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+vzlogger is a tiny command line utility to log sensors/meters against the volkszaehler.org middleware.
+It's designed to run linux machines as well as embedded systems (routers, etc..).
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+Feel free to add your own hardware ;)
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+More information are available in our wiki:
+http://wiki.volkszaehler.org/software/controller/vzlogger