Eighty2Fifty1
Well-Known Member
I was kicking around the idea of using Arduino to heat and possibly cool my fermentation chamber. It's 60 cf of space, so I was planning on using a pair of 100 watt light bulbs for heat. I think it would be pretty cool to have it hooked up to the internet and be able to control it remotely. Obviously, I'm going to have to learn all the programming, but I'm trying to figure out what hardware I need.
*Arduino Uno for the brains of the system.
*Relays to power the bulbs, since the Uno can't handle the current or voltage. (2-100W light bulbs draw 1.6A at 120VAC) I was looking at thesehttp://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=155
*Temperature sensor, possibly more than one
*A wireless shield to allow the Uno to connect to my home router. http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoWirelessShield
*Light bulb fixtures
I was also wondering if I could use an old laptop in place of the wireless shield. That way, I could also hook up a webcam so I could watch my beer ferment.
Any input?
*Arduino Uno for the brains of the system.
*Relays to power the bulbs, since the Uno can't handle the current or voltage. (2-100W light bulbs draw 1.6A at 120VAC) I was looking at thesehttp://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=155
*Temperature sensor, possibly more than one
*A wireless shield to allow the Uno to connect to my home router. http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoWirelessShield
*Light bulb fixtures
I was also wondering if I could use an old laptop in place of the wireless shield. That way, I could also hook up a webcam so I could watch my beer ferment.
Any input?