[Nut-upsuser] Belkin USB UPSes

[Arjen de Korte]

Eric S. Raymond wrote:

> The F6C1200-UNV has a serial port.  The F6C550-AVR does not.  I'd like
> a USB solution so I can apply it to both units.

You had better checked that out *before* buying these units. :-)

>> Over USB, maybe they are supported by the "megatec_usb" driver that's
>> in the trunk, or the driver can be made to work with them.
> The Ubuntu package of nut-2.0.4 that I've installed has a megatec
> driver (written by you, I notice) but no megatec_usb. I take it this
> means I'll need to build with SVN trunk?

Yes. And then still you may be out of luck if the serial-to-USB
converter Belkin put into this unit is not (yet) supported by the
megatec_usb driver. Unfortunately, in many cases these use a
manufacturer specific protocol to encapsulate the serial communication
in USB. If yours happens to use a different way as the two existing
subdrivers for megatec_usb, this requires writing an additional
subdriver before you can use it.

Best regards, Arjen