[Nut-upsdev] [PATCH 16/36] Update info about APC cable model numbering and revisions.

[Arnaud Quette]

2012/3/9 Greg A. Woods <woods at planix.com>:
> From: "Greg A. Woods" <woods at planix.com>
>
> ---
>  docs/cables/apc.txt |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/docs/cables/apc.txt b/docs/cables/apc.txt
> index ef927e0..ef87ccd 100644
> --- a/docs/cables/apc.txt
> +++ b/docs/cables/apc.txt
> @@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ Auth: Arjen de Korte <adkorte-guest at alioth.debian.org
>
>  http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsuser/2005-August/000118.html
>
> +Note that APC UPS serial cable part numbers follow a numbering scheme
> +where the "940-" prefix identifies them as cables.
> +
> +       940-1000        straight through cable
> +       940-0103        null modem cable
> +       940-0020        Basic Signaling Cable (OB and kill power)
> +       940-0023        Simple Signaling Cable (OB only)
> +       940-LL24        Smart Signaling Cable
> +       940-0095        PnP Cable (see Apcupsd manual for diagram)
> +       940-0119        Simple Signaling Cable (OB and kill power)
> +       940-0127        RJ45-10P10C to USB Cable
> +       940-0128        Simple Signaling Cable for Back-UPS CS
> +
> +"LL" represents the length:
> +
> +       00      six feet
> +       NN      NN feet
> +
> +The suffix letter represents a minor revision in physical design, or a
> +change of OEM, _not_ a change of wiring or pin-out, and all cables
> +differing only in this suffix letter are electrically interchangeable.
> +Note though the following quote from the APC Discussion Forums:  "At one
> +point there were a small number of revision D cables [940-0024D] that
> +had some shielding issues from the manufacturer that could maybe cause
> +[...] [spontaneous] self-tests)."
> +
> +
>  +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
>  |                                                                 |
>  |  Black APC 940-0024C Smart Signalling UPS Cable Wiring Diagram  |
> @@ -183,6 +210,7 @@ http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsuser/2005-August/000118.html
>
>  +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
>  |                                                                 |
> +|  APC 940-1000 Straight Through cable                            |
>  |  Universal APC serial extension cable for use in conjunction    |
>  |  with an APC UPS cable. This cable is verified to work.         |
>  |                                                                 |

applied to trunk, r3582.
thanks.

Arnaud
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