Hi,

I read alot of posts on this list already, never really submitted anything
(mainly read the EE part though), and now I'm kinda interested in the PIC
microcontrolers. Now I haven't got any experience with them and I would
appreciate some help with my project.
I want to create a monitoring system for my watercooled PCs (2 PCs, one
loop). It should monitor a few temperatures (lets say... max of 8 temps),
use those to determine the voltage which should be fed to different fans
(about 2-3 fans), turn on/off the pumps (2) when required, and also handle
the powering of the PCs. While also dumping some statistics on a LCD (and
maybe keeping a small log of temps too). That shouldn't be too difficult,
but never having done anything with PICs I need some help selecting one... I
think I'll need quite a few I/O pins: quick calculation... 2 for the pcs (2
relays), 2 for the pumps (2 relays), 4 (?) pins for an LCD, 2-3 for the fans
(1 per fan?), dunno about the thermistors, I hope I don't need 1
pin/thermistor... Anyhow that would total at about 11-19 pins... Oh, I
missed a few buttons to interface with the thinggy (maybe go for a
keypad?)...

Thanks,

Jan

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