Here's my background. I joined this forum because of the HM. I would like to build one obviously for controlling my WSM but also because I want the experience of building some electronics. I've succesfully put together a Minty Synth and CMOY headphone amp. I tried building the CMOY from scratch buying some bare PCB and parts from digikey but never got it to work correctly. That's when I broke down and bought the kit from JDs and it worked right finally.
I feel like I can follow the directions pretty well but I need to double check that I'm understanding everything correctly. Specifically I want to make sure I buy all the necessary and correct parts to make it work.
Parts List
Raspberry pi (I was going to get the newest version so it has built in wifi)
a USB power source for the raspberry pi
SD card
I was thinking of ordering the HM 4.3 with case from here. Choosing no blower and thermocouple. My understanding is the thermocouples are more durable than thermistor based probes. Will I need to get anything else special to run the thermocouple probes with the HM or does choosing the thermocouple option take care of it?
For a blower I was going to get the RD3 or the micro damper. It seems like it's pretty easy to get the micro damper from here. What other "things" do I need to order to drive the damper? If I need to build an ethernet cable I think I have a friend with the crimp tool I can borrow.
And last I think I need to order the thermocouples. I would guess to just get them from Auber or on Amazon.
I feel like I can follow the directions pretty well but I need to double check that I'm understanding everything correctly. Specifically I want to make sure I buy all the necessary and correct parts to make it work.
Parts List
Raspberry pi (I was going to get the newest version so it has built in wifi)
a USB power source for the raspberry pi
SD card
I was thinking of ordering the HM 4.3 with case from here. Choosing no blower and thermocouple. My understanding is the thermocouples are more durable than thermistor based probes. Will I need to get anything else special to run the thermocouple probes with the HM or does choosing the thermocouple option take care of it?
For a blower I was going to get the RD3 or the micro damper. It seems like it's pretty easy to get the micro damper from here. What other "things" do I need to order to drive the damper? If I need to build an ethernet cable I think I have a friend with the crimp tool I can borrow.
And last I think I need to order the thermocouples. I would guess to just get them from Auber or on Amazon.