[clug] Linux compatible external Thermometer
Peter Barker
pbarker at barker.dropbear.id.au
Mon Feb 22 23:10:10 MST 2010
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010, Paul wrote:
> just as a hobby I would like to start measure the outside/inside temps and I
> would be interested if anyone has used some sort serial or USB thermometer
> on there Linux box?
> Note preferably a cheaper device ie around $20
I enjoy using various cheap USB devices for this. Easy to get working.
e.g.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Laptop-PC-USB-Thermometer-Measure-Temperature-Data-Log_W0QQitemZ330388178644QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Components?hash=item4cecab86d4
Unfortunately, they never appear to have a serial number, so there's no
*absolutely* reliable way to ensure you don't get multiple devices out of
order on the one machine.
> Paul
Yours,
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