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Lines: 62 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Message-ID: <yqr5nMD4F99asz2@borki.zug.use.ch> From: BORKI@zug.use.ch (Reto Burkhalter) Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!surfnet.nl!swidir.switch.ch!scsing.switch.ch!dino.active.ch!hp.use.ch!zug.use.ch!BORKI Organization: Turicum Communications Subject: Re: ups monitoring ... Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 12:11:03 +0100 X-Mailer: MicroDot 1.11beta29 [REGISTERED 004f99] References: <32a71b41.3337367@news.us.world.net> X-Gateway: ZCONNECT UH .use.ch [UNIX/Connect v0.71] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Z-F-TO: Michael Enkelis X-Z-PGP-KEY-AVAIL: X-Z-CHARSET: ISO1 >> Michael Enkelis >> 05.12.1996 > I don't think we will be seeing anything real fancy for the APC > product. I have the SmartUPS model, and after talking to > APC about it's command set. A user can "license" the > document for $50.00 and signing a non-disclosure form, > which would limit including it as source code in FreeBSD. > I did find the RS-232 pin-outs on the APC fax-back system > and Microsoft has a older version of the APC monitor program > located in Windows-95 download directory at MSN.COM which > i grabbed and installed on my Win-95 system. I then made a "Y" > cable to my FreeBSD system and proceded to have FreeBSD > log all serial port traffic to/from the UPS. I expect to reverse > engeener the command set perty soon, and maybe then release > it to the FreeBSD group. If anybody wants to help with this i would > like to hear from you. I have an APC SmartUPS v/s. I did the following: - /etc/uucp/port port ups device /dev/cuaa1 dialer hayes speed 2400 - cu -l cuaa1 Answer: Connected. Command Action Answer ------------------------------------------------ Y "Login to UPS" SM A kind of a test OK G ? T or S K UPS Shutdown after x sec OK X check if selftest was OK OK or NO y prints copyright (C) APCC W selftest OK b prints type of UPS e.g. 42.J.I n prints serial number gs964.... U simulated power interrupt !$ a ? .!$?.3 R quit session BYE ------------------------------------------------ all commands are case-sesitive! During a loss of power, the UPS sends '!' with a delay of about 5 sec. At the end of the power interrupt follows a '$' Hope that helps... Reto