NMEA2000 mod for La Pavoni Europiccola espresso machine

[vas]

OK, I'm halfway between serious and not in considering converting my newly acquired (S/H of course!) 80ies manual espresso machine to N2K.
I mean I want to do a mod with a thermocouple and a relay on an arduino board to be able to keep a stable/constant temp on the 200W resistance to be able to pull decent shots on board.
If I go through all this hassle, instead of using an Uno board, I can get a mega and a 1euro chip to do the N2K conversion and I'm running with the GMI10s and plotters reporting the Espresso machine water temp. Is it a bit too much?



V.

 

[rafiki_]

Sounds a bit geekie Vas. We have a Nesspresso m/c that uses pods. Makes a surprisingly good coffee without any fuss.

 

[Prhperio]

OK, I'm halfway between serious and not in considering converting my newly acquired (S/H of course!) 80ies manual espresso machine to N2K.
I mean I want to do a mod with a thermocouple and a relay on an arduino board to be able to keep a stable/constant temp on the 200W resistance to be able to pull decent shots on board.
If I go through all this hassle, instead of using an Uno board, I can get a mega and a 1euro chip to do the N2K conversion and I'm running with the GMI10s and plotters reporting the Espresso machine water temp. Is it a bit too much?



V.

Go for it! This would make a great geeky thread apart from anything else and it's got the makings of the modern nautical embodiment of the Trojan Room coffee pot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot

 

[vas]

Go for it! This would make a great geeky thread apart from anything else and it's got the makings of the modern nautical embodiment of the Trojan Room coffee pot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot

thanks for the encouragement, and for reminding this bit of geek history I'd forgoten about, heck it's almost 25yrs since!

cheers

V.

PS. I made the first important step and bought a nice chromed panel connector for the N2K cable just have to decide on temp/press sensor and get the small twensy board. Will keep you posted