From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Sep 8 22:27:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA04092 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 8 Sep 1997 22:27:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unix.tfs.net (root@unix.tfs.net [199.79.146.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA04087 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 1997 22:27:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus.tfs.net (pm3-p31.tfs.net [206.154.183.223]) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA16977 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 1997 23:25:53 -0500 Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus.tfs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA02326 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:27:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199709090527.AAA02326@argus.tfs.net> Subject: upsd? To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:27:14 -0500 (CDT) Reply-to: jbryant@tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 9 01:01:24 CDT 1997 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk isn't there something like a "upsd" out there to handle automatic powerdown upon serial port notification of a power failure? i just came across a working 540VA UPS this weekend for $25.00 [APC 520ES] i'm guessing it's a 540VA as the 120VAC outlets on the back say 4.5A max, even though the model is the 520... it has a serial port [DB-9] on the back of it, and what looks like discrete logic on the charger/inverter board, so i'm assuming it does something like toggle the DSR/DTR, RTS/CTS, or maybe even the CD... any pointers to existing code would be great, as this came with no dox... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28PW voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+