Continuing on from the prior posts on the controller hardware and manufacturing, the device needs software.

So far we’ve looked at the hardware design, but aside from modifying the oven in part 1, nothing has been built yet.

In part 1 we discussed the selection and modification of the oven itself. It’s now time to work on the external controller.

After reflowing for some time with hot air and saucepans, I’ve decided it’s time to build a dedicated reflow oven. There are tons of DIY reflow oven projects out there, but I decided to design and build my own (see NIH syndrome) for the fun of it.