{"id":12339,"date":"2020-01-27T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/?page_id=12339"},"modified":"2020-01-30T15:44:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T15:44:57","slug":"reflow-oven-controller","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/reflow-oven-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflow Oven Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What we have here is a fairly capable reflow oven controller. It allows you to take an ordinary toaster oven and convert it into a reflow oven for all your SMD soldering needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open source, open hardware project<\/li><li>Microcontroller controlled (MSP430)<\/li><li>Solid state switching AC via a triac <\/li><li>LCD (supports Hitachi and Nokia) display<\/li><li>Supports two thermistors for temperature measurement<\/li><li>Industry standard soldering profiles<\/li><li>Profiles can be edited and stored in microcontroller flash<\/li><li>Supports exhaust fan control<\/li><li>Built-in input and output test functions for easy testing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few images of an assembled controller board. The triac will eventually be mounted on a heatsink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1521\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3693.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13013\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3693.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/reflow-oven-controller\/img_3693\/\" class=\"wp-image-13013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3693.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3693-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3693-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1433\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3696.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13014\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3696.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/reflow-oven-controller\/img_3696\/\" class=\"wp-image-13014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3696.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3696-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3696-768x648.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1533\" height=\"1230\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3698.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13015\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3698.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/reflow-oven-controller\/img_3698\/\" class=\"wp-image-13015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3698.jpg 1533w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3698-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3698-768x616.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I made a video on this controller which explains many things in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kQywCkcZaUc\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some images of the LCD screens. The controller supports a 2 line, 16 or 20 character Hitachi text LCD, or a Nokia 5110 graphical display. The images here show the controller with the Nokia display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_profile_edit.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12361\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_profile_edit.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/?attachment_id=12361\" class=\"wp-image-12361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_profile_edit.png 643w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_profile_edit-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_input.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12363\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_input.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/?attachment_id=12363\" class=\"wp-image-12363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_input.png 441w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_input-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_output.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12364\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_output.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/?attachment_id=12364\" class=\"wp-image-12364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_output.png 383w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/test_function_output-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_status.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12362\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_status.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/?attachment_id=12362\" class=\"wp-image-12362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_status.png 441w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reflow_status-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">LCD display showing editing, testing and reflow status screens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is currently available as an open-source \/ open-hardware project. Here&#8217;s the list of files that you will need to put it together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Schematics<\/li><li>Gerber files<\/li><li>Source code<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we have here is a fairly capable reflow oven controller. It allows you to take an ordinary toaster oven and convert it into a reflow oven for all your SMD soldering needs. Here are the features: Open source, open hardware project Microcontroller controlled (MSP430) Solid state switching AC via a triac LCD (supports Hitachi &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/reflow-oven-controller\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Reflow Oven Controller&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":69,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12339"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13073,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12339\/revisions\/13073"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}