July
2004, Issue 168
Easy
Reflow
Build
an SMT Reflow Oven Controller
SOURCES
AND PDF
Download
the PDF of this article.
Robert
Lacoste lives near Paris, France. He has 15 years of
experience working on innovative real-time software
and embedded systems. Specialized in cost-optimized
mixed signal designs, he has won more than a dozen international
design contests. Robert currently manages his own design
and consulting company. You can reach him at rlacoste@alciom.com
and visit his web site at www.alciom.com.
PROJECT
FILES
To
download the code and additional photos, go to ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2004/168.
RESOURCES
Analog
Devices, Inc., “Monolithic Thermocouple Amplifiers with
Cold Junction Compensation: AS594/ AD595,” rev. C, 1999.
Basic
Micro, “Renesas 3687 Tiny Series Starter Kit User Manual,”
ver. 2.1, 2003, www.basicmicro.com/downloads/
Renesas/3687/3687RSKUsersManual.pdf.
———“3687
Starter Kit: Quick Start Guide,” 2003, www.basicmicro.com/downloads/Renesas/3687/QStart.pdf.
D.
Kubin, 3687 Evaluation board schematic, 2003,
www.basicmicro.com/downloads/Renesas/3687/Schematics.pdf.
Research
International, “Reflow Technology Handbook,”
www.research-intl.com/reflowtechbook.htm.
SOURCES
AD594/AD595
Thermocouple amplifiers
Analog Devices, Inc.
(800) 262-5643
www.analog.com
EVB87
Renesas evaluation board
Basic Micro, Inc.
(248) 427-0040
www.basicmicro.com
H8/3687
Microcontroller
Renesas Technology Corp.
(408) 382-7500
www.renesas.com
