Looks like nut been ported to Debian for the BBB. It and a smart UPS might be the easiest solution.
I'm thinking along these lines, but haven't done anything with it yet. The nut client getting a signal over the network from my desktop is kind of what I'm thinking. I've my BBW IOT app, router, and ISP interface on a separate UPS that I want running as long as the battery lasts, but a controlled shutdown of the BBW is something I'd like to add eventually. The "shutdown if the power outage lasts longer than X" is pretty easy, robust automatic start-up when the power returns might require a smarter than the average UPS. I'd be interested in success stories, but my experience with brand name (APC) and off-brand UPS with desktop system is while they are better than nothing, they aren't good at reporting battery issues and ultimately I end up with a power failure and "pull the plug" type shutdown because the UPS batteries can't support the switch over. We get a lot of 0.5 - 15 minute power failures from thunderstorms here, so I'm sure the USP has saved me, but they are not foolproof. Ultimately I'm trying to sell the wife on a "whole house" natural gas powered backup system so that a dumb UPS or battery with only a few minutes run time to let the generator come on and switch over would be needed. She was excited about it after Hurricane Ike, but now that its been ~eight years, selective memory has her thinking we don't need it. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/538fb970-4a7e-4069-90fe-6f268965fec5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
