Environmental monitoring

[Martijn Lievaart]

Kevin Scott Sumner wrote:
> Serial is nearly right-out, since we use serial on our machines for console 
> redirection.  I can throw an add-in card into one of the larger machines, I 
> suppose.  Of course, I have seen howtos online to build USB sensors, too...
>
> Although none of us in the office are too handy with a soldering gun, I 
> might be able to convince/coerce one of our Electronics faculty to build a 
> few for us.  :)
>
> I'm really looking for some inexpensive, preferably USB sensors to hang off 
> a couple of machines.  The $20 to $50 (USD) range is nice, but we could 
> probably go up to $100 each.  We don't really need a dedicated env 
> monitoring device, like APC offers.
>
>   

There are very inexpensive usb to serial converters, these might be a 
piece of this puzzle.

HTH,
M4


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