Central heating regulator
House heating is inevitable part of estonian’s life. Market is however missing estonian-made central heating regulator, which is able to compete with imported products.
Auhor dealt in trade school with product development for a Estonian company on home automation field. Because of several reason company lost interest in the possible product. Author continued with development on his own.
Current situation:
Central heating regulator’s primary functional and non-functional requirements are defined and fulfilled. Product has several features for user comfortability: graphical user interface, watch programs, room settings, multi-language support, non-volatile memory, clock with external power supply, USB interface, etc.
Software and PCB layout design has been made. Also home-made prototype exists. In the scope of barchelor thesis central heating model has been created and regulator’s control algorithm analysis has been made.
Purpose for Tehnohack event:
Produce functioning central heating regulator prototype.
Additional goals:
– Improve integrations and reliablity by renewing microprocessor.
– Improve PCB layout design
– Creating new functional requirements
– Analysis of operational requirements
– Introduce wireless sensors, outdoor temperature sensor.
– etc.
Knowledge needed to team: electronics specialist, PCB designer, MC specialist
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