DIY OpenFAN Controller

What is this project about?

Above video shows the finished 10 channel PC fan controller, how it works and motivation behind some of the design decisions.

Some of the main features of the OpenFAN controller are:

Individually control up to 10 fans
USB communication with the host PC
Has a built-in USB bootloader for smooth firmware upgrade experience
GUI to control and monitor fans. Accessible locally/remotely through web browser
Control fans by setting PWM percentage or target RPM
Supports virtually unlimited number of custom fan profiles that you can create and apply through GUI/API
Built in API interface for integration, (remote) monitoring or (remote) control.
Built using simple off-the-shelf components to make it hacker/diy friendly
Designed to be platform/OS agnostic and works on Windows, Linux and Mac
GUI/API can be deployed as Docker application
Fan Control integration through FanControl.OpenFAN plugin (Windows)
Unraid docker integration through OpenFanController application (Unraid)
Docker image available (Docker)

Yes you can. It's available on the web shop.

Yes you can. The above video explains the idea and how hardware and firmware works. It's recommended that you watch that first.

Hardware, Firmware and Software build instructions and source files are available in this repository.

Documentation for OpenFAN Controller (and other projects) can be found at the official docs page.

OpenFAN is designed to be platform agnostic. This means you can use it on Windows, Linux and Mac.

You can find more information on how to run OpenFAN software in the software read me