Q-Control DIY BBQ Smoker Controller with iOT Cloud Functions
This project is a free/open-source DIY project that allows you control of your BBQ charcoal smoker using a fan and/or servo damper. This is a NEW!!! project for 2017....feel free to help test/update/improve the project. My website: http://bbq.nailbuster.com
Q-Control was designed to be used on many different types of AVRs. It is using the Arduino IDE/Core so should work on many different AVRs moving forward. I've compiled (but not completly tested) on atmega328, MEGA2560, stm32 (maple mini), esp8266....
Features include:
1x Pit Probe
3x Food probes
Any/All probes can be either ThermoCouple(Max6675) or Thermistor Types(ThermoWorks Tx series recommended)
Easy to configure via a web interface.
Dashboard feature with history graphing of your current cook.
Remote Temperature Settings
Alarms (Hi/Low) with notifications.
and more....
Two parts to this project:
1> Q-Control is the PID controller that runs on the AVR. This code doesn't interact with the internet.
2> Q-Control Espress Module. This is the wifi-internet connected device (esp8266 currently) that interacts with the cloud and allows easy configuration via webpages and such. The sub-folder in this github has the source for the Module.
The two device interact via a simple serial tx/rx connection. The Espress Module firware can be updated via OTA(wifi) and in some cases the Espress Module can also flash the AVR.
#The Q-Control PID controller:
The code should be straightfoward to understand:
Simple Objects Interaction/Definition
Main Controller Object: qController.h/cpp
QControllerClass curQ; //Main Controller
QLinkClass curLink; //Link to external esp8266 for web/cloud usually serial
QFanClass curFan; //Fan controller and Servo controller
QPIDClass curPID; //PID object that will calculate what FAN output should be.
QProbeClass curProbes[MaxProbes]; //Probes objects, gets temperature support ADC, max6675..etc.
QGUIClass QGUI; //GUI menu/led/lcd headless for now, does nothing...
.run method is called on most objects (loop) method.
More info and discussion at my website: http://bbq.nailbuster.com Visit my forums at: http://bbq.nailbuster.com/forum
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