CroPDUster: Open-Source Network-Attached PDU Control with WIZnet Ethernet

Project description

Introduction Managing power remotely is a fundamental need in server rooms, lab environments, and embedded hardware test benches. Power Distribution Units (PDUs) sit at the heart of that infrastructure, yet most commercial PDUs rely on closed, proprietary firmware that offers little room for customization or integration with modern toolchains. CroPDUster is an open-source firmware project by 9elements that replaces the original PIC18-based firmware on a network-attached PDU with a modern, async Rust implementation targeting the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040). The result is a fully…