Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 17:51:32 -0600 From: Brook Milligan <brook@trillium.NMSU.Edu> To: andrew@pubnix.net Cc: jutz@atvideo.com, port-i386@NetBSD.ORG, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: APC ups monitor? Message-ID: <199607152351.RAA15011@aster.nmsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960715150424.619N-100000@guardian.fortress.org> (message from Andrew Webster on Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:05:56 -0400 (EDT))
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> The folks at APC *sell* monitor software for there ups. Has > anybody had any experience hacking up a perlscript ( or whatever ) that > visits the serial port and listens to what the ups has to say? The APC-ups > software only comes for NT, AS/400, vines, netware, etc, so buying the > software is out of the question. The folks at APC also sell the *spec* on the communication protocol used between the UPS and the PC. For $50 and a signed N.D.A., they will send you a book describing how it works. I know this doesn't help you out of the current situation, but I recently bought some Best Power UPS equipment for the very reason you are now encountering: Best Power provides the communication specs free of charge (you can also pay for source code for a small monitoring program), whereas APC does not. It seemed reasonable to support those who make the information accessible! Cheers, Brook
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