USPS(4)

💖 USPS(4) — the Kernel Interfaces Manual, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie so this is from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — section 4, driver town — and like. it's about a power strip. no literally a power strip. stay with me, it's iconic.

✨ NAME ✨

usps — the USPS composite AC power and temperature sensor. yeah. a sensor that does AC power and temperature. dual threat. main character energy fr fr 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

usps* at uhub?

that's it. that's the whole vibe. it attaches at uhub? like it owns the place 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so the usps driver is out here providing support for the Fujitsu Component Smart Power Strip FX-5204PS. yes that's the whole name, yes it's a mouthful, no we're not shortening it 🫶

and like — this sensor? it's got a collection of sensor values, and they're all made available through the sysctl(8) interface. so you can just. ask it things. and it tells you. obsessed 😭

what's it giving, value-wise? glad you asked:

• AC voltage ⚡
• the electricity power supply frequency
• per port electricity consumption (per port!! it's doing the most and we love that for it)
• and device temperature 🌡️

so yeah, it's a power strip that also snitches on its own temperature. self-aware king 👑

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• intro(4)
• sensorsd(8)
• sysctl(8)

go read those, they're the friend group 🦋

✨ AUTHORS ✨

the usps driver was written by Yojiro UO <yuo@nui.org>. absolute legend, we stan 💜

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and that's the whole page bestie, no cap, nothing skipped, every single detail intact 🧚

this edition is the Debian one, dated July 16, 2013, and it says USPS(4) at the bottom too because branding is eternal ✨🌸

k bye, go check your voltage 💖