Since I’m currently in the process of redesigning and updating the setup of my electronics lab, I no longer want to keep Windows around just to run my electronic load I own now for 10 years: The famous MightyWatt.
So this fork moves the project where it fits better to my actual lab setup: Into my Linux environment, closer to my usual tools, and I hope much easier to automate. The current focus is the CLI backend. That is the useful part for headless operation, scripting, CSV logging, JSON-driven test runs, and remote access. A GUI may come later, but only as a second layer. First the engine, then maybe the dashboard. The name 電力番長 (Denryoku Banchō) fits that idea well: the CLI sits on the hardware, owns the usb link, and acts as the boss in the background.
But first: A big thank you is due to the original MightyWatt developer, Jakub Polonský (kaktus85) whose MightyWatt repositories remain the foundation this work builds on. The original GitHub project pages are here: MightyWatt (that’s the one I own) and MightyWatt R3.
My Linux-native fork lives here: 0005-DenryokuBancho on ToGo-Lab Gitea which you also can access it via one of my landing pages.
This blog post will be updated as the project progresses. Beta 0.1 is now available in my Gitea repository. It is already running, but it still needs proper testing in the next stages of the project.