rrdtool create home_metering.rrd --step 900 \ DS:T0:GAUGE:1800:-40:80 \ DS:H0:GAUGE:1800:0:100 \ DS:P0:GAUGE:1800:0:1500 \ DS:T1:GAUGE:1800:-40:80 \ DS:H1:GAUGE:1800:0:100 \ DS:T5:GAUGE:1800:-40:80 \ DS:H5:GAUGE:1800:0:100 \ DS:TK:GAUGE:1800:-40:80 \ DS:HK:GAUGE:1800:0:100 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:2976 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:96:3650 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:96:3650 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:96:3650 #Interval 900 sec = 15 min #Data source #T0,H0,P0: Temperature, Humidity, Pressure from weather station #T1,H1: Temperature, Humidity from remote sensor on channel 1 #T5,H5: Temperature, Humidity from remote sensor on channel 5 #TK,HK: Temperature, Humidity from remote sensor from cellar #Store raw data for 2976*15min = 1 month #MIN/MAX/AVERAGE over 96*15 min = 1 day, store 3650 days = 10 years #===> resulting file size: ca 1MB