[clug] Linux compatible external Thermometer

[Peter Barker]

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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