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ted plugin
Plugin name ted
Type read
Callbacks config, read, shutdown
Status supported
Since 4.7
Copyright 2009 Eric Reed
Configuration collectd.conf(5)

The TED plugin connects to a device named “The Energy Detective” (TED) and reads the current power going over connected power lines.

Synopsis

 <Plugin "ted">
   Device "/dev/ttyUSB0"
   Retries 3
 </Plugin>

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Dependencies

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Configuration

Configuration options · from collectd.conf(5)

See this section in the full configuration reference

The TED plugin connects to a device of "The Energy Detective", a device to measure power consumption. These devices are usually connected to a serial (RS232) or USB port. The plugin opens a configured device and tries to read the current energy readings. For more information on TED, visit http://www.theenergydetective.com/.

Available configuration options:

Device Path

Path to the device on which TED is connected. collectd will need read and write permissions on that file.

Default: /dev/ttyUSB0

Retries Num

Apparently reading from TED is not that reliable. You can therefore configure a number of retries here. You only configure the retries here, to if you specify zero, one reading will be performed (but no retries if that fails); if you specify three, a maximum of four readings are performed. Negative values are illegal.

Default: 0