Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 12:21:13 +0000 From: krad <kraduk@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: UPS Message-ID: <CALfReydVy%2BuXGsbyN4W-d8eEWmU=rd%2BoSpfBA%2BHHFuq%2Bhfgbbg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1511050949560.44044@wonkity.com> References: <563B7465.1090802@rcn.com> <CALfReyeZfA8ZtgoM93Zk32bbar2f0JwGyUQ8W3acEyjLDNJLZw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1511050949560.44044@wonkity.com>
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"apcaccess shows this on the server: CABLE : USB Cable DRIVER : USB UPS Driver STATUS : ONLINE" isn't that an application level driver though, or is it from dmesg? On 5 November 2015 at 17:02, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 2015, krad wrote: > > from what i remember the usb just presents itself as serial over usb, so >> that makes sense. THe network bit is a bit misleading as I think it means >> it talks to another apcupsd on a different host connected to a ups via >> serial, rather than direct to a network enabled UPS. >> > > I have one APC Smart-UPS 1500 connected to a server by USB. The USB port > is native USB, it does not appear on the computer as a USB-connected serial > port. Other APC UPSes have DB9 ports that can speak serial or USB > depending on the oddball adapter cables. Some older UPSes might be serial > only. > > apcaccess shows this on the server: > CABLE : USB Cable > DRIVER : USB UPS Driver > STATUS : ONLINE > > Another computer is plugged into the Smart-UPS 1500 for power, but of > course cannot share the UPS connector. apcupsd on that computer connects > over the network to the main apcupsd on the server that is directly > connected to the Smart-UPS USB port. It works transparently. apcaccess on > the client computer shows: > CABLE : Ethernet Link > DRIVER : NETWORK UPS Driver > STATUS : ONLINE SLAVE > > For my use, apcupsd is superior to the network monitoring cards that can > be installed in the higher-end APC units. >
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