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The PID provides PWM control of the heating element. Unlike a conventional oven thermostat that has an on/off cycle of 10-20 minutes, the PID turns the heating element on and off for periods as short as a few seconds. Works quite well and the SmokinTex was very easy to modify. My design was...

Thinking out loud here. I am building a controller around this device: Ethernet relay It has a relay (you can get more) for control and 8 I/O sensors for measurement. I am controlling it from a CGI application but it has a simple web server that can server up java applications (class files)...

Joe check this out: WAMP or Mac It is a very clean installation and it will do everything you have discussed. Curt

I just responded to this on the 'Stoker and Mac OS X' thread. Curt

Here is one example of what I did with the Stoker. My smoker is electric so I am not using the fan control. bbqmonitor Click on 'Start Monitor' to see my latest smoke. Also, the tabs at the bottom display a lot of information and most of the source. This is way over-kill for the non technical...

It would be hard to quantify 'improvement' with the pid controller. You can rule out the big swings as a source of any problems. With a freezer full of BBQ I haven't really had much chance to test the new set up. I'm working on my own temperature controller that will hopefully further stabilize...

Disclaimer: I have an electric smoker so I have no need for fan control. Could you let the fan blow at 100% and use a step controlled vent to direct the air flow between the smoker and the outside. This could also shut off the smoker vent completely when the duty cycle dropped to zero. Curt

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by j ostheim: The homebrew thread describes a Arduino based controller that uses PwM to modulate the fan speed beyond on/off. It works really well. James...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Automation is indeed fun. This is the sprinkler system I bought for $120. It controls 10 zones and fully programming from a browser: </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Amir - I looked at...

James - you have a comma in your link url. Interesting site! Curt

I have had success with this powerline type ethernet interface: ethernet over powerlines Haven't had any dropped connection problems so far. Curt

I am in the process of add PID control of my electric smoker. Ran the first test today. What I did and some test results on this not quite finished link: http://therockbottom.net/BBQ/S...od/smokintexmod.html Curt

I always (well almost always) use a plain old analogue meat thermometer in addition to the stoker probes. This provides a conformation of the digital readings and a backup if the power goes out, the Stoker/probes fail, etc. Curt

I have an electric smoker so I don't use a blower cable. Curt

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by LarryR: Curt, excellent question. Yes, works fine on my laptop using Firefox or IE. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Were you testing at home (on your private...

For a through test you may want to take up MarkMi's offer. Looks like his set up has you talking directly to the Stoker. Testing on my site was through an API. Could be some subtle differences. Curt

First make sure your set up works with a regular (PC) browser. It may not be the Blackberry. Curt

Here is another idea for a box for your Stoker (or other controller), a toolbox: BBQBuds forum Curt

I developed my own BBQ monitor application. It was originally for home use but with some minor tweeking I moved it to my web host. You can see it in action at: Monitor You MUST click the green 'Start Monitor' to see the results. Updates occur automatically every 3 minutes. This is an 8lb pork...

I too asked about this earlier. The answer is yes if you upgrade your firmware. No sure about doing this based on the posts here. My solution is a Perl Module that pulls in the Stoker WEB page and, via a regular expression search, parses the sensor information into JSON output that mimics the...