PwrUsbCtl

A tool for interacting with the Power USB line of USB-connected power strips.

More information about this hardware is available here: http://www.pwrusb.com/

This project was not created in affiliation with the vendor so do not contact them for support.

Usage Instructions

Run the binary with --help to obtain usage information.

USAGE: 

   ./pwrusbctl  [--outlet_disable <index>] [--outlet_enable <index>]
                [--outlet_default_disable <index>] [--outlet_default_enable
                <index>] [--interval <microseconds>] [-c <count>] [-l]
                [--line_voltage <volts>] [--energy] [--current]
                [--reset_charge_accumulator] [--device_info] [--]
                [--version] [-h]


Where: 

   --outlet_disable <index>
     The index of the outlet to disable

   --outlet_enable <index>
     The index of the outlet to enable

   --outlet_default_disable <index>
     The index of the outlet to set disabled by default

   --outlet_default_enable <index>
     The index of the outlet to set enabled by default

   --interval <microseconds>
     The interval between logs, ignored for just one log

   -c <count>,  --log_count <count>
     Requests stats to be logged n times, ignored if log_indefinitely

   -l,  --log_indefinitely
     Requests stats to be logged indefinitely

   --line_voltage <volts>
     Specify the line voltage used in energy estimation

   --energy
     Print energy (in kWh) used by attached devices since the last reset

   --current
     Print the current used by attached devices

   --reset_charge_accumulator
     Resets the charge accumulator

   --device_info
     Print device information

   --,  --ignore_rest
     Ignores the rest of the labeled arguments following this flag.

   --version
     Displays version information and exits.

   -h,  --help
     Displays usage information and exits.


   a tool for interacting with PowerUSB USB-controlled power strip

Build Instructions

This codebase has two dependencies: HIDAPI for communicating via USB and TCLAP for command-line argument parsing.

Linux (Arch)

The instructions should be similar for your Linux distribution of choice, just substitute your package manager and tweak the package names if necessary.

Install dependencies

sudo pacman -S tclap
sudo pacman -S hidapi

Build

make

Mac OS

These instructions require Homebrew to be installed. If you use MacPorts, the instructions will be different.

Install dependencies

brew install tclap
brew install hidapi

Build

make