Temperature measuring using linux and raspberry pi dev. Sure enough, once plugging it into my main fedora 23 development box and using one of the many temper v1. Aug 25, 2017 but configuring it to use is relatively easy. Testing pcsensors temperhum part 1 windows xp software. I recently decided that i was going to monitor and graph the temperature in my living room. Kyle rankin is a systems architect in the san francisco bay area and the author of a number of books, including the official ubuntu server book, knoppix hacks and ubuntu hacks. It displays a curve for each sensor, and uses desktop notification to raise an alarm when a temperature is too high. The usb temperature and temperaturehumidity sensors sold my pcsensor. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Change the ownership of the program with sudo chown root usr local bin temper and set the setuid bit so that every user can run this executable with the rights of the owner.
Utac is a toolfor the temper and temperhum usb thermometer hygrometer. The application of our products includes thermostatic control, industrial system, laboratory, computer facilities, and so on. The temper devices behave as hid devices and there are a load of simple userspace programs to use them. The two sensors can test temperature at a same time and the outer sensor is. Testing pcsensors temperhum part 2 windows xp hardware. Note that the hid temperhum shows up identically in system logs. Contribute to shakemidpcsensortemper development by creating an account on github. I couldnt find any programs out there, with the features i wanted, so i made my own. First install with pip install temperusb if this fails try pip2 install temperusb to explicitly request the usage of python2 pip then you just run temper poll and it will prints the current reading. He is currently the president of the north bay linux users group. The software is suitable for the usb network temperature and humidity monitoring system. Temper usb sensors are great little devices for getting data logging quickly and easily.
It is currently measuring the temperature outside my window. Testing pcsensor s temperhum in windows xp environment. The software is written in delphi6 so there is no need for any. In my august 2010 column, i wrote about how i used an old laptop, some spare x10 devices i had and a temper usb thermometer to control my fridge so i could ferment beer in a nice, controlled environment. It can measure the temperature and the humidity of the machine and the environment accurately and can calculate the dewpoint automatable.
After installing libusbdev, i executed make command. Utac is control software for devices using hidftdll. I wanted to do this purely for curiosity, so didnt want to spend much money on a solution. Glen pittpladdy blog temper under linux perl with cacti. To install deviceusb pcsensor hidtemper, simply copy and paste either of the commands in to your terminal. Hid temperntc thermometer is a measurement device using usb port to connect to a computer or other machines. This is the implementation of the hidtemper thermometer that have only one internal sensor measuring the temperature. This free software is an intellectual property of pcsensor. I have a small server room, with some rack servers, nass, vmware esxis and other fun stuff, but i had one problems in the summer it got really hot, and i had to open the window to let fresh air in, and the old out to lower the temperature again, but i never knew when it was too hot, so i had to drive by the server room once or twice a day to manually feel if it was too hot. You just plug it into the usb port of a windows computer and it will measure the. It can measure the temperature and the humidity of the machine and the environment accurately and can calculate the dewpoint automata. The temper is a small usb stick who can read the temperature humidity. Double sensor,computer usb thermometerfree pc software for logging.
The file size of the latest installation package available is 7. The stable version of psensor can be installed without adding any ppas. Contribute to shakemidpcsensor temper development by creating an account on github. Using temper1f usb temperature probe on raspberry pi the. The first value is the temperature while the second one is the humidity. The temper usb thermistor is a small unit you can buy online. The htpc in my living room runs ubuntu, so i looked for a usb thermometer which is supported under linux and came across the temper winter usb thermometer on. Once i managed to download and compile the required software.
There are many types it seems but this is the one im writing about today. This software is suitable for pedal switch series, usb keyboard series, usb switch line, diykeyboard. Download source package libdeviceusb pcsensor hidtemperperl. Debian ubuntu systems these can be installed by running. It can measure the temperature of the machine and the environment accurately. Now for those of you who prefer linux cli command line interface, it would be needed to produce or as it is said in linux terminology, to make an. If you are not running a ubuntu or debian with them. Tempero is a file system with udisk format of temperature recorder, external battery can offline records. Aug 28, 2010 psensor is a graphical hardware temperature monitor for linux. I now have a server closet where i keep my home server, terastation, switch, dsl modem, wifi station, ups and so on.
Net framework installed on a microsoft windows based computer in order to install pcsensor s software temperhum. Pcsensor temper2 driver for linux this is based on pcsensor v. This worked for me on centos but it should be the same on ubuntu. Temper1f thermometer is a measurement device using usb port to connect to a computer.
As before, tempermon is intended for use with the usb hid temper devices. At first i wanted to test this sensor device in microsoft windows environments for which the producer dispatched an enduser software, named also temperhum, in its version 25. Software that should work with the hid temper is available from relavak labs. Csv file format recording data directly saved in the device memory. I ordered the above item from amazon search for pcsensor temper1f. Temper lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants. He is the author of linux hardening in hostile networks, devops troubleshooting, the official ubuntu server book, knoppix hacks, knoppix pocket reference, linux multimedia hacks and ubuntu hacks, and also a contributor to a number of other oreilly books. Since oneiric, psensor is available in the official ubuntu repository. All i needed to do was buy a new temper usb probe and copy over my. This module is a simplified interface to the hidtemper thermometers created by pcsensor. Testing pcsensors temperhum part 4 linux software logging.
Search everywhere only in this topic advanced search. If both are verified we are good to go and know that linux recognizes the temper device. A command line sensor logger for temper1 devices uses pcsensor. Now for those of you who prefer linux cli command line interface, it would be need. Users who want to graph on the fahrenheit scale should call tempermon f. For those of you who want to use usb temper hid devices from pcsensor here you have thermohid. Since then, ive received a number of email messages from linux journal readers talking about their own projects to create the perfect beer. This download was scanned by our builtin antivirus and was rated as clean. In my case i noticed libdeviceusb pcsensor hidtemperperl which is a perl module for accessing them and available under recent ubuntu and debian from wheezy.
This is troublesome because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to pcs. Temperature measuring using linux and raspberry pi devrandom. Since posting this question i have tried to get psensor to recognize the sensors on numerous motherboards on multiple machines running a variety of ubuntu distros. If nothing happens, download github desktop and try again. Hi, i just recieved a pcsensor temper usb thermometer, like this. Download utac usb temper advanced control for free. The driver will work with some temper usb devices from rding. Using linux to monitor room temperature remotely and cheaply. Always great to have some nice tools out there without having to reinvent the wheel. This is a metal usb stick marked temper with thermometer logo on one side, and temper on the other side. It is important to notice that the temper device with one external sensor will not function, although being recognized correctly. From what i can gather, they all function mostly the same and the instructions below should work regardless of which one you get.
Below show how to install the lm sensor tool on your ubuntu debian and fedora linux distribution. Psensor a graphical temperature monitor ubuntu geek. To monitor properly the room temperature you want to use an usb extension cord. This ebest usb thermometer was indeed identified as a rding temperv1. However, use this updated version of tempermon, and copy it to usrbintempermon. The ubuntu software center can be used, or the following command line. Plug the thermometer into the usb port of the computer to connect it and running the temper2. Based on the usb vendor and product id youve listed i. It is the thermometer that can measure the temperature by usb port connecting to computer.
If you dont use a recent debianubuntu release or dont want to install my package, however, youve got more work to do. If there is not this file on your machine its fine, calibration is just skipped. The same if the program cant find a matching line with the actual device on the system. On ubuntu an application indicator is also available, its icon changes when a temperature alert is raised. Temperhum pc sensor pc usb hygrometer and thermometer. Temperhum 2 pcsensor products made in china, china manufacturer.
Sodialr gold temper pc laptop usb sensor thermometer temperature data logger recorder. This guide will help you install the necessary perl modules to work with the temper, and configure the data source and graph in cacti. Contribute to peterfarsinsenpcsensor development by creating an account on github. There are many older versions of this product with the temper name, that apparently are supported by the edorfaustempered project on github, but this specific device, which is usb id 4d.
Kyle rankin is a tech editor and columnist at linux journal and the chief security officer at purism. Dec 08, 2019 pcsensor temper driver for linuxsolaris. There is no humidity detector, but it appears water proof and i have submerged mine momentarily in ice water and in boiling water. First install with pip install temperusb if this fails try pip2 install temperusb. The device is detected out of the box in ubuntu linux. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this program. Measuring temperatures with pcsensors temperhum sensor. In order to track the temperature inside the closet i ordered a usb thermometer from usbhk.
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