Hi Guys
This is what I am trying to source without any success.
I need a program to run on my laptop that allows me to set many heat -ramp-and soak settings for my prepreg that I use in my AutoClave.
The laptop must output to a controller and thermocouple.
I have looked at the many digital units but do not like the display of any of them. It is like watching a movie through a key hole.
I want to monitor and see the progress all the way through the cycles on the laptop display.
Thanks
Fred
 

If all you want to do is measure the temperature you can get a pretty decent meat thermometer for less than 10 bucks at IKEA. Doesn't have bluetooth though, and its name isn't iKea That's what I used in my first composite post curing styrofoam box heated by a incandescent light bulb and dimmer many years ago.

A simple Arduino-based PID controller with autotuning, LCD display and solid state relay can be built for about 50€. This is three times the price of the cheapest Chinese non-logging PID controller available, the infamous Rex C100 which is pretty popular:
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Temperature-Controller-REX-C100-Thermocouple/dp/B00C97LY4I

But the Arduino can be pimped, with just a few lines additional code it can send measured temperature data continuously to a PC via USB where that data can be logged. Another alternative is storing the measured temperatures directly on SD card.