This is where I will discuss my upcoming digital, WiFi controller, for my SI2.
Background: I was a homebrewer for a good many years, eventually culminating in the building of the Kill-A-Watt 9000 brewing system. This system utilized a wireless temperature/process controller. Temp control is only a small part of what it can do, you can literally program entire processes for heaters, pumps, valves etc.
Intent: To utilize this background to produce a wireless temperature/process controller for my SI2. This will be a simple build, considering my past builds utilized multiple heating elements, thermocouples, valves and pumps on a 240VAC CIRCUIT. Currently I think the most user friendly option would be a plug and play controller, not a controller that is hard wired to the machine. So this will be modular.
Outline: Create a self contained unit that will embody power switching, wireless capability, and the process/temperature controller. This will also include the PC interface which as I recall is also able to be displayed on something as small as an IPhone.
Purpose: Overkill. Let's face it, who needs PID accuracy, with process control and data logging for their smoker? Nobody. However, I like projects, and this, in comparison to my previous controllers, will be dead simple.
Materials: Junction box, weatherproof switch, GFCI outlet, process controller, SSR, wireless router, various wire, thermocouples.
Cost?? Cost isn't a consideration when doing something that is entirely overkill, however, estimate $315.
Let the building begin...
