The RB411's I have been purchasing show input voltage under /system health.
John Eje Gustafsson wrote: > I do not believe the new boards does this do they? The RB230's and I think > as well the RB532 could/would over SNMP report power levels and temps maybe > the newer boards can't report temp but can report power over SNMP. > > If I didn't understand Scott incorrectly the power supplied out from the > controller is stabilized so you will either work or your dead. So to use DC > voltage report you would need a separate board feeding directly of the > battery and as power on the battery start to drain your NMS would have to > trigger on a low voltage problem. > > There is another issue here.. That is that the UPS battery is 12V and most > RB dies or fail when the power goes under 11V. So the window of opportunity > would be very small. Or am I missing something here? > > / Eje > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gino Villarini > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:19 PM > To: WISPA General List > Cc: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] TP--UPS-DC-12-9 > > Iirc some mikrotik boards report dc voltage > > Sent from my Motorola Startac... > > > On Aug 1, 2009, at 3:34 PM, "Eje Gustafsson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> If battery is removed, the power to the radio shuts off. The >> controller is >> powered by the battery. There isn't at this time have a way to >> monitor the >> battery voltage. They're (Tycon Power) working on it but no telling >> when >> they might come up with a solution. >> >> I seen some pretty cool devices at ipenabled.com but they are not >> cheap. >> http://www.ipenabled.com/sp2.html >> http://www.ipenabled.com/dcv.html >> >> Don't see or know of any way in MT to have some sort of probe >> measurement of >> DC voltage. >> One solution which probably is the cheapest one and goes in line >> with your >> Linksys unit would be to bastardize a Bullet2 (the $39 Ubiquiti >> device) and >> either use it with the standard AirOS or load on your own software. >> In full >> TX mode it uses 4watt and I would guess no more than 1watt if the >> transmitter is disabled unfortunately the exact load levels are not >> in their >> datasheet just the 4watt number. >> Form factor vise it's as small you're going to get and at a very cheap >> price. Alternative of course for size would be to use their >> MiniStation but >> then you're talking $79 instead and slightly smaller footprint then >> a credit >> card. >> >> / Eje >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Tom DeReggi >> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:32 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or >> isitgettingbetter? >> >> Yeah, I saw that post the other day. That outdoor UPS enclosure has >> my name >> written all over it :-) >> It should be great for those one radio serves all suites via CAT5, >> industrial warehouse style, strip mall style roof installs >> >> While on topic...Anyone know..... >> >> Does that power charger/inverter unit still pass line power to >> equipment if >> the battery goes bad? (inline or standby?). >> >> Any good ideas on how to tell when the power goes out? For example, >> if a >> breaker pops, 24 hours later the battery runs dead and still creates >> an >> outage, if you don;t know power was cut. >> One suggestion made was setup a second cheapo linksys router for >> $40, and >> plug that in NOT on the batterty, and then remote monitor that >> device to >> tell when power is down. >> Although, with that unit, it might be hard to fit into the case, and >> may >> draw unnecessary current. Any ideas on how to handle that? Do any of >> teh >> Mikroik SBCs have i/o slots that can measure results of a relay or >> something, to help with that? >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:46 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or >> isitgettingbetter? >> >> >> >>> Someone sells those on this list... >>> >>> > http://www.wlanparts.com/product/TP-UPS-DC-12-9/UPS_Pro__Outdoor_UPS_with_Di > >> e_Cast_Enclosure_12V_9AH.html >> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >>> improbable, must be the truth." >>> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Tom DeReggi >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Ryan, >>>> >>>> I agree completely, and sympathise for the situation. >>>> >>>> But does your customer know that? >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom DeReggi >>>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >>>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Ryan Ghering" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:51 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or is >>>> itgettingbetter? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Ohh agreed, redundant upstream is a must. However when a DS3 >>>>> costs over >>>>> >>>> 10 >>>> >>>>> grand a month to get out of this area to a NON-Qwest system ( not >>>>> including >>>>> bandwidth ), for true redundancy it makes it not feasible. We are >>>>> trying >>>>> to >>>>> engineer a wireless backhaul out, but its taking some time to do >>>>> so. >>>>> Its >>>>> funny folks in the extreme rural areas, seem to think that we >>>>> WISP's >>>>> and >>>>> ISP's should have the same access to bandwidth and pricing as Metro >>>>> guys >>>>> do. >>>>> Yet, my cost per meg plus transport is about 280.00 per meg total, >>>>> >>>> however >>>> >>>>> even in a city like Greeley, Colorado, you can get bandwidth plus >>>>> transport >>>>> for around 50.00 a meg or less. >>>>> >>>>> Its the burden of being a rural isp. >>>>> >>>>> Ohh and the customer still wants 20 meg down 5 meg up for 20 >>>>> bucks a >>>>> month, >>>>> and it damn well better work 24/7 or its the end of the world >>>>> lol.... >>>>> >>>>> Ryan >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Technically, yes, this was your fault. The customer is paying >>>>>> YOU for >>>>>> service... not qwest. If you can't provide the service >>>>>> (regardless of >>>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>>>> reason), then it's your fault. >>>>>> >>>>>> In our regional area, the ABC affiliate stopped selling to DISH >>>>>> Network >>>>>> last year over the contract price. So if you had DISH (which I >>>>>> did), >>>>>> you >>>>>> could no longer get ABC at all. This went on for over 6 months. >>>>>> Do you >>>>>> think >>>>>> everyone was mad at ABC or DISH? DISH is the one that had to start >>>>>> >>>> giving >>>> >>>>>> credits and take all the phone calls. >>>>>> >>>>>> You HAVE to have at least two separate upstreams or you are just >>>>>> asking >>>>>> for >>>>>> these kind of problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> Travis >>>>>> Microserv >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ryan Ghering wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yesterday, we had a long term upstream outage. Someone in Qwest >>>>>> killed >>>>>> our >>>>>> ATM upstream and somehow we were getting crosstalk to another >>>>>> ATM PVC. >>>>>> (Don't ask nobody can tell me how this was done). >>>>>> >>>>>> In the mean time customers are calling us screaming that they need >>>>>> their >>>>>> net. Our staff politely informs them all day long that this >>>>>> isn't a >>>>>> >>>> issue >>>> >>>>>> with us, its upstream. Some customers accept that and move on >>>>>> for the >>>>>> day. >>>>>> >>>>>> However the kicker!! One of our customers which is a dedicated 3 >>>>>> meg >>>>>> calls >>>>>> up and asks, "Are you down" I say yes at this time the internet is >>>>>> down >>>>>> due >>>>>> to a problem with qwest in Denver. The customer says "ok, do you >>>>>> have >>>>>> an >>>>>> ETA?" I tell him no not at this time the problem is with qwest not >>>>>> with >>>>>> us. >>>>>> Customer says "ok thanks" and hangs up. >>>>>> >>>>>> Not 20 minutes later I get a phone call from the customer, he's >>>>>> mad as >>>>>> hell >>>>>> and spitting nails. I only caught about 1/2 of what he had said. >>>>>> But >>>>>> it >>>>>> sounded like. "Your a damn lier, I call qwest, they have NO issues >>>>>> anywhere. >>>>>> I want my ****** Net or you can kiss my account goodbye a**hole.." >>>>>> >>>>>> Then he hangs up. ( mind you this is a business customer ) >>>>>> >>>>>> I call him back about an hour later and he says he's canceled. And >>>>>> will >>>>>> get >>>>>> service from somewhere else. >>>>>> >>>>>> How can this be? How was this my fault? >>>>>> >>>>>> Customers are irrational and stupid.. Agreed. lol.... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ryan >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Marlon K. Schafer < >>>>>> >>>> [email protected]> >>>> >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> roflol >>>>>> >>>>>> Rick this is a GOOD thing.... Your customers call you for all >>>>>> problems >>>>>> because YOU WILL ANSWER THE PHONE!!!!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> Sometimes great service levels suck. lol >>>>>> marlon >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Rick Kunze" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:40 PM >>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or is it >>>>>> gettingbetter? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Customer calls just now. They ask if the Internet is "having >>>>>> trouble", >>>>>> I reply that there are no outages. She then says she called a >>>>>> couple >>>>>> of >>>>>> her friends in neighboring towns and they were all down too. >>>>>> She asks >>>>>> if any other people have called today with problems. 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