On 13-okt-2007, at 21:07, Arjen de Korte wrote: > Derk-Jan Hartman wrote: > <cut the story>
>> So the questions are: >> 1: is the USB cable simply like the RS232 cable but with built-in USB >> converter ? > > No, it's just a cable. > >> 2: or is the com-port some sort of "autodetecting" system that can >> work in both a USB and a RS232 config ? > > Yes. > >> In that case, would anyone know the USB pin layout of the socket >> on this thing ? > > I don't know. > >> 3: has anyone else used this or a similar MGE system on the mac? >> 4: Does anyone know a cheap address for one of these USB cables in >> the Netherlands, or at least Europe? > > Why don't you use a USB-to-serial adapter? For around €15 you > should be > able to pick one up at your favorite hardware store and use the serial > cable you already have. Well mostly because I have heard varying results on that from Apple Mac users with APC models. I'm not really sure how well this solution works. And then there is the fact that I would simply like to know of course :D Thank you for taking the time to reply Arjen ! I appreciate it. I hope someone else has an answer to my last question (pinout). DJ _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
