[Nut-upsdev] IVT SCD support status

[Arnaud Quette]

Hi Rainer,

2009/9/22 Rainer Fuegenstein <rfu at kaneda.iguw.tuwien.ac.at>

>
> AQ> is that expected? remember that I've not followed the initial thread,
> nor
> AQ> had time to do so...
> no. every time I connect the serial cable from the SCD to a serial
> port on a computer, the current drops by about 1A (meaning that
> suddenly there's a load of about 12W). this "virtual" load disappears
> as soon as the serial cable is disconnected.
>
> In the meantime I figured out that this can't be a ground loop. even
> if there's just battery / SCD / PC (solar panel and ethernet cable
> disconnected), the current drops on connection of the serial cable.
>
> I want to run some more tests with different ports / cables just to be
> sure before I contact IVT again.
>

ok, let us know the results...
btw, do you have an LCD display to double check the data?
also, have you seen and tried Arjen's advice on set_dtr() and set_rts()
calls?

AQ> happy to see the first NUT SCD working ;-)
>
> hopefully it won't stay the only one :-)
>

for sure ;-)

cheers,
Arnaud
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