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Do you have a particular valve in mind? I'm sure if we can look at the datasheet, we can make something work.

I have a placeholder on the wiki to start documenting and explaining the PID controls. Its blank now, but check back

http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/ ... ementation

That thing is freakin sweet.

I see that you have plastic on the walls. How do you handle all of the water vapor that a boil produces indoors?

I just updated at least one configuration: http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/ ... e_System_1

I also included the configuration file at the end so that people can try it out.

Yeah, that should be documented better. When using a Win, the condition field is ignored. So you can set it to On, Off, or leave it at -- (default). All Wins are momentary, so it doesn't matter. This has a little history, during early stages of the beta testing, Wins were sticky. They were implement...

I agree, we need more examples! I'd like to expand on the examples page of the wiki here: System Examples . I hope that members will also contribute to the wiki as well. What do you think would be the most beneficial? I had been thinking of a simple state machine that used a few timers to transition...

State0 would then test Din0 as a exit condition. If Din0 was on, this would mean that the water level was above the Temp0 sensor and the process should exit from State0 to State 1. However, State0 should insure that Output0, which controls the furnace valve feeding gas to the burner is off. State1 ...

The waiting list has been filled! Everyone on the waiting list should have had a chance to purchase a controller. If you think that you're on the list, but haven't been contacted, please let me know asap. There are now a limited number of BCS-460's available for purchase through the website shopping...

I used a 1" electrical conduit nut to fasten my element, less than $1. I built an external exchanger, actually inspired by the sdcollins link below. So the conduit nut never come into contact with wort or sparge water, not sure it its food safe (probably not).

A few general comments. I notice in your hold states you have loopback exit conditions. For example, in State2:Hold Step 1, Exit Condition 0 = when Mash >= 145 goto State2: Hold Step 1. These aren't necessary, if you want to hold the temp in a state, just don't exit the state. Also you might want to...