Watt Watcher



System Diagram -

Back End

An appliance is plugged into the multimeter & into ground. The multimeter is connected to power, allowing the appliance to function. Through a serial connection, the multimeter sends a message to a BX chip indicating what the value of the multimeter is. The BX chip then passes the message to a CoBox which sends it over the network to a server which stores all of the informaiton. The server, is running a Visiual Basic appliction that deciphers the message, and stores into a database.


Front End

A user makes a request for data, through their web browser. The data is then retrieved and sent from the database thorugh ASP back to the web browser, where all the pertinent applications are.