On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Binand Sethumadhavan <[email protected]> wrote: > I am thinking of something like a mobile charger that would plug in a > regular 3-pin plug at one end and a computer at the other, and some > software/sensor combo that would read the (DC) voltage at the computer end. > If there is no voltage, there is no power in the mains and ergo - we are in > the middle of a power outage, so take action. Know of something along these > lines? > > (idea is to detect power failures, while powered by a "dumb" UPS unit - one > that cannot communicate with the a computer. Any other > solutions/suggestions?). >
Good idea. You could use one of those AC Mains to USB adapter/charger; which I think gives out 5V on the USB power line. A USB cable into the computer USB port should be a good starting. -- Arun Khan -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
