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| Subject | Re: controlling a mains-powered oven |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.raspberry-pi |
| From | Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> |
| Date | 2015-09-07 09:48 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <4a744cff54.Alan.Adams@iyonix.adamshome.org.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <b201e7fe54.jim@abbeypress.net> <mshvgg$6jk$1@dont-email.me> |
| Organization | Orpheus Internet Services |
In message <mshvgg$6jk$1@dont-email.me>
Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> wrote:
> In article <b201e7fe54.jim@abbeypress.net>,
> Jim Nagel <jimnewsm13c@abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
>>Has anybody used a Pi to control a mains-powered device? I'm looking
>>for some tips.
>>
>>The electronic controller of our electric double oven is no longer
>>reliable -- temperature varies far too much, according to the
>>independent external thermometer I bought. Rather than spend £200 to
>>replace the controller, I fancy using a Pi instead. It could live
>>inside a nearby cupboard door, with a nice big screen at eye level
>>instead of the present little thing for which I have to don specs.
>>
>>Seems to me the Pi's job would basically be to read a temperature
>>sensor in each oven (smaller upper one and larger lower one) and
>>trigger relays (or nowadays maybe thyristors?) to switch various
>>heating elements on and off accordingly. (That's top and bottom
>>element in each oven plus a fan element in bottom oven.)
>>
>>Would this be feasible? Anybody done it already?
> In the process of putting stuff together to do this myself.
> thermocouples:
> http://skpang.co.uk/catalog/thermocouple-typek-glass-braid-insulated-k
> -p-1152.html
> thermocouple amps:
> http://skpang.co.uk/catalog/thermocouple-amplifier-max31855-breakout-b
> oard-with-spi-output-p-1135.html
> then there's the hard bit: controlling the power.
> Solid state relays are what I'm looking at. Something like ebay item
> No. 121748369571 if I can
> find a UK source for them.
> I'm looking to add a microswitch to detect when the door opens so I can
> kill both the heater and fan.
> Then there's the software...
> Gordon
Don't forget to make sure your relay or equivalewnt provides a
complete break between the pi and the mains. Mechanical relays do this
of course, and opto-isolators controlling triacs will do so too. Solid
state relays may include this, but you need to check.
--
Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan@adamshome.org.uk
http://www.nckc.org.uk/
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controlling a mains-powered oven Jim Nagel <jimnewsm13c@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2015-09-06 15:20 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-09-06 17:40 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-09-06 17:56 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-06 18:40 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Bernard Peek <{bap}@gamma.shrdlu.com> - 2015-09-07 20:16 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-06 18:09 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven mick <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-07 08:03 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-09-07 09:48 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-09-07 19:19 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Kallu Wiegand <spam.only@roev.de> - 2015-09-08 21:12 +0200
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Jim Nagel <jimnewsm13c@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2015-11-20 14:08 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-21 14:23 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-11-21 14:55 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 10:50 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-21 19:06 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 20:52 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-22 10:11 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 10:47 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-22 18:17 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 13:51 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-11-22 18:59 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 14:26 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-11-22 19:50 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 15:05 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-11-22 20:17 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-22 20:52 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Jim Nagel <jimnewsm13c@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2015-11-27 01:06 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-27 18:15 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-22 20:21 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 15:40 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-22 20:54 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 16:08 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-23 05:02 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-11 21:27 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-12 13:53 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-15 22:17 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-12-16 10:01 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-19 19:47 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2015-12-20 12:28 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Kallu Wiegand <spam.only@roev.de> - 2015-12-20 15:59 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2015-12-20 16:26 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-12-20 17:54 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Kallu Wiegand <spam.only@roev.de> - 2015-12-20 23:21 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-12-21 09:52 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-12-21 12:30 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-21 12:39 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-12-21 18:28 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-22 08:52 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-22 08:56 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-22 10:53 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 13:18 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2015-12-22 13:44 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 10:47 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2015-12-22 18:33 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-22 11:08 -0500
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-11-22 19:42 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-07 14:25 -0400
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Dr J R Stockton <reply1500@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-09-07 21:10 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-07 23:49 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-09-08 09:04 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 05:32 -0400
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-09-08 18:21 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Jim Nagel <jimnewsm13c@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2015-09-08 19:03 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-09-08 19:11 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 14:15 -0400
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-08 22:27 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 14:05 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-09 13:10 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 15:46 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-09-09 16:08 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-09 19:14 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-09-09 21:00 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-09 21:59 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 23:58 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-10 06:17 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 23:48 -0400
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-09-08 19:02 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-08 11:23 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-09-08 12:41 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-09-08 12:58 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-08 13:26 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-09-08 14:50 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-09-08 14:24 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven "A. Dumas" <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> - 2015-09-08 17:17 +0200
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Dr J R Stockton <reply1500@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-09-08 22:05 +0100
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-12-20 10:15 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 14:37 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-20 14:53 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 16:33 +0000
Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2016-02-21 21:50 +0000
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