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This post will cover the installation of NUT which will be used to monitor UPS units from a single host. The data gathered by NUT will then be published to a MQTT broker. From there the data will be processed in Node-Red to provide a at a glance view of the UPS units as well as conditional actions. There have been others who have built interfaces that are specific to a make and model of UPS, such as here https://www.jmayes.com/cyberpower-backup-serial-protocol-and-interface/….

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“Meet the world’s most over-engineered Halloween decoration: a disembodied head that’s got more computing power than NASA circa 1969! This isn’t your dollar store plastic noggin – oh no, this bad boy is what happens when a software engineer gets way too excited about spooky season. First off, this chatty cranium has two ways to creep you out. Option one: wave your hand in front of it like you’re trying to get its attention at a ghostly dinner party, and…

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This post will show how to use the ESP32-Cam module microSD media as non volatile storage for variables. Flash write cycles have a limitation which can limit the life of the module if overused. MicroSD media can be easily replaced as needed and offers a more suitable alternative when the module is repeatedly power cycled. The module will be used to capture images of the interior of a vehicle when in operation. Each time the vehicle is operated, a new…

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