A PID controller is a control loop feedback mechanism (controller) commonly used in industrial control systems. Use this tag for discussions about PID algorithms and libraries.
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Controlling water temperature accurately
I have following setup:
Arduino Duemilanove
Small water heater connected with optical relay (PWM is ok)
Waterproof DS18B20 temperature sensor
Unknown amount of water (but temperature sensor and ...
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Control Speed of DC FAN Using Arduino PID Library
I want to make a circuit that control speed of DC fan Using Arduino PID Library to get thing at specific temperature.
The circuit looks like this but can be changed, The dc fan motor connected to ...
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How to map PID output to actuator control?
I'm building a control system for the heating of a house. A sensor reads the temperature inside and is then used as the input in the PID control. The temperature is then controlled by a servo which ...
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Using arduino mega with linear encoder to control movement of dispenser
My goal is to deliver very small quantities (100 microliters) of fluid to the (approximate) center of a 25mm x 75mm surface. My first idea was to repurpose an old inkjet printer for the project. I ...
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Trouble reading from multiple analog ports
So I'm trying to read 4 different analog values and store each one to a variable. I imagine doing this by first initializing the ADC registers and each time it enters the ADC ISR checking which port ...
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PID control for Motor Speed control
I was trying to apply PI controller to a motor using Arduino. I have somewhat achieved the task but the problem is that it oscillates too much. Also i couldn't figure out what to do when pwm signal ...
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Arduino PID setup for Quadcopter
I am currently working on a quadcopter in which I want help in setting up my PID.
I am trying to get output from the PID loop by giving input from MPU6050's (accelerometer and gyro) pitch value. The ...
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Self balancing robot advanced
I am in the last 2 weeks trying to build a self balancing robot using arduino + lego parts. I am using PID with MPU6050 to create data fusion and my robot can balance itself well with small pushes. ...