Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > Newegg just had a sale on a really nice UPS. I got one. Anyway, it has > both serial and USB connections. I have a question about these. I > could use either one but not sure if it matters. Does the USB > connection offer any additional features over the serial connection? I > could use USB but would rather use serial since nothing else I have is > serial but I have a bit of USB devices. Also, I never disconnect the > serial cable from either the system or the UPS when either is in use. > Sort of defeats the purpose I guess. Since it also has screws to make > sure the serial cable doesn't come undone, the serial has one > advantage. I'm not sure what would happen if it looses the connection > all of a sudden. Does it do like NORAD and assume power is out? lol > > So, since I already have everything set up for serial connections, > should I just keep using it or does the USB have more goodies? > > Thanks. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > > P. S. Crap, there goes my uptime again. :-@ >
OK. I finally bit the bullet and did a shutdown. I *had* over 30 days of uptime too. Grrrrr !! Anyway, when I connected it to the serial port, it would rather rudely cut off my puter after a couple minutes. Click, off. So, I hooked up the USB cable so that I could get back to going again. I'm going to have to google on how to get this to work with the serial cable. I found the settings for USB but nothing for this driver and a serial connection. This is the info I get from the UPS with a USB connection for those interested. root@fireball / # upsc ups battery.charge: 100 battery.charge.low: 10 battery.charge.warning: 20 battery.mfr.date: CPS battery.runtime: 2100 battery.runtime.low: 300 battery.type: PbAcid battery.voltage: 13.9 battery.voltage.nominal: 12 device.mfr: CPS device.model: CP 1350C device.type: ups driver.name: usbhid-ups driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30 driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2 driver.parameter.port: auto driver.parameter.productid: 0501 driver.parameter.vendorid: 0764 driver.version: 2.6.3 driver.version.data: CyberPower HID 0.3 driver.version.internal: 0.35 input.transfer.high: 140 input.transfer.low: 90 input.voltage: 124.0 input.voltage.nominal: 120 output.voltage: 124.0 ups.beeper.status: enabled ups.delay.shutdown: 20 ups.delay.start: 30 ups.load: 16 ups.mfr: CPS ups.model: CP 1350C ups.productid: 0501 ups.realpower.nominal: 298 ups.status: OL ups.test.result: Done and passed ups.timer.shutdown: -60 ups.timer.start: 0 ups.vendorid: 0764 root@fireball / # I got to make some changes tho. When it cut me off, it did NOT do a clean shutdown. It just cut off. That ain't going to work for me. o_O Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
