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Monitor voltage and current through Serial/USB port under linux

  • 15-02-2005 02:59PM
    #1
    po0k
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    I'm designing a device which will be powered off a battery which is in turn charged by a wind generator. I wish to monitor the power being generated by the wind generator and monitor the remaining power level in the battery.
    The system will be entirely DC.

    I need to monitor 1-2 voltage rails (both should be 12V or 1x12V and 1x24V), and read the current off one or both rails into a serial or usb port under linux.
    Does anyone know of a suitable device (probably a 2-channel ADC or similar with on-board UART)?

    I intend to read in this data and present it through SNMP traps for remote monitoring/loggin/administration.


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