Arduino Pid Espresso Machine

This video shows how i ve modified my espresso machine to have an arduino control the temperature using a pid controller.

Arduino pid espresso machine. All the switches that once flipped power to components now send requests to the arduino. Espresso pid controller pid controller being used on a pre 2015 gaggia classic boiler the slow responding and somewhat innacturate bimetal coffee thermostat is replaced with a k type thermocouple connected to an arduino controller that controls a solid state relay ssr to control power to the small boiler inside the espresso machine. All communication software to connect with the arduino in this post we present the result of an arduino project where the boiler temperature controller of an esspresso machine a bimetal on off controller was replaced with an arduino based pid controller. Photo 1 shows the pid tuner connected to an espresso machine.

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Arduino based pid controller for espresso i designed built and tested my own pid controller for espresso machines but it can be used for any other thermal process loop as well. Her central nervous system is an arduino microcontroller. Through a set of relays the arduino performs the duties once assigned to the switches making the machine entirely software controlled. Intermediate full instructions provided 5 642 things used in this project.