Most modern energy meter have one or more LEDs which blink at a rate directly related to the energy used. The one above has two of them : one pulses at 1000 pulses per active kWh, the other one pulses at 1000 pulses per reactive kWh. I dealed with the active power only, event though [...]

Here is how I installed Processing on my Linux Acer Aspire One. It took a little bit of time and I learned something also in the process. BTW, I can’t imagine a less convenient name (processing) to look for in the Internet : ANYTHING related to computers has to do with processing ! LOL

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I had hard time finding it in a local computer shop. When I found it the clerk said “the Windows one ….. finished” But I wanted the Linux one “mhhhh….the white one is sold out !”, he said then. What the … this is not a Mac, “I want it blue !” I said.
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