Are you sure your UPS device is actually being read as a Joystick? Exactly what kind of UPS do you have, and how is it connected to the computer?
There are probably better tools for doing what you want to do than pygame. --- James Paige On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:42:18AM +0200, slawko.skrzy...@poczta.fm wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to get some information whether it would be possible to use > Pygame's Joystick package to process simple signal from UPS to trigger clean > shutdown of the Linux machine. > > I would like to use 2 buttons from Joystick interface to sense 3 states from > UPS: > A) AC power OK > B) no AC power - using battery > C) battery low - shutdown now > > The program should run as a demon and check every 10 second if the UPS > entered B state. Then would monitor every second if UPS reached C state. At > this moment daemon should copy files stored in RAMdisk onto HDD and request > runging programs to close and finally invoke system shutdown. > > This architecture would improve my Linux > net_router/web_proxy/home_automation/etc. server with simple solution using > existing gameport, 2 relays and some cabling, upgrading it to a "smart > system". :) > > > Is it difficult to create this piece of software ? > > > Kind Regards, > > SlawKo > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Najlepsze oferty na domy i mieszkania w Polsce! > Szutkaj tutaj >> http://linkint.pl/f2974 > >
