PC software for ODROID Smart Power

[odroid]

This first version is working with only Windows PC.
http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/Smart_Power.zip

There are 2 executable files.
1. Firmware update tool (Press & hold ON/OFF key while connect the DC plug to enter into FW update mode)
2. PC monitor software. Written in C++ with Qt library for cross platform Windows and Ubuntu.


We will release the source code via our github by end of August with Linux support.

[ericvh]

HINT: It's past the end of august

Would be really nice to be able to trigger/read the Wh start/stop from the USB

[sert00]

they uploaded a new FW days ago,but it wasn't sad by the team.http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/smart_power_fw.zip
At least we can begin exploring it..in the waiting for a linux version of the software and source code.

[ericvh]

they uploaded a new FW days ago,but it wasn't sad by the team.http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/smart_power_fw.zip
At least we can begin exploring it..in the waiting for a linux version of the software and source code.

Grabbed that. Was hoping for more

[ericvh]

they uploaded a new FW days ago,but it wasn't sad by the team.http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/smart_power_fw.zip
At least we can begin exploring it..in the waiting for a linux version of the software and source code.

Grabbed that. Was hoping for more

[odroid]

PC software source code is here.
http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/smart_power_app.zip

We will post the instruction of compilation for Windows and Ubuntu just after Holidays.

[ericvh]

PC software source code is here.
http://dn.odroid.com/Smart_Power/smart_power_app.zip

We will post the instruction of compilation for Windows and Ubuntu just after Holidays.

Awesome, this looks like just what I need, I was planning on writing my own collection harness anyways since I'm less interested in the GUI.
One issue I seem to run into is on my Ubuntu 13.04 x86_64 system, the device appears momentarily when I plug it in and then disappears.
dmesg is showing:

[839917.951829] usb 2-1.7: new full-speed USB device number 24 using ehci-pci
[839918.048912] usb 2-1.7: New USB device found, idVendor=04d8, idProduct=003f
[839918.048918] usb 2-1.7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[839918.048921] usb 2-1.7: Product: Simple HID Device Demo
[839918.048923] usb 2-1.7: Manufacturer: Microchip Technology Inc.
[839918.050668] hid-generic 0003:04D8:003F.000E: hiddev0,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Device [Microchip Technology Inc. Simple HID Device Demo] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.7/input0
[839918.168404] usb 2-1.7: USB disconnect, device number 24

After this the app doesn't see it. If I plug it in while the app is running, it shows data for a second and then it all goes away. Any clues on how to get it to stick around?

Thanks,
-eric

[zedzed]

Has anyone written a CLI / python interface for the smart power yet? I'm just looking to retrieve the data within Linux with no GUI .

[ericvh]

Has anyone written a CLI / python interface for the smart power yet? I'm just looking to retrieve the data within Linux with no GUI .

This is my intention as well. While I still have been having trouble with the USB staying connected on my desktop, I appear to be able to run the app on my macbook inside a VM running Linux so I'm going to strip out the Qt bits and have a library from which you can build a CLI and/or network service from.

[davidlt]

Could we get CONFIG_HIDRAW and CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV enabled on ODROID XU kernels? Thus we could write a user land utility to fetch/control the data from the Smart Power. In that case wouldn't need HDIAPI external library.

[odroid]

It will be included in the release within 24 hours.

[odroid]

Build instruction for the PC software has been included in this link.

http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id= ... smartpower

[odroid]

Linux GUI(Qt) source code and build instruction are released.
http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id= ... smartpower

Sorry for your long waiting !

[odroid]

Software 1.0.4

What's new !
- Ampere mode and Watt mode are selectable for graph.
- Not even interval time stamp in Log file has been fixed.

[pcat]

Has anyone written a CLI / python interface for the smart power yet? I'm just looking to retrieve the data within Linux with no GUI .

I wrote a very simple command line tool to control smart power. Source code is here https://github.com/polarcat/smartpower Help is available within -h/--help switch. Any feedback is welcome

[Raymond Day]

Just got the Smart Power. Looks nice. I wanted to install the PC software but a lot of the links are missing. Lots of steps to install it.

How do you hook it up to your PC any way? I male to male USB cable that don't come with it? I got one any way but not sure to plug it in because looks like it will do power in to my PC USB port.

Get stuck here:

Code: Select all

C:\qwt-6.1.0>qmake
'qmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\qwt-6.1.0>

Not sure what to do next?

-Raymond Day

[odroid]

You can find pre-compiled Windows & Linux x86 executable files in this link. (I've just fixed the broken link. Sorry)
http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id= ... pplication
File name is Smart_Power-FW-V31.zip

You can find the guide to build the code on Magazine 2014 October issue.
http://magazine.odroid.com/#201410

[Raymond Day]

Wow thank you. That was so easy just unzip it and I ran the .exe and then plug in the USB cable that came with it. The microUSB on the side and it worked right away showing the numbers.

Thanks again.

-Raymond Day

[odroid]

Thank you for the confirmation.

[Raymond Day]

I have Windows 10 and it works with it.

I love to use this on my solar power. Could I use it with it? It can go up to about 14.5 volts and not sure how many amps it can do. It's a 100 watt solar panel and got 4 big marine battery's it charges up when it's light out.

It would be neat if I can use this. But looks like the limit my be 12 volt at 3 amp. I guess can do more amps but not sure about the 12 volts.

-Raymond Day

[odroid]

14.5Volt seems to be very risky.
The maximum input voltage must be lower than 13.5Volt.

[Skylar]

Hi,
Sorry I am still new to this so it might seems like a stupid question....
But I was wondering if there is a pc software for Smart Power 2?
I know that for Smart Power we can see the Power meter from the PC software,
but is there any similar thing for smart power 2 also?
Thank you all!

[Raymond Day]

Look back on this some here viewtopic.php?p=268771#p101358 can download software for it and plug in the USB to your computer and see it there.

-Raymond Day

[Skylar]

Great! Thank you for responding!!

[odroid]

Since the serial-USB port in the SmartPower2 is used for debug/firmware-update purpose only, you can NOT use the PC software.