Brewing is an excellent application for this micro (wannabe) PLC -I use Siemens LOGO for greenhouse/growroom automation but I think the iSmart might be more suitable because it has several analog inputs onboard, eliminating the need for additional input modules that are required with the LOGO. Typical Hydroponic garden: control lights with 24hr timers;
temp, humidity, CO2 control; TDS & pH control for nutrient supply; cycle timer(s) for irrigation... Pretty easy to control everything in the garden with a little bit of processing power. Add a touch screen HMI for local and a web server for remote control.
Just came up with the perfect project for this, a Brewing Automation Controller, monitor temp. of the Mash, control the heating unit, activate indictors for when to add or remove hops, perfect platform for you electronic/brewing hobbyist.
It is practically a small PLC. As I see in doc provided by danteo the ladder and function block programming available is not based on IEC 61131 standard. I hope it can be also programmed with the help of HMI buttons and display.
I'd doubt it. The ATmega328P is a 8-bit chip and that controller has 12-bit analogue inputs. I'm sure there is something more powerful under there and probably running a custom boot loader.
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Just came up with the perfect project for this, a Brewing Automation Controller, monitor temp. of the Mash, control the heating unit, activate indictors for when to add or remove hops, perfect platform…
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Most common HSIs (high speed inputs) are used to connect encoders for electrical motor speed control or position control applications.