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PID Settings for the MYPIN TA4 RNR PID

So the PIDs are the computers that controls the gas valves on and off when the temperature sensors read below the set temperature.  PIDs have fancy hysteresis settings that work to minimize undershoot and overshoot of the set temperature.  This is a function that works great with an electric brewery, but for gas its not of much use.  It will cycle the valves open and closed quicker than the burners can react.  So you may ask, why did I use these instead of Love controllers or other controllers that are just simple thermostats?  The answer is I am cheap, these PIDs are around $20 as opposed to $35+ per Love controller, and since I used three that is a difference of at least $50 total.  The PIDs can be set to function as a simple on off controller that opens the valve when the temp drops below the set point and closes the valves when it hits the set point.  Here is an animation that runs through the settings in the PID menu to make it work just as a simple on off controller (as well as showing the input setting and Fahrenheit instead of Celsius). 

To enter the menu, press and hold "SET" for 3 seconds.  When the menu opens, you will see "AL1" come up.  To navigate thru the menu, press "SET" and it moves to the next item.  To adjust, press "<</AT" and the green value that you are changing will flash.  Press the up or down arrow to change.  Pressing "<</AT" moves thru the green values (like from ones place to tens place to hundreds place), and pressing "SET" locks the setting you just made.  When you are done, press and hold "SET" for 3 seconds to exit the menu.  Note that I haven't set the alarm values here - they will be different depending on what you are doing with the PID.