{"id":18,"date":"2011-09-09T19:59:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cloppermillweather.org\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2011-09-13T19:24:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T23:24:48","slug":"new-station-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloppermillweather.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/09\/new-station-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Station Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

While very reliable, my weather station computer was old, outdated, and power hungry.\u00a0 While searching for an appropriate upgrade, I came across plug computers\u00a0 They are small (slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes), power efficient (draws less than 5 watts), less expensive than a full size computer, and runs embedded Linux.\u00a0 I ordered a Guruplug Server<\/a> from Global Scale Technologies<\/a>, along with their JTAG accessory in case I managed to brick the computer.\u00a0 Good thing too, as it took me no time at all (like maybe 2 hours) to render it un-bootable.\u00a0 How did I manage to do that, you might ask.\u00a0 I did the following:<\/p>\n