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+sousvide PID control and web UI
+==
+
+![](http://i.imgur.com/VMDkMoT.png)
+
+To use, hook up the SV2.1 controller to your raspberry pi's GPIO [as described
+here](http://haldean.org/sousvide) and run `go build; ./sousvide`.