[Nut-upsuser] Powercom issues in NUT (was: PowerCom BNT2000AT ups on nut 2.6.0 - second try)
Arnaud Quette
aquette.dev at gmail.com
Thu May 19 09:13:43 UTC 2011
Hi Angela,
as I understand, your issue is now fixed (confirmed?).
thanks a lot to Keven for addressing this.
cheers,
Arnaud
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2011/5/18 Angela Williams <angierfw at gmail.com>
> Hi All and Keven in particular!
>
> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 at 18:38 Keven L. Ates :-
>
> > Hmmm...
> > I patched the "BNT-other" driver. You may want to try using that as
> > an alternative driver, since you can specify ALL the settings for your
> > UPS.
> >
> > But to address your problem, we can look at the system and its
> > settings. The BNT type defaults as follows:
> >
> > /* Type */ "BNT",
> > /* Number of Bytes */ 16,
> > /* Flow Control */ { "no_flow_control", no_flow_control },
> > /* Validation Bytes */ { { 11U, 0x42U }, { 8U, 0U }, { 8U, 0U } },
> > /* Power Kill Delay */ { { 1U, 30U }, 'y' },
> > /* Frequency */ { 0.00020803, 0.0 },
> > /* Load % */ { 1.4474, 0.0, 0.8594, 0.0 },
> > /* Battery % */ { 5.0000, 0.3268, -825.00, 0.46511, 0 },
> > /* Voltage */ { 1.9216, -0.0977, 0.82857, 0.0000 },
> >
> > You have:
> >
> > driver = powercom
> > type = BNT
> > port = /dev/ttyS1
> > numOfBytesFromUPS = 16
> > methodOfFlowControl = no_flow_control
> > validationSequence = {{11,0x42},{8,0},{8,0}}
> > shutdownArguments = {{1,30},y}
> > modelname = BNT2000APT
> > serialnumber = 2233445566
> > Desc = Computer Room Small UPS
> >
> > So, the "numOfBytesFromUPS", "methodOfFlowControl",
> > "validationSequence", and "shutdownArguments" are all defaults for
> > "BNT" and can be commented out of the config file. You can also let
> > NUT attempt to figure it all out by commenting out the "type" as well.
> This I did with the settings below!
>
> > However, I would simplify the config file as follows:
> > >> > > [APC1]
> > >> > >
> > >> > > driver = powercom
> > >> > > port = /dev/ttyS1
> > >> > > modelname = BNT2000APT
> > >> > > serialnumber = 2233445566
> > >> > > desc = Computer Room Small UPS
>
> Result was worse with only 11 bytes!
>
> > and then, if that doesn't give you what you need, add "type =
> > BNT-other", repeat test, and add other elements as needed until you
> > get what you want.
> > Using "BNT-other", you can tweak all the settings to what you need for
> > display. The defaults for "BNT-other" will choose between BNT, KIN,
> > and IMP based on raw values. Especially, if you have a 120 volt (US)
> > model, use "BNT-other" or set "linevoltage = 240". I use KNutClient to
> > check that my values are being reported accurately and tweak them
> > until they are correct (assuming there isn't a problem with the UPS).
> > An example "BNT-other" config:
> >
> > [BNT1500AP]
> > driver = powercom
> > port = /dev/ttyS0
> > desc = "PowerCom BNT 1500 AP"
> > manufacturer = PowerCom
> > modelname = BNT1500AP
> > serialnumber = 13245678900
> > type = BNT-other
> > # linevoltage = 120
> > # numOfBytesFromUPS = 16
> > # methodOfFlowControl = no_flow_control
> > # validationSequence = {{8,0},{8,0},{8,0}}
> > # shutdownArguments = {{1,30},y}
> > # frequency = {0.00027778,0.0000}
> > # loadPercentage = {1.0000,0.0,1.0000,0.0}
> > # batteryPercentage = {1.0000,0.0000,0.0000,1.0000,0.0000}
> > # voltage = {2.0000,0.0000,2.0000,0.0000}
>
> I just added the type as suggest of BNT-other and would you believe that it
> worked!
>
> Here is the debug output!
>
> gatekeeper nut # /lib/nut/powercom -a APC1 -DDDDDDDDDD
> Network UPS Tools - PowerCom protocol UPS driver 0.13 (2.6.0-r2984)
> 0.000000 debug level is '10'
> 0.001862 Flow control disable
> 0.002045 Num of bytes requested for reading from UPS: 16
> 0.147783 Num of bytes received from UPS: 16
> Raw data from UPS:
> 0 0x0f ( )
> 1 0x64 (d)
> 2 0x70 (p)
> 3 0x70 (p)
> 4 0x32 (2)
> 5 0xff (ÿ)
> 6 0x32 (2)
> 7 0x00 ( )
> 8 0x00 ( )
> 9 0x04 ( )
> 10 0x00 ( )
> 11 0x4b (K)
> 12 0x98 ()
> 13 0x00 ( )
> 14 0x00 ( )
> 15 0x00 ( )
> 0.147958 Detected: BNT-other-2000AP , 220V
> 0.148042 Values of arguments:
> 0.148065 manufacturer : 'PowerCom'
> 0.148085 model name : 'BNT2000APT'
> 0.148105 serial number : '2233445566'
> 0.148125 line voltage : '220'
> 0.148144 type : 'BNT-other'
> 0.148164 number of bytes from UPS: '16'
> 0.148183 method of flow control : 'no_flow_control'
> 0.148206 validation sequence: '{{8,0},{8,0},{8,0}}'
> 0.148227 shutdown arguments: '{{1,30},y}'
> 0.148264 frequency calculation coefficients: '{0.000278,0.000000}'
> 0.148292 load percentage calculation coefficients:
> '{1.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000}'
> 0.148321 battery percentage calculation coefficients:
> '{1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000}'
> 0.148345 voltage calculation coefficients: '{2.000000,0.000000}'
> 0.148387 send_to_all: SETINFO device.type "ups"
> 0.148415 send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version "2.6.0-r2984"
> 0.148442 send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version.internal "0.13"
> 0.148469 send_to_all: SETINFO driver.name "powercom"
> 0.148497 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.mfr "PowerCom"
> 0.148523 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.model "BNT2000APT"
> 0.148550 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.serial "2233445566"
> 0.148576 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.model.type "BNT-other"
> 0.148603 send_to_all: SETINFO input.voltage.nominal "220"
> 0.148628 send_to_all: ADDCMD test.battery.start
> 0.148650 send_to_all: ADDCMD shutdown.return
> 0.148673 send_to_all: ADDCMD shutdown.stayoff
> 0.148811 Num of bytes requested for reading from UPS: 16
> 0.301784 Num of bytes received from UPS: 16
> Raw data from UPS:
> 0 0x0e ( )
> 1 0x64 (d)
> 2 0x70 (p)
> 3 0x70 (p)
> 4 0x32 (2)
> 5 0xff (ÿ)
> 6 0x32 (2)
> 7 0x00 ( )
> 8 0x00 ( )
> 9 0x01 ( )
> 10 0x04 ( )
> 11 0x4b (K)
> 12 0x98 ()
> 13 0x00 ( )
> 14 0x00 ( )
> 15 0x00 ( )
> 0.301948 input.frequency (raw data): [raw: 50]
> 0.301996 send_to_all: SETINFO input.frequency "72.00"
> 0.302020 input.frequency: 72.00
> 0.302040 output.frequency (raw data): [raw: 50]
> 0.302070 send_to_all: SETINFO output.frequency "72.00"
> 0.302091 output.frequency: 72.00
> 0.302110 ups.load (raw data): [raw: 14]
> 0.302140 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.load "14.0"
> 0.302161 ups.load: 14.0
> 0.302180 battery.charge (raw data): [raw: 100]
> 0.302211 send_to_all: SETINFO battery.charge "100.0"
> 0.302232 battery.charge: 100.0
> 0.302251 input.voltage (raw data): [raw: 112]
> 0.302281 send_to_all: SETINFO input.voltage "224.0"
> 0.302303 input.voltage: 224.0
> 0.302322 output.voltage (raw data): [raw: 112]
> 0.302352 send_to_all: SETINFO output.voltage "224.0"
> 0.302373 output.voltage: 224.0
> 0.302403 send_to_all: SETINFO ups.status "OB TEST"
> 0.302425 STATUS: OB TEST
> 0.302445 send_to_all: DATAOK
> 0.302723 dstate_init: sock /var/lib/nut/powercom-APC1 open on fd 5
> 0.302833 send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.pollinterval "2"
> 0.302872 send_to_all: SETINFO device.mfr "PowerCom"
> 0.302900 send_to_all: SETINFO device.model "BNT2000APT"
> 0.302928 send_to_all: SETINFO device.serial "2233445566"
>
>
> > I hope that clears up any problems,
>
> It certainly seems to have! If you want me to try anything else give me a
> shout! I'm sure my customer will be happier that the firewall/front-end
> mail-
> server will be shudown on a power outage! They are in a sightly rural
> industrial area. Power demands is at the supply capability level. But then
> that's quite common here in South Africa at the moment! We are expecting
> rolling blackouts again this winter until the new power stations come on
> line!
> 2012 and onwards should see things improve!
>
> Cheers
> Ang!
>
> --
> Angela Williams
> angierfw at gmail dot com
> Linux/Networking Hacker
> Blog http://angierfw.wordpress.com
>
> Smile! Jesus Loves You!
>
>
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