Thanks for the quick response! On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 10:51 PM Charles Lepple <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 2022, at 4:09 PM, Al M via Nut-upsdev < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Should this APC UPS be compatible with NUT? Could not find it on the > compatible list. > > > > This description from Amazon: > > APC UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 600VA Backup Battery Power > Supply, BE600M1 Back-UPS > > It would probably work well enough to get some debug output from the > usbhid-ups driver, if it doesn't work out of the box. > > I'm basing this off of the user manual linked from what seems to be the > appropriate product page: > > > https://www.apc.com/shop/tt/en/products/APC-Back-UPS-600VA-120V-1-USB-charging-port-7-NEMA-outlets-2-surge-/P-BE600M1 > > "Note: PowerChute is only compatible with a Windows operating system. If > you are using Mac OSX, use the native shutdown feature to protect your > system. See the documentation provided with your computer." > > What the OS X comment implies is that the UPS is compatible with USB HID > PDC (Power Device Class), which both macOS and NUT usbhid-ups implement. > However, this doesn't guarantee full NUT compatibility, and it doesn't > indicate which readings you would be able to get with NUT (versus > PowerChute, which apparently uses another protocol on top of USB HID). > > TL;DR make sure the UPS comes with a good return policy. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Nut-upsdev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsdev > >
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