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 MRTG-OWL
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by Michele Di Maria <michele@nt2.it>

What it is:
	MRTG-OWL is a small program that allows you to use the data coming from the TheOwl Energy Monitor in MRTG.
	The program has been tested on the "OWL +USB" Energy Monitor, you can find all the information on the "The OWL" website at: http://www.theowl.com/ (detailed information about the product at http://www.theowl.com/products/owlusb.php).

	The program reads the data from the "The OWL" database, extracts the energy measurements of the last 5 minutes, calculates the average and returns the data. 
	The result include: The electrical power average of the last 5 minutes, the path to the database and the number of measurements used to calculate the average. 
	
Usage:
	MRTG-Owl.exe [path]\be.db
		[path]: Path to the "The OWL" database. Can be a local or remote drive (\\server\share\path).

Requirements:
	- Microsoft Windows + Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0;
	- The OWL+USB Energy Monitor;
	- The Energy Monitor must be configured and attached to a PC via USB;
	- On the PC the software "OWL USB Software" (http://www.theowl.com/downloads.html) must be installed and the service "The Owl" running;
	- Read rights on the be.db file.

Example config:
	Title[PowerConsumption]: Measured Power Consumption
	Pagetop[PowerConsumption]: <H1>Measured Power Consumption</H1>
	MaxBytes[PowerConsumption]: 22000
	Options[PowerConsumption]: gauge, nopercent, growright
	Target[PowerConsumption]: `c:\mrtg\contrib\the-owl\MRTG-Owl.exe \\RemotePC\c$\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\2SE\be.db`
	YLegend[PowerConsumption]: Legend
	ShortLegend[PowerConsumption]:W
	LegendI[PowerConsumption]:Watt
	LegendO[PowerConsumption]:Watt
	Legend1[PowerConsumption]:Watt
	Legend2[PowerConsumption]:Watt

License and disclaimers:
	(C) 2013 Michele Di Maria <michele@nt2.it> 
	Version 1.0 - 8/26/2013

	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
	modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
	 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
	   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
	 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
	   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
	   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
	 * Neither the name of the author nor the
	   names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
	   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

	THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Michele Di Maria (michele@nt2.it) ``AS IS'' AND ANY
	EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
	WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
	DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Michele Di Maria BE LIABLE FOR ANY
	DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
	(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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	ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
	(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
	SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
	
Enjoy. 
Michele Di Maria
michele@nt2.it

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