Hi everybody, I've got an Unitek iZi UPS 525 with a serial interface. The supplied cable looks fairly simple: RX->RX , TX->TX and GND->GND. Using this cable and Minicom with 2400 8N1 I'm able to issue commands to the UPS using the "Megatec Protocol" http://www.networkupstools.org/protocols/megatec.html so I know the UPS is fairly "intelligent" :-) and the serial connection works. Questions: 1. Which cable should I use for "Megatec Protocol"? Yes, I've read the aforementioned document but the hardware spec they give there doesn't look OK to me: e.g. "RX <---------- TX (pin 9)"... Pin 9 is supposed to be RI, or not? :-|
2. Which driver should I use for "Megatec Protocol"? The only Megatec references (in "UPS features and support" http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html) are for "genericups upstype=21". Trouble is, "genericups" looks more like an enclosure type of driver rather than a smart one. It starts OK but OL and LB are always ON, no wonder since the cable has only three wires. :-| Any hints? PS. As per "UPS features and support" I've also tried "fentonups", just to be on the safe side although to me "fenton" looks more like a simple ON/OFF signaling rather than a complex serial protocol. PPS. Yes, the UPS has "Linux" written on the box and they do provide some kind of daemon, it's just that it requires JRE and X! =:-o _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
