powerspy.py

powerspy.py is a utility script to measure voltage, current and power in real time using the Alciom PowerSpy device.

Prerequisites:

1. [Required] powerspy.py requires python bluez to communicate using bluetooth with the device. It can be installed on Ubuntu using the following command:

    apt-get install python-bluez bluez
   

2. [Optional, recommended] set up your bluetooth device to connect automatically without asking for PIN. This can be done by modifying or creating /var/lib/bluetooth/DEVICE/pincodes with the following content:

    POWERSPY PIN
   

POWERSPY and DEVICE are the device addresses of the Powerspy and the bluetooth receiver. They can be found with the commands

	hcitool scan 

and

	hcitool dev 

respectively. Then, restart bluetooth:

sudo restart bluetooth

Getting started

Use 'powerspy.py -h' to get more information on how to run the utility.

Example of use:

	./powerspy.py 00:0B:CE:07:1D:32

License

powerspy.py is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the Lesser GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

powerspy.py is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
Lesser GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the Lesser GNU Lesser General Public License
along with powerspy.py.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>

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