[Nut-upsdev] sweex UPS 1500VA

[Adam Sádovský]

I have tried blazer_usb, but without success. But thank you anyway.

Adam

Dne St 13. října 2010 10:00:01 Arjen de Korte napsal(a):
> Citeren Adam Sádovský <sadovsky at 234.cz>:
> > have some of you tried sweex UPS 1500VA
> > (http://www.sweex.com/en/assortiment/power-security/power-protection/PP22
> > 0). It is not listed in hardware compatibility list.
> 
> Which one? Sweex is (in)famous for changing the internals of their
> devices, without changing the part numbers.
> 
> > As I can see, sweex can be problematic with drivers, but it is not
> > possible to change this UPS to other model now.
> 
> Unless it works with the 'blazer_usb' driver, you're most likely out of
> luck.
> 
> > It is connected by USB and lsusb says only:
> > Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial
> 
> The above is just a generic USB to serial converter. What we really
> need is the underlying serial protocol that is used. I very much doubt
> that Sweex will be able/willing to tell which is used. You could try
> to reverse engineer the protocol by snooping the communication on the
> USB port between the (bundled) Windows driver and the UPS. Search the
> archives for tips on how to do this.
> 
> Best regards, Arjen
> 
> PS  In the end it is probably a lot easier to ditch this device and
> buy something that is supported out of the box.