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The Mini-Monitor software is data acquisition software that runs on a Raspberry Pi computer. It is designed to post the collected data to the BMON web-based sensor reading database and analysis software, but the software can be modified to post to other Internet databases. The Mini-Monitor software has the ability to collect data from a number of different sources, including:
- Maxim DS18B20 1-Wire Temperature Sensors
- Sensors utilizing the Maxim DS2406 1-Wire chip to sense the On/Off state of a device. Analysis North sells an easily-installed motor/pump/zone valve/gas valve sensor utilizing this chip that can interface to the Mini-Monitor through the 1-Wire network.
- Burnham Alpine Boilers utilizing the Sage controller. The Mini-Monitor interfaces to the boiler via the boiler's RS485 Modbus interface and extracts numerous sensor and state values from the boiler.
- The AERCO BMS II Boiler controller, which controls a set of AERCO boilers. The Raspberry Pi interfaces via a serial RS232 MODBUS interface.
- Thermistors connected to a Labjack U3 data acquisition board.
- Gauge air pressure measured by an Energy Conservatory DG-700 Pressure Gauge.
The software design is flexible and allows for the easy addition of other data sources. To add a new data source, an appropriate "Reader" class written in Python must be created, and can then be combined with other Reader classes to create a customized data acquisition system.
Here is a picture of a Mini-Monitor installed in a boiler room connecting to Burnham Alpine Boiler and a string of 1-Wire temperature and motor sensors:
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