Any ideas for a simulated temperature and control?

[miterkint]

Hey, I'm just looking for some ideas on a project I'm working on! I'm looking at a fully virtual setup, with simulated temperatures that pull in and out heaters at certain set points. When the heaters are "ON" I need the simulated temperature in the Virtual room to increase and when Heaters are off I need simulated temperatures to drop! Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[altenbach]

Sounds like a fun project and I think you have all the ideas you need.

• A front panel with manual controls for the various heaters (Or a thermostat controls where you set the desired temperature)
• A chart that displays the temperature over time as things heat or cool, depending on your inputs.
• A diagram that incorporates the math and describes the system (Heat loss, heater power, environment temperature,  etc.)
• Keep the current temperature in a shift register and manipulate it according to the system characteristics with each iteration, running at a reasonable loop rate.

Once you know LabVIEW, these are all trivial things, so start with the tutorials. 😄

If you get stuck, come hack with specific questions.