Raspberry Pi Power Monitor

Raspberry Pi Power Monitor is a Python script designed to monitor, analyze, and visualize the power consumption of a Raspberry Pi in real-time. The script provides insightful metrics, terminal-based visualizations, and detailed power consumption charts exported as PNG diagrams.

Features

• Real-Time Monitoring: Displays power consumption in the terminal with graphical and numerical outputs.
• Metrics Calculation:
  • Minimum, maximum, and average power consumption.
  • Total energy consumption (in Joules).
  • Timestamp of peak power usage.
  • Most power-consuming component.
• Graphical Terminal Output: Combines text and bar charts for a comprehensive real-time display.
• Detailed Exported Charts:
  • Line chart of total and component-specific power consumption.
  • Metrics annotation in the exported PNG diagram.

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Dependencies:
  • matplotlib
  • curses (standard Python library)
• Raspberry Pi with the vcgencmd command available.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/therealhoodboy/raspberry-pi-power-monitor.git
   cd raspberry-pi-power-monitor