Hello all. What a great forum, Ive been searching for information on my project for a few weeks and havent found what I was looking for until I found this forum. You guys are doing a great job, congrats!
Now to my project which I need some advice on.
The purpose of my project is to design a programmable circuit to help control parameter in my saltwater fish tank. There are a few companies that make these devices but they start at $250, I think I can make something for much less.
Here are the things I need my circuit to control:
Read temp sensor (variable resistor)
Read two float switches (open/closed)
Turn on 12v fan if temp is high
Turn on heater if temp gets too low (via relay)
Turn off pump if float switch closes (via relay)
My question; what is the best (cheapest and easiest) reprogrammable chip to use to accomplish my needs. I dont have much software experience, so I would like to program in BASIC. Ive seen project boards that would work for this project but they are more $ than I want to spend. I would also like to design my own circuit so I know how it works, and of course to learn how to design something like this.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
Now to my project which I need some advice on.
The purpose of my project is to design a programmable circuit to help control parameter in my saltwater fish tank. There are a few companies that make these devices but they start at $250, I think I can make something for much less.
Here are the things I need my circuit to control:
Read temp sensor (variable resistor)
Read two float switches (open/closed)
Turn on 12v fan if temp is high
Turn on heater if temp gets too low (via relay)
Turn off pump if float switch closes (via relay)
My question; what is the best (cheapest and easiest) reprogrammable chip to use to accomplish my needs. I dont have much software experience, so I would like to program in BASIC. Ive seen project boards that would work for this project but they are more $ than I want to spend. I would also like to design my own circuit so I know how it works, and of course to learn how to design something like this.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan