)
Type K High Temp Thermocouple ($28)
DC-AC Solid State Relay SSR-40DA 40A 3-32VDC 24-380VAC w Heat Sink ($24)
DigiSpark Relay Shield (because I had spares and am a little afraid of hooking the SSR directly to the arduino without a transistor circuit; also I'm lazy)

Status: reading temp and displaying it on lcd display; I'm waiting on the parts from ebay to start integrated kiln testing.

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 * [http://www.ebay.com/itm/121056049471?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Type K High Temp Thermocouple] ($28)
 * [http://www.ebay.com/itm/230913392675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 DC-AC Solid State Relay SSR-40DA 40A 3-32VDC 24-380VAC w Heat Sink] ($24)
+* [http://digistump.com/wiki/digispark/tutorials/relay DigiSpark Relay Shield] (because I had spares and am a little afraid of hooking the SSR directly to the arduino without a transistor circuit; also I'm lazy)
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