[Nut-upsuser] Exide NetUPS SE (aka Powerware 5119 etc)

[Arnaud Quette]

Hi Johan,

just a quick note to say that I saw your mail and will process it soon.
sorry for not having answered earlier, but the Christmas mail I'm
preparing will complete your mail..

cheers,
Arnaud
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2008/12/24 Johan Adler <johan.adler at gmail.com>:
> My UPS is an Exide NetUPS SE PRC1500i (1500 VA), also known as
> Powerware 5119, according to Karl Schmidt
> (http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsuser/2005-July/000026.html)
> also Deltec PowerRite Pro II, and according to
> http://www.usedups.de/compaq_ups.html also Compaq R3000h. I am not
> sure if the information in http://www.bps.hu/powerware/model_en.html
> is to be interpreted as that it was previously also known as Fiskars
> PowerRite Max and before that Fiskars PowerServer 10. The current
> Powerware models (e.g. the sucessor 5125) are sold under the name
> Eaton Powerware.
>
> The NUT UPS hardware compatibility list does list Compaq R3000h,
> Deltec PowerRite Pro II, Exide NetUPS SE, Fiskars PowerRite Max,
> Fiskars PowerServer 10, and Powerware 5119. They are all said to be
> compatible with the genericups driver, type 15, except for the two
> Fiskars models and the Compaq OEM version, that should all work with
> the upscode2 driver.
>
> I made a serial adapter (allowing me to use a standard serial cable)
> according to the specifications in
> http://www.usedups.de/uploads/pics/Lansafecable_1_.jpg (should work
> with 3115, 5105, 5119, 9110, 9150 and 9305), confirmed by
> http://geekbiker.net/cables/powerware.txt
>
> Powerware's user's guide (currently
> http://www.emea.powerware.com/EOL/Manuals/Powerware/5119/English/5119.pdf)
> says that the 5119 is UPS Code II compliant, so I decided to try the
> upscode2 driver. The user's guide also helped me confirm the cable
> specifications.
>
> Using minicom I get the same output as Karl Schmidt
> (http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsuser/2005-July/000038.html).
>
> The upscode2 driver works just fine for me, except for the fact that
> my UPS has what Powerware calls two "load segments" that the driver
> does not seem to acknowledge. I have tried the bcmxcp driver (that
> according to the source seems to support these load segments) but it
> does not recognize my UPS, at least not with the cable I am using.
>
> Summary:
> * Powerware 5119, also known under other names, work fine with the
> upscode2 driver except for the "load segment" part.
> * The following cable should work with Powerware  3115, 5105, 5119,
> 9110, 9150 and 9305 (and clones):
>
> UPS  PC
> 1 -------- 3
> 2 -------- 2
> 4 -------- 5
> 5 -------- 1
> 6 -------- 8
>
> I suggest that the UPS hardware compatibility list is updated iin
> order to show that the 5119 (under all it's names) support the UPS
> Code II protocol, and that the cable specifications are included in
> the NUT package. It might also be a good idea to alter the list so
> that the aliases of a model point to the main model, making it easier
> to maintain the list and keep it current.
>
> Regards,
> Johan Adler
> Stockholm, Sweden
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