Linux Temperature Sensor
This is a complete guide on how to monitor the temperature with a Linux system. A great USB Temperature sensor to monitor
- Network server rooms.
- weather stations.
- various IT infrastructure.
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Jumping right in, OnlineSensors have USB Temperature sensors for Linux systems.
Linux Temperature sensor models
UTS-T11
- Temperature range -24°C to 103°C
- IP67 + 1.5m cable
- Serial ASCII output for easy Linux sensor integration
- Code Examples
- Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi compatible
- Bulk order discounts
- Plug and Play
- Windows , MAC and Linux compatible
- Free USB sensor GUI with graph , logging and visualization.
UTS-T4
- Temperature range -10°C to 90°C
- Serial ASCII output for easy USB Linux Sensor integration
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- USB Thermometer 175mm length.
- Easy USB Integration with engineering support
- Free USB sensor GUI with graph , logging and visualization.
- Windows , MAC and Linux compatible
- Small probe for fast response time
UTS-D1-E
- Resolution of 0.5°C 0.25°C 0.125°C and 0.0625°C
- Accuracy 0.5 °C within the range from –10 °C to +85 °C; outside -2 °C
- Temperature output in ASCII format
- 1.5 Cable length
- Epoxy Probe
- Power supply from the USB connection
- Ideal for Raspberry Pi and PC
All our USB Temperature sensor work the same way.
Applications
The UTS Linux Temperature Sensor range has multiple Application types.
- OEM business (please get in touch for bulk deals)
- Hobbyists for a quick temperature sensing solution
- Educational facilities to quickly prove concepts and projects.
How To read the temperature with Linux
The best part of the article. A simplistic and streamlined approach like the Linux system.
To read the temperature follow the below steps that uses a Python example that is available.
Read the temperature by connecting to the serial port
- A free USB port on the Linux system hardware
- Plug the Linux UTS USB Thermometer into a USB port.
- Connect to the USB serial port.
Linux Prerequisites
- Access to the terminal
- Python 3 installed sudo apt-get install python3.6
- pyserial installed pip install pyserial
- Transfer the supplied python script to the Linux system.
Streaming Temperature with the python script
- Plug in the UTS Linux thermometer into a free USB port.
- Find the USB port that the Linux USB Temperature sensor has been connected to with command ls /dev/*USB*
- Example of the command issued and the response.
- Update the python script nano UTSPI.py with the displayed USB port. Exit and save.
- Run Linux command python3 UTSPI.py .
- Now the temperature will stream through!
Video examples
Follow the videos in the links below for a demonstrated example on how to read the temperature with a Linux system. The videos show examples with Raspberry Pi and ROCK PI.
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