2012/10/4 Manuel Wolfshant <[email protected]> > On 10/04/2012 05:55 PM, Arnaud Quette wrote: > >> [...] >> >> Also note that this unit is supported through USB, but recent SmartUPS >> (for ~ 3 years) use a new serial protocol, called microlink, which is not >> supported in NUT (nor in any other opensource solution). >> > > Is that true for the SmartUPS 1000 VA ( > http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=sua1000i) ? I > plan to buy one next week and if it's not supported by nut ( or > apcupsd in case of emergency ) I'll go shopping something else >
AFAICT, "newer" (since ~3 years) APC unit using the microlink for serial communication are not supported anywhere. Binary protocol, not documented, nor reverse engineered (yet). Some readings: http://forums.isxusergroups.com/thread.jspa?messageID=29863 Another reading (search for "Do Not Purchase The Following UPSes"): http://www.apcupsd.com/ cheers, Arnaud -- Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.fr
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