Stoplight indicator system signals when your servers are in distress

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At [mkanoap’s] office, they have a software package that monitors their various servers’ health, but they wanted a separate indicator to display the status of their most critical systems. They put together a simple list of criteria for their display, including the ability to view the status without a computer, and that it share the same red/yellow/green indicators that their monitoring … [Read more...]

Weekly Roundup 9/17/11

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In case you missed them, here are our most popular posts from the past week. Our most popular post from the past week was one where we show a project where [Linas] built his own CT scanner and then used those scans to create 3D models. Our next most popular post was an Engine Hack from the previous theme where [Mike] built a jet out of pipe fittings and motorcycle parts. Next up is a … [Read more...]

ATtiny Hacks: Simple USB temperature probe

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[Dan’s] office is awfully hot, but he needed some real temperature numbers that he could show the building management office to justify opening a maintenance ticket. He had seen some simple temperature probe examples online, and decided to build his own using a small AVR chip. Based off a similar temperature monitoring example called EasyLogger, his temperature probe uses an LM34 temperature … [Read more...]