Members:

Jason Hosler; team leader (responsible for documentation)

Lance Parsons; (responsible for programming, technical research, design implementation)

Randy Sherman

MAJOR PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

DELIVER 30 AMPS AT 240VAC

CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF AN OVEN, KILN OR OTHER HEAT CONTROLLED PROCESS

CONTROL TEMPERATURE RAMPS - BOTH UP AND DOWN TO A SETPOINT

HOLD TEMPERATURE TO A PRESCRIBED TIME INTERVAL

PROVIDE A USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE

STORE PROCESS FILES

RECALL AND EXECUTE PROCESS FILES

SOFTWARE:

The control software was developed using Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0.

We successfully implemented our design and met all software requirements.

HARDWARE:

An Athena PID loop temperature controller provide control of the heat process. Supervisory control was utilized to monitor the controller's status. The software updates the screen every three seconds which displays both the process and commanded temperature values.

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