Hey guys!
I need to select a microcontroller (or would a digital signal processor be better?) for the following:
I need to select a microcontroller (or would a digital signal processor be better?) for the following:
- Planning to incorporate temperature control of a small area (abt 6 cmX 6 cm) with a Peltier element. So I need to:
- Get a specific value of temperature from a laptop to the microcontroller.
- Get the temperature of the platform cooled via a temperature sensor (probably an IC sensor from TI.)
- Compare the difference and output a control signal (possibly a PWM) that can be used to increase/decrease the temperature of the area as per the need.
- The current waveform output from a photodiode needs to be transferred to the laptop (like a CRO?). Since the current wf is analog, I would guess that this requires an ADC. Need one with pretty good precision too.
- I also need to get sample values of voltage and current from a solar cell at regular intervels of time. (To get its V-I chara).