Comments on: How I created my home energy monitor http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor Green News, Reviews and Tips Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:48:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Han http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-8248 Han Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:38:34 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-8248 Sam, I'm trying to get your script to run on an Ubuntu server. I've got the .py and the .sql copied to that server How do I apply that .sql file ? Thanks in advance for your help Rgrds, Han Sam,

I'm trying to get your script to run on an Ubuntu server. I've got the .py and the .sql copied to that server

How do I apply that .sql file ?

Thanks in advance for your help

Rgrds,
Han

]]> By: Derek http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 Derek Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:03:23 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-1410 Nice work. I've done something similar in conjunction with a colleague. We used an Orange Livebox instead of a NSLU-2. Writeup at<a href="http://www.dbzoo.com/livebox/hah#xap_currentcost" rel="nofollow">http://www.dbzoo.com/livebox/hah#xap_currentcost</a> Nice work. I've done something similar in conjunction with a colleague. We used an Orange Livebox instead of a NSLU-2. Writeup athttp://www.dbzoo.com/livebox/hah#xap_currentcost

]]> By: Hands on with Google PowerMeter and AlertMe | PlentyWays Green Blog http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Hands on with Google PowerMeter and AlertMe | PlentyWays Green Blog Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:33:03 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-1162 [...] system has been fantastic for me.  The setup was a breeze in comparison to other systems such as our DIY efforts or the TED 5000, where you actually have to make electrical connections.  Admittedly this provides [...] [...] system has been fantastic for me.  The setup was a breeze in comparison to other systems such as our DIY efforts or the TED 5000, where you actually have to make electrical connections.  Admittedly this provides [...]

]]> By: Graham http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Graham Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:37:27 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-1050 Sam I've been using the CC128 for about 9 months now and after reading your blog, was spurred into buying a Slug so that I too can record all the output from the CC. I'm very much a non-techie and newbie, with no prior knowledge of even Linux, being a Windows man born and bred. Whilst waiting for my Slug to arrive, I thought I'd have a play with getting the output from the CC to a MySQL DB in Windows, which after a couple of false starts, I have managed to do using your Python script. I have a few questions about how you get your data published to the Web and how you use Google Visualisation to display the data in chart format: Firstly, can the Slug run a Web server that is capable of publishing the data from the MySQL database, to a Web page? f so, what do I need to know how to do to create the content for the Web pages? How do you get the MySQL queries to be read by GV to display them using an appropriate Visualisation? I've seen the GV Stream software that says it will convert MySQL queries automatically, but it's $60. Ideally, I'd like to have something like a Google Gadget running on my PC at work that would allow me to view the data from my Slug over the Web. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Graham Sam

I've been using the CC128 for about 9 months now and after reading your blog, was spurred into buying a Slug so that I too can record all the output from the CC.

I'm very much a non-techie and newbie, with no prior knowledge of even Linux, being a Windows man born and bred.

Whilst waiting for my Slug to arrive, I thought I'd have a play with getting the output from the CC to a MySQL DB in Windows, which after a couple of false starts, I have managed to do using your Python script. I have a few questions about how you get your data published to the Web and how you use Google Visualisation to display the data in chart format:

Firstly, can the Slug run a Web server that is capable of publishing the data from the MySQL database, to a Web page?

f so, what do I need to know how to do to create the content for the Web pages?

How do you get the MySQL queries to be read by GV to display them using an appropriate Visualisation? I've seen the GV Stream software that says it will convert MySQL queries automatically, but it's $60.

Ideally, I'd like to have something like a Google Gadget running on my PC at work that would allow me to view the data from my Slug over the Web.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Graham

]]> By: Manu http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Manu Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:24:22 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-80 Hi, Just sent you a PM. Thanks Hi,

Just sent you a PM.

Thanks

]]> By: Sam http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Sam Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:05:56 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-78 Hi Manu, How far have you got? Have you got your NSLU-2 running SlugOS? If so then you need to: 1. Install the relevant packages - python, mysql, the python modules I listed, kernel-module-usbserial and kernel-module-pl2303. 2. wget the python file, and put it somewhere you'll remember (mine is at /home/currentcost). 2. Create your MySQL database by running the sql file above. 3. Add the MySQL details to the python file. 4. modprobe the two kernel modules. 5. 'python energy.py' should then just work, print out the values and record them to the MySQL database. There are probably some steps I've missed. Email me at sam [at] this domain telling me where you are, and I can try and help. Sam Hi Manu,

How far have you got? Have you got your NSLU-2 running SlugOS? If so then you need to:

1. Install the relevant packages – python, mysql, the python modules I listed, kernel-module-usbserial and kernel-module-pl2303.

2. wget the python file, and put it somewhere you'll remember (mine is at /home/currentcost).

2. Create your MySQL database by running the sql file above.

3. Add the MySQL details to the python file.

4. modprobe the two kernel modules.

5. 'python energy.py' should then just work, print out the values and record them to the MySQL database.

There are probably some steps I've missed. Email me at sam [at] this domain telling me where you are, and I can try and help.

Sam

]]> By: Manu http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/09/how-i-created-my-home-energy-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Manu Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:11:31 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=327#comment-77 Great job! I have been using currentcost monitor for some time now with my CC128. Also recently got a NSLU2 running unslung. I am a bit of a newbies, do you think you could send the detail from scratch to make run the app on the NSLU2... Regards Great job!

I have been using currentcost monitor for some time now with my CC128. Also recently got a NSLU2 running unslung. I am a bit of a newbies, do you think you could send the detail from scratch to make run the app on the NSLU2…

Regards

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