[Nut-upsuser] Cabac UPS-1700DV2

[mick]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:25:01 mick wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:51:24 Arjen de Korte wrote:
> > Citeren mick <mickhowe at bigpond.net.au>:
> > > I have a Cabac UPS-1700DV2
>
> 
http://webshop.cabac.com.au/webshop(bD1lbiZjPTUwMA==)/public/catalogue/defa
>
> >>ult.htm?cat=Z_COMP despite the unit having only a USB interface it is
> >>
> > > supplied with serial port only software for linux, mac & windows, so I
>
> need
>
> > > to find alterate software to manage it.
> > >
> > > KDE Info Centre reports the UPS as:
> > > STD UPS MON V1.0
> > > Class		0	((Defined at Interface level))
> > > Subclass		0
> > > Protocol		0
> > > USB Version	1.00
> > > Vendor ID	0x1	(Fry's Electronics)
> > > Product ID	0x0
> >
> > This VendorID:ProductID is completely bogus, although we've seen it
> > before. Your UPS *might* be supported by the megatec_usb and/or
> > blazer_usb drivers. See 'man 8 megatec_usb' and 'man 8 blazer'
> > respectively.
> >
> > Best regards, Arjen
>
> I tried these 2 drivers but got nowhere, I wonder if I've missed something
> basic along the way?
>
> do I need to do something to get the USB subsystem to grab the UPS
> interface unit?
> here is an excerpt from /var/log/dmesg :
>  usb 4-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0001, idProduct=0000
>  usb 4-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
>  usb 4-1.1: Product: STD UPS MON V1.0
> usb 4-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> generic-usb 0003:0001:0000.0002: hiddev96,hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device
> [STD UPS MON V1.0] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-1.1/input0
>
> and the output from lsusb -vs 004:004:
> Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0001:0000 Fry's Electronics
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               1.00
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0         8
>   idVendor           0x0001 Fry's Electronics
>   idProduct          0x0000
>   bcdDevice            1.00
>   iManufacturer           1
>   iProduct                2 STD UPS MON V1.0
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           34
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0x80
>       (Bus Powered)
>     MaxPower              100mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           1
>       bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
>       bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
>       bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
>       iInterface              0
>         HID Device Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType        33
>           bcdHID               1.00
>           bCountryCode            0 Not supported
>           bNumDescriptors         1
>           bDescriptorType        34 Report
>           wDescriptorLength     624
>          Report Descriptors:
>            ** UNAVAILABLE **
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
>         bmAttributes            3
>           Transfer Type            Interrupt
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
>         bInterval              10
> Device Status:     0x0000
>   (Bus Powered)
>
> /etc/nut/ups.conf
> [ups1700dv2]
> 	driver = megatec_usb
> 	port = auto
>
> for what its worth, I'm using kubuntu 8.04 with a custom 2.6.29.1 kernel
>
> mick

Is there a clear, complete how-to describing setting up Nut that doesn't 
assume preliminary parts of the job have already been completed, eg.:
do this to get USB recognised and claimed
do that to get nuts to connect to the device
configure upsd
configure ups-mond
...

I'm sure I've missed something vital that is obvious to those familiar with 
nuts.

mick