Development of Temperature Control Software with Ramp Programming using LabVIEW and Arduino

Abstract

In this work we show the development of a low-cost software to control the temperature of an oven, this software can be used in different applications that can be used both at a laboratory scale and at an industrial level. The control software was developed in the LabVIEW programming environment, using PID and PWM control algorithms with which precise temperature control was achieved following a heating path that has ramps and soaking times. The temperature acquisition was performed using an Arduino UNO data acquisition and generation card together with a K-type thermocouple connected to a Max8566 temperature module, using a solid-state relay as an actuator. Programming is optimized to work with the control system designed in LabVIEW along with the NI-VISA Application Programming Interface.