[Nut-upsdev] nutdrv-qx powercool 1500VA USB UPS

[Matthew Wire]

Further analysis it looks like the status string matches the q1 subdriver
but a lowercase "f" is sent to request it instead of "Q1\r". What do you
think?
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From: "Matthew Wire" <devel at mrwire.co.uk>
Date: 30 Aug 2016 22:51
Subject: powercool 1500VA USB UPS
To: <nut-upsuser at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Cc:

I have recently purchased a powercool 1500VA UPS (this one:
https://www.cclonline.com/product/106782/PC-1500VA/
UPS-Battery-Backup/Powercool-Smart-UPS-1500VA-3-x-UK-Plug-
3-x-IEC-RJ45-x-2-USB-LCD-Display/UPS0171/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw3ZS-
BRD1xu3qw8uS2s4BEiQA2bcfMwMPzsshzLqNK3E8NoAKQ6PPWRW589_
zkYZ5YZDInb4aAuqK8P8HAQ).

It comes with software for windows/linux called UPSmart1.5 which connects
and monitors this UPS.  I am unable to use it with NUT at present.  It
seems that the driver nutdrv_qx could be made to support it but does not at
present.

I am testing with the command: ./nutdrv_qx -u root -a powercool -DDDDD -x
vendorid=0001 -x productid=0000

On my github https://github.com/mattwire/powercool-ups you can see some
debug data.  The file powercool_usbmon.txt is captured using wireshark and
contains a startup, connection and shutdown of UPSmart software.  You can
see that it is reading some data correctly from the UPS.

Could you advise what is the best way to proceed with this please?

Cheers,
Matthew
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