# Pimoroni Presto Mac Stats Display

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**Created:** [August 11, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pimoroni-presto-mac-stats-display/29049 "2026-08-11T18:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vwillcox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/vwillcox/32/5826_2.png) [@Vwillcox](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Vwillcox)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pimoroni-presto-mac-stats-display/29049/1 "2026-08-11T18:08:29Z")

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I run a Mac Mini M4 as a mini-server at home. This means it is on 24/7 and ticking away.

I wanted a way to monitor what it’s up to with a small little display. I got one of the early pre-release Presto devices and I have used it for a few projects in the past, but this one was right up it’s street.

This uses the USB port as a serial port to get the information from a micro-server python script running on the mac to show lots of detail.

I will let my Github Readme do the talking through…

> **[GitHub - vwillcox/MacStatP: Hardware system monitor for macOS on a Pimoroni...](https://github.com/vwillcox/MacStatP)**
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> Hardware system monitor for macOS on a Pimoroni Presto — CPU, GPU, memory, disk and network on a 480x480 panel, with tap-through process detail

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**Author:** ![bablokb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bablokb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bablokb)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pimoroni-presto-mac-stats-display/29049/2 "2026-08-12T06:35:06Z")

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Very nice. I have something similar: [GitHub - bablokb/cp-sysmon: Plug&Play Systemmonitor · GitHub](https://github.com/bablokb/cp-sysmon)

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It doesn’t have such a nice UI, since it is much simpler than your solution, but it runs on almost any MCU with a suitable display. Data collection uses the the python `psutil` module, making it platform independent. Otherwise the architecture is identical: collect data on the host, send it using serial and let the MCU do the display work.

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**Author:** ![SirFico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@SirFico](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/SirFico)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pimoroni-presto-mac-stats-display/29049/3 "2026-08-12T12:48:42Z")

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Very nice. I have a mac mini m4 so I’ll hook it up to a Presto to try it out once I’ve finished up with a Presto project I’m working on. Thanks for sharing your project.