[Nut-upsuser] Re: SmartLink UPS - Suggestions as to which serial

[Peter Selinger]

You can use strace(1) to track the system calls the software makes,
which should allow you to monitor the communications and figure out
the protocol. -- Peter

gypsy wrote:
> 
> gypsy wrote:
> > 
> > Although this SmartLink comes with a Linux program to monitor it, I'd
> > rather use nut if possible.
> > 
> > The supplied software is Copyrighted by Powercom Co., Ltd. and is named
> > 'upsmon' version 0.91a.  In addition there is a 'upsdisp' that uses
> > ncurses to show things like line voltage and load.  The serial cable
> > plus UPS plus the software all work - after a fashion...
> > 
> > If anyone wants to look, the Linux software can be had from here:
> > ftp://yesican.chsoft.biz/pub/SmartLinkUPS
> 
> I've exhausted all the Nut possibilities.  None of the serial drivers
> know the protocol, including genericups with upstypes from 1 through 22.
> 
> Unless someone is willing to get protocol information from Powercom's
> software, I'll just have to use it rather than Nut.
> --
> gypsy
> 
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