weekend project: shows just how powerful a prototyping tool the arduino is
code: http://pastebin.com/TjJNJypZ (I used libraries to do all the hard stuff :P )
This is really just a alpha prototype made with parts I had lying around (Arduino, max6675, nokia LCD, a FET from the parts box and some...
edit: didn't see the last 5 posts, this one is directed in reply to FlowersInTheAttic:
I'd say most of the power would be transferred by infrared actually. that's probably what 'seems' like conduction (the IR only heats the herb around the outside) it'd also be absorbed by the glass which would...
oh ok. no worries.
Thanks a lot for filling in the gaps, I'll let you know how I go.
I have an old JDM2 programmer I used to use for 16f84's, but I'm half tempted to use an Atmel chip, run arduino firmware and add an LCD to display temperature, saving on the external thermometer, I have played...
Hey Hippy
Thanks for sharing your work here, its been a good read. I'm impressed by your commitment to replying even to the most mundane questions ;-)
Looking through it all, seems the hardest parts to acquire for the DIYer would be the glassware and PCB's, since you buy both in quantities...