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Good all round explanation of PID stuff

Postby King Seven on Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:26 am

I'd like to really get my head around PID technology and the like.

Anywhere I can read up on it - starting easy and going into lots of detail would be good!

Thank you!

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Postby HB on Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:00 pm

In terms of espresso technology, a simplified definition of PID = an electronic brew temperature controller. There's tons of information on proportional integral derivative controls (PID). Below are a few introductions:

  • What is PID - short and sweet, not overly technical.
  • PID controller - Wikipedia's definition. More technical, a little more on the mathematics. A number of good links to more information.
The subject of PID'ing Silvia is well worn on CG, alt.coffee, and of course "PID" is mentioned frequently on HB. Below is a small sample:

By the way, I got better quality search results on google from "proportional derivative controller" rather than "PID."
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Postby bobdc on Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:19 am

:D Thanks, I skimmed these and will study them closely later. You always seem to have the needed information right on your finger tips. Posting this in FAQ would help as there must be others with the same question.
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Postby DavidMLewis on Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:25 am

To the above list, I would add Tim Wescott's article for Embedded Design magazine, PID Without a PhD.

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Postby vicroamer on Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:01 pm

This is has some easy to understand PID info http://www.unitronics.com/Data/Uploads/Miscellaneous/PID_Tips_1.pdf
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