The latest version of the software, PTDaemon 1.8.1, includes new support for Windows USBTMC using Keysight drivers and the Hioki PW3335 (single channel) power measurement device.
Users of SPECpower_ssj2008 and the SERT suite are encouraged to download and apply the update.
Award-winning paper available
In other server efficiency news, the Autopilot tool created by the SPEC RG Power Working Group won the best demo/poster award at the International Conference on Performance Engineering 2017 (ICPE 2017) in L’Aquila, Italy. Autopilot, a plug-in for the Eclipse IDE, enables fast and easy building and deployment of a workload for testing server efficiency.
A paper describing the tool can be downloaded on the SPEC website.
About SPEC
SPEC is a non-profit organization that establishes, maintains and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and energy consumption for the newest generation of computing systems. Its membership comprises more than 120 leading computer hardware and software vendors, educational institutions, research organizations, and government agencies worldwide.
Source: SPEC