old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  
  import smbus
  import time
  import datetime
  import sys
  import csv
  
  # Get I2C bus
  
  bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
  
  # number of channels the monitoring board has
  no_of_channels = 1
  
  # PECMAC125A address, 0x2A(42)
  # Command for reading current
  # 0x6A(106), 0x01(1), 0x01(1),0x0C(12), 0x00(0), 0x00(0) 0x0A(10)
  # Header byte-2, command-1, start channel-1, stop channel-12, byte 5 and 6 reserved, checksum
  # ControlEverying.com has a Current Monitoring Reference Guide on their website
  # for the board. Instructions are there on how to calculate the checksum
  read_power_flow_command = [0x6A, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF]
  
  # number of times to read the current
  read_times = input("How many times should the circuit be checked? ")
  
  # seconds to wait between each reading
  wait_time = input("What is the interval in seconds between each check? ")
  
  # voltage of the circuit
  voltage = input("What is the voltage of the circuit? ")
  
  # file name to store the data
  file_name = input("What should the filename be where the data is stored? ")
  
  with open(file_name, "w", newline='') as csv_file:
      writer = csv.writer(csv_file, delimiter=',')
  
      for x in range(0, read_times):
          print(x)
          ts = datetime.datetime.now()
          print(ts)
          try:
              bus.write_i2c_block_data(0x2A, 0x92, read_power_flow_command)
              time.sleep(0.5)
              data = bus.read_i2c_block_data(0x2A, 0x55, 4)
  
              # convert the data
              msb1 = data[0]
              msb = data[1]
              lsb = data[2]
  
              amps = (msb1 * 65536 + msb * 256 + lsb) / 1000.0
              watts = amps * voltage
  
              print("Current amps : %.3f A" %amps)
              print("Current watts : %.3f w" %watts)
              writer.writerow([ts, amps, watts])
              print("Wrote data to file.")
              time.sleep(wait_time)
  
          # kept having errors with either reading or writing the data
          # this error handling just skips that attempt at reading the data
          # and continues on to the next one.
          except IOError:
              print("Error reading or writing to the bus.")
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  
  import smbus
  import time
  import datetime
  import sys
  import csv
  
  # Get I2C bus
  
  bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
  
  # number of channels the monitoring board has
  no_of_channels = 1
  
  # PECMAC125A address, 0x2A(42)
  # Command for reading current
  # 0x6A(106), 0x01(1), 0x01(1),0x0C(12), 0x00(0), 0x00(0) 0x0A(10)
  # Header byte-2, command-1, start channel-1, stop channel-12, byte 5 and 6 reserved, checksum
  # ControlEverying.com has a Current Monitoring Reference Guide on their website
  # for the board. Instructions are there on how to calculate the checksum
  read_power_flow_command = [0x6A, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF]
  
  # number of times to read the current
  read_times = int(input("How many times should the circuit be checked? "))
  
  # seconds to wait between each reading
  wait_time = int(input("What is the interval in seconds between each check? "))
  
  # voltage of the circuit
  voltage = int(input("What is the voltage of the circuit? "))
  
  # file name to store the data
  file_name = input("What should the filename be where the data is stored? ")
  
  with open(file_name, "w", newline='') as csv_file:
      writer = csv.writer(csv_file, delimiter=',')
  
      for x in range(0, read_times):
          print(x)
          ts = datetime.datetime.now()
          print(ts)
          try:
              bus.write_i2c_block_data(0x2A, 0x92, read_power_flow_command)
              time.sleep(0.5)
              data = bus.read_i2c_block_data(0x2A, 0x55, 4)
  
              # convert the data
              msb1 = data[0]
              msb = data[1]
              lsb = data[2]
  
              amps = (msb1 * 65536 + msb * 256 + lsb) / 1000.0
              watts = amps * voltage
  
              print("Current amps : %.3f A" %amps)
              print("Current watts : %.3f w" %watts)
              writer.writerow([ts, amps, watts])
              print("Wrote data to file.")
              time.sleep(wait_time)
  
          # kept having errors with either reading or writing the data
          # this error handling just skips that attempt at reading the data
          # and continues on to the next one.
          except IOError:
              print("Error reading or writing to the bus.")
  
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