ESE Lab Computer based Temperature Control Sid Deliwala, ESE Labs
Computer based temperature control Advantages Adjustable software controlled temperature range Logging of all acquired data Graphical interface Several sensors can be connected to the controller
Requirements Temperature sensor with a voltage output A device to convert sensor output voltage to digital format (daq board) Software (LabVIEW) A hardware interface to turn the heater on/off
Project Description Power supply Circuit to turn on/off heater and measure temperature Data acquisition board installed in the PC LabVIEW software
Power Supply
Protoboard Connections
Test the 47ohm resistor
Circuit building, temperature sensor LM34 1 microfarad capacitor
Circuit building, heater control LM741 op amp pinout 5 volt relay pinout DC fan
Final Circuit
Computer Interface Data Acquisition Connection On PC
DAQ board and analog to digital conversion LabVIEW files have extension.VI (virtual instruments)
LabVIEW control diagram
What you will get.. Protoboard, jumper wires Parts packet PC based Temperature Control.VI file on the desktop of the PC