[Nut-upsdev] [HCL] CyberPower Cyber Power Systems CP685AVR supported by usbhid-ups

[Craig STCR]

On 11/24/2016 07:51 AM, Charles Lepple wrote:
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>> On Nov 23, 2016, at 10:30 AM, Craig STCR <craig.stcr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It looks like the CyberPower Cyber Power Systems CP685AVR supported by
>> usbhid-ups has a favorable device dump linked to the Devices Dumps
>> Library page here:
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>> http://networkupstools.org/ddl/Cyber_Power_Systems/CP685AVR.html
> That entry is from a mailing list post from over ten years ago[*]. Do you have this particular UPS? If so, can you provide output from a recent version of NUT?
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> [*] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsdev/2005-October/000283.html
RE: CP685AVR output from NUT
I don't own one, but am currently shopping for one.  If I purchase one,
I can provide output.
>> However, it is not listed anywhere on the Hardware Compatibility List
>> (HCL) page here:
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>> http://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html
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>> This appears to be an omission on the HCL page, and it should be added.
> The "newhidups" driver was renamed "usbhid-ups" at some point, so this is the line that generates the "CPS685AVR" entry in the HCL:
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> https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/blob/v2.7.4/data/driver.list.in#L207
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> We might be incorrectly assuming that "CPS685AVR" is the same as "CP685AVR" or even "685AVR". (To be fair, the UPS reported "UPS BF700".) We would appreciate it if you can shed any light on the naming conventions.
RE: naming conventions:
As best I can tell...
Models with 'CP' (no 'S') have a USB port on the UPS unit, and maybe
also a DB-9 (serial) port.
Models with 'CPS' only have a DB-9 (serial) port on the UPS unit (no USB
port), but include an inline serial to USB adapter cable.  These seem to
be older models.