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Hi! For more information, you can first have a look at the corresponding thread in the RaspberryPi forum: forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=259963 Unfortunately, this thread got closed due to inactivity. However, I could ask the administrators to re-open it, such that we can discuss there - provided that you get registered on the RaspberryPi forum.

To be very precise, the spin cycle that I show in the video is just the first intermediate spinning. Typically, a wash program is structured as follows: - Cleaning with warm water and wash powder - Intermediate spin #1 - Flushing with cold water - Intermediate spin #2 - Flushing with cold water - Final spin (longer, few minutes at high RPM) The video ends after the second step. I did not include the other 4 steps, since they would have been a (rather boring) repetition, and the video is long enough anyway. But if you design your own wash program, be sure to include all steps :-)

I understand. Most washers do the exact steps that you describe (wash, intermediate spin 1, rinse, intermediate spin 2, rinse, final spin). For me, I sadly don't own a Raspberry Pi, nor have the technical skills to install one in a washing machine, plus my machine is 0.5 years old, so is new. But I always follow the tech trends by watching videos on the Raspberry Pi, as it is impressive that a 40 dollar computer could do so much. Hopefully, all appliances use the Pi as their processor, instead of proprietary stuff. If the Pi fails, one could always purchase a new one, and flash your wash software onto it, in an ideal future world. :) Imagine integrating the phone and installing new wash programs, or customizing a temperature (eg. 25°C, or 77°F wash), with a 1750 RPM spin. But hey, that would burn out the motor. Would be fun to see though. Cos, I'm a young man who finds that stuff funny.

Wow, I am impressed that you know an industrial application for the WashbearyPi! Regarding the current status: I hope you watched the "WashbearyPi Episode 3" video that I uploaded 3 months ago? If not, just have a look. In short: It's washing! You can control the drum motion (e.g. 1 hour of periodic CW and CCW rotation), the drain pump, the water inlet solenoid etc. on the command line of the Pi. So now YOU can tell the machine in detail what to do. You are no longer bound to the manufacturer's pre-defined wash programs. Would this meet the requirements of your application already?

Well, 0% is easy to achieve (you just never ignite the triac), and 100% is also easy (you keep the triac's gate electrode permanently energized). Or maybe rather 99,9x% than 100%, due to intrinsic losses in the triac. Everything in between depends on how accurate your timing is. My simple zero-crossing detector has a slight phase jitter, so I would say that 0-2% is hard to achieve. This requires triac triggering shortly before the next zero-crossing of the line voltage. If you happen to be a bit late (after the zero-crossing), you will accidentally send the entire next half-wave period to your load. In short, I guess 0% and 2-100% should be feasible.

Don't worry, my project is more than alive! The WashbearyPi is now washing, and an old washing machine with broken OEM control electronics is getting a second life. I just uploaded a new video in which you can see the WashbearyPi in action...!

Agreed. This man is on to something. Imagine if appliances had Raspberry Pi controllers from the get go. Say you bought a 2015 washing machine, and the Raspberry Pi computer gives up. One can replace that chip for under 40 bucks. Sadly, appliances today use in-house chips that cost hundreds to replace. And hey, a Raspberry Pi has much more computing power compared to a Maytag chip or GE chip.

and the effing price for those that are still in production.