On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 04:42:01PM -0400, Daniel Ouellet wrote: > Does anyone have a decent temperature sensors that can connect to an > OpenBSD server and be reliable and give any decent reading via either > USB or Serial port or even stand alone via Ethernet? > > I asked because yes I can use the sensors on some servers, but I got a > pretty expensive router blowing up because an AC unit stop working and > in a few hours the router was history and I need something reliable so I > can graph the changes in temperature to keep track of things. > > I got lucky this time as that using was providing 192 VoIP channels and > I had just moved them from PRI to full SIP like a month earlier. If I > haven't done that it would have been a disaster for me! > > So, I need more then just servers sensors so I can place these at > various location to get a better idea of what's going on. > > I don't understand why it is so difficult to have decent AC technician > keep AC units working properly. It's not like brain surgery, but that's > always a problem. > > Anything you know or use that is reliable that you can recommend would > be very much appreciated. > > I am trying to keep it simple, so using base tools in OpenBSD is a must, > no proprietary shit or Windows crap like I found tonnes of them. I have > NO Windows systems for 20+ years already and I am sure hell not going to > install any either. I try to keep it simple. Even snmp reading is find. > Simpler the better. I can grab the reading and save to a database to > graph later and what not. I got two self standing units in the pass, > nice but they get hacked and not useful obviously, so add-on to OpenBSD > is better to me. I trust that way more then all the self standing units, > records proving it... > > If that's no interest for the list fell free to reply off line as well, > but I guess some might like to know too. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions... > > Daniel >
I use PCsensors TEMPer-based USB device and the ugold(4) driver. It works well. -- Kind regards, Hiltjo
