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Revision as of 21:29, 17 August 2021

Installation and setup

Connect a USB Micro B cable with power adapter to the wall plug you want to monitor.
Connect the USB Micro B cable from that adapter into J1 on the PCB board.
Note: This does not power the board or the microcontroller but will turn on the green LED.

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Connect a battery that uses a USB Micro B cable to J3 on PCB Board.   
This will power the board and start the monitoring process.

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Insert and formatted SD card into the SD Card reader. 
Press the reset button to start the monitoring process.

Optional:

Connect an optional RS232 interface for console port monitoring. 
Connect USB A cable to plug on the PCB labeled Battery charger to charge battery while in use.
Note: Do not plug in a battery that has a charging circuit or states battery should not be charged while discharging.

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Power Fail Logger by Microrusty

Initializing the Microcontroller

Setting Time and Date for the DS3231 RTC

Programming Power Fail Logger with Arduino IDE


Main Page