[Nut-upsuser] Ablerex MARS

[Carlos Rodrigues]

Please try the "powermust" driver (or "megatec", if you are willing to
try the development branch).

On 4/21/06, lonely wolf <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro> wrote:
> Hello
>
>     I have just purchased a Mars Convertible MS3000RT UPS
> (http://www.uisabler.com.tw/HTM/product-marsC.htm#) which has a RS-232
> interface. According to the manual,
> - the RS232 uses just the RX/TX pins
> - it speaks MegaTec RUPS II
>
>     I have installed nut-2.0.3 and using the fentonups driver, I get
> most of the information OK:
> [root at wolfy tmp]# upsc ablerex at localhost
> battery.charge: 100.0
> battery.voltage: 2.19
> driver.name: fentonups
> driver.version: 2.0.3
> driver.version.internal: 1.22
> input.frequency: 50.0
> input.voltage: 225.3
> output.voltage: 220.0
> ups.load: 007
> ups.mfr: Ablerex
> ups.model: PowerPure S3000RT
> ups.status: OL
> ups.temperature: 39.9
>
>     However, there are two values which are not OK: battery.charge:
> 100.0 and battery.voltage: 2.19. The 100.0 value was shown even
> immediately after a complete drain of the UPS. About 2 hours later the
> software included in the package ("UPSilon 2000") claimed the battery
> was charged 89% (increased to 95% half an hour later), value which is
> much closer to reality then the 100% shown by nut. After an hour of
> google and reading of the online nut docs I have no clue how to convince
> nut to show the real values. Could anyone please assist me ?
>
> --
>      Manuel Wolfshant       linux registered user #131416
>         IT manager    NoBug Consulting Romania
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Carlos Rodrigues