I just finished my control panel which uses Strangebrew Elsinore Server to control temperatures and pumps. My control panel is very simple in appearance - only two external switches, since most of the control is done via web interface. These two switches control 3 relays for master power, and for selecting between elements - cutting the hot legs as a safety feature.
I use CAT cables for my homemade DS18B20 temperature probes, for networking, and for various low voltage connections inside the panel (SSR control, etc.). It made sense to use a cheap patch panel to interface with all of these cables. (like $10 on ebay). I connect my control panel to a router set up as a wireless bridge in my garage - so I can easily control this thing anywhere in my house, backyard, or garage.
Wiring the patch panel was super easy with the specialty tool (also ebay - $5)
Here are the guts from two angles
This panel will be used to a power a HERMS-like system in the near future.
Let me know if you have any questions! I'm sharing this to provide an example of a control panel based off the powerful Strangebrew Elsinore Server software with Beaglebone Black. Thanks to DougEdey for all of the help!
I use CAT cables for my homemade DS18B20 temperature probes, for networking, and for various low voltage connections inside the panel (SSR control, etc.). It made sense to use a cheap patch panel to interface with all of these cables. (like $10 on ebay). I connect my control panel to a router set up as a wireless bridge in my garage - so I can easily control this thing anywhere in my house, backyard, or garage.
Wiring the patch panel was super easy with the specialty tool (also ebay - $5)
Here are the guts from two angles
This panel will be used to a power a HERMS-like system in the near future.
Let me know if you have any questions! I'm sharing this to provide an example of a control panel based off the powerful Strangebrew Elsinore Server software with Beaglebone Black. Thanks to DougEdey for all of the help!