Cool project!

[patrickcollins12]

Cool project!

[patrickcollins12]

Hey there, I've taken over ownership of the pid component in esphome.

I'm about to buy my first smoker so I'm interested in how you go.

A few things to look into:

If the auger is simply on or off, take a look at slowpwm which you can use to emulate quarter or half speed. PID climate can use slowpwm natively.

The auger is only one way to control the heat. Another way is by opening and closing an exhaust vent to control air flow. You could use a stepper motor.

It will be slow to get pid parameters from the pid autotune feature but it might be the best way.

[jazzmonger]

well then! You better make sure everything is in order on that component! One complaint I have about the ESPHome docs is that there aren't any links to examples of projects using a component. This would help a great deal!

controlling burning pellets is unlike anything I've ever encountered. There are so many variables to account for.
I don't have any options for controlling venting unfortunately. The only control I have is the auger motor.

are you on Discord?

Jeff

[patrickcollins12]

Discord: pcollins12