The main purpose of this program (and circuit) is get a robust, reliable, simple and cheap fermentation controller unit. This was achieved using a well know microchip PIC, cheap and easy to get in almost any country. The operation mode it's pretty clear; you set (using buttons and display) each temperature according to each fermentation stage and how many days the system must remain using that temperature, turn on and the circuit will take care of your beer temp. It supports up to 3 fermentation stages. Of course this circuit did not chill the beer by itself, needs to be used in conjunction with fridge, fermentation chamber or also electric heaters at cold places. The circuit was tested on many differents situations, and we can say that still is performing flawless since two years after his installation. Some routines (LCD and 1Wire) are just adaptions from originals found on 'Microcontrolador PIC16F84 - Desarrollo de proyectos' written by Enrique Palacios, Fernando Ramiro and Lucas López Delays (retardos) routines were calculated using PicLoops 2.2 Quick PIC pinout: 1. LCD Data Bit 1 of 4 2. LCD Data Bit 2 of 4 3. DS18B20 Temp Sensor 1Wire data 4. MCLR (must be set to HI if MCLR is enabled) 5. GND (PIC power) 6. LCD Backlight control (through BC548) 7. Cooler/Heater output, to toggle relay or similar 8. Buzzer output 9. Clock for 7Segs display output (using CD4094) 10. 'Bajar' button input 11. 'Subir' button input 12. Xtal input 32.768 kHz 13. Xtal input 32.768 kHz 14. +5v (PIC power) 15. LCD Data Bit 3 of 4 16. LCD Data Bit 4 of 4 17. LCD R/S Pin / Data for 7Segs display output (using CD4094) 18. LCD Enable Pin
C1 0.1 uF C4,C5 0.22 pF J1 Trimmer 5 KOhms X1 Xtal 32.768 KHz J8 Bridge R3,R8 4.7 KOhms J1 Output LCD 2x16 HD44780 J2 Output Buzzer / 3x7 segments J3 Output DS18B20 J4 Output buttons. J5,J6 9V AC J9 Output LCD 2x16 HD44780 J10 Buttons input. Q1,Q2 BC548 R2 150 Ohms BR1,BR2 Rectifier, only one is needed. C2, C3 470 uF x 16v D6 1N4007 AL1 Relay coil 12V (SRD-S-112D) J7 Terminal block U1 PIC 16F648 U2 LM7805 D3,D4 Leds R6,R4 1 KOhms D1,D2 1N4148 P_??? Buttons