I would suggest bme280 sensor. If you have a spare VGA port you can use the d2c bus as i2c and plug directly into it with a modified VGA cable. Other wise yeah esp8266 module + bme280 for 5$ is going to give you the best result.
On Fri., 18 May 2018, 4:01 pm Base Pr1me, <tlemery5...@gmail.com> wrote: > I roll SHT31-Ds through ESP8266s via I2C. Of course, there is programming > involved. > Good hardware though, if that's what you're looking for. > > On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Daniel Ouellet <dan...@presscom.net> > 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 > > > > >
