I'm not sure, but try experimenting on a rollover cable ... like the ones you use on console serial access. If you can't find one, just get an ordinary serial cable with a db9 female connector, like the ones you use for modems. You may need to change one end if you need both female connectors.
Anyway, after connecting the serial port, try evaluating what bits it produces, then try to establish the pattern by checking out the values when the ups is plugged, unplugged (periods of time from full to near drain). Well, this is only my theory. I hope this helps :) 'Jopoy Mensahe ni Paolo Alexis Falcone... > Hi > > I've got a not-so-known UPS (PCstar 500va) I've inherited that has a > serial port. I do wish to make good use of this feature by constructing > a custom serial cable. I've read a couple of documentation (particularly > the docs for upsd, nut and apcupsd) but I don't know what to try (aside > from buying a new UPS). > > Any recommendations on what serial cable configuration to do that could > possibly work? Or are there UPS serial cables for sale that would work > with this UPS? Nut seems to be a more scalable solution - any comments > on this? > -- > > Paolo Alexis Falcone > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------- University of Baguio General Luna Road Baguio City Philippines 2600 Phone: +63(74)442-3540 Fax: +63(74)442-3071 http://www.ubaguio.edu -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
