Tim F
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Hey all,
I have written a PID controller in visual basic and now I'm looking for a way to read temperature and operate an element accordingly via USB. Does anyone know of a USB thermometer that would let me read live temp values? And same for a controller - I don't know what I'm looking for there but need some way to turn an element on and off. Any advice? I thought I'd see if using my lappy for the controller was cheaper than buying a standalone controller and it lets me log temps easily too which is nice.
Cheers!
I have written a PID controller in visual basic and now I'm looking for a way to read temperature and operate an element accordingly via USB. Does anyone know of a USB thermometer that would let me read live temp values? And same for a controller - I don't know what I'm looking for there but need some way to turn an element on and off. Any advice? I thought I'd see if using my lappy for the controller was cheaper than buying a standalone controller and it lets me log temps easily too which is nice.
Cheers!