Arduino Smoker Temperature Controller

The desired smoking temperature along with the desired internal meat temperature is entered on a 4x4 keypad and the controller takes over from there.

Arduino smoker temperature controller.

The dallas sensor tops out at about 250 degrees fahrenheit. Venting to let hot air out and blowing air on the coals to make them hotter. Each schedule can have up to 20 segments. Each segment has its own ramp rate target temperature and hold time.

The final version of the controller program. The flame boss controller learns your smoker so the temperature control is supposed to get better over time. Here s a short video of the first time running my temperature controller i built for my smokers. This particular smoker is electric but the controller will work on charcoal fired ones too.

Flame boss sells two different models so you need to be careful which one you buy. The flame boss 400 offers variable speed which helps to control temperatures in rough conditions think rain snow wind as well as any quirks or specific characteristics of your cooking unit. You just use the relay to run a fan and motorized damper instead of the heating element. Control up to 3 zones.

A thermocouple sensor stuck through. The universal flame boss supports most steel smokers like the weber smokey mountain pit barrel cooker and weber kettle. It continuously monitors and pid controls the process until the desired internal meat temperature is reached. The controller set temperature was 255 f.

Pork butt smoking cooking. Wanted to get into glass fusing and decided to build my own digital controller based on a arduino uno. It then stops the cycle and sends a message that dinner is ready. With the charcoal hot and the lid on there are two ways to control temperature.

Unlimited firing schedules stored on a microsd card.