[Nut-upsuser] Zigor Ebro 650 compatibility

Martyn Hill martyn.joseph.hill at gmail.com
Fri Aug 10 21:24:43 UTC 2012


On 10/08/2012 21:58, nut-upsuser-request at lists.alioth.debian.org wrote:
>>> Arnaud Quette<aquette.dev<at>  gmail.com>  writes:
>>>> 2012/6/3 Chris Rees<crees<at>  freebsd.org>:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Hi Chris,
>>>>
>>>>> After some research I've found that this device should run with the
>>>>> blazer_usb driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jun  3 16:15:38 pegasus kernel: ugen0.4:<vendor 0x0001>  at usbus0
>>>>> Jun  3 16:15:38 pegasus kernel: uhid0:<vendor 0x0001 product 0x0000,
>>>>> class 0/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 4>  on usbus0
>>>>>
>>>>> However, even after shoehorning it;
>>>>>
>>>>> [crees<at>  pegasus]/usr/local/libexec/nut% sudo ./blazer_usb -a zigor
>>>>> -DDDDDDDDD -x vendorid=0x0001 -x productid=0x0000 -x subdriver=krauler
>>>>> Password:
>>>>> Network UPS Tools - Megatec/Q1 protocol USB driver 0.04
>>>>> (2.6.3-Unversioned directory)
>>>>>    0.000000     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.vendorid "0x0001"
>>>>>    0.000013     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.productid "0x0000"
>>>>>    0.000018     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.subdriver "krauler"
>>>>>    0.000020     debug level is '9'
>>>>>    0.000874     language ID workaround enabled (using '0x409')
>>>>>    0.001019     No appropriate HID device found
>>>>>    0.001025     No supported devices found. Please check your device
>>>>> availability with 'lsusb'
>>>>> and make sure you have an up-to-date version of NUT. If this does not help,
>>>>> try running the driver with at least 'subdriver', 'vendorid'
>>> and 'productid'
>>>>> options specified. Please refer to the man page for details about these
>>> options
>>>>> (man 8 blazer).
>>>>>
>>>>> This is on FreeBSD with NUT updated to 2.6.3 (I've modified the port).
>>>>>
>>> Hi Chris
>>>
>>> Any chance you could share the FreeBSD port? Using the version (2.6.1)
>>> currently available in the ports tree, I can get a step closer than your tests
>>> above, but without the enhanced blazer_usb driver (0.0.4) in nut 2.6.3, I
>>> don't think I can get any further.
>> All you need to do is edit the PORTVERSION value in the Makefile, and
>> run make makesum :)
>>
>> I've just successfully upgraded to 2.6.4 this way....

Aha!

I also found a FreeBSD port patch on-line for 2.6.4 that has yet to be 
committed to the ports-tree. I'll try your route against the latest NUT 
release and see what we get.

>>
>>>>> The UPS comes with UPSilon, but it's several years (!) old and I can't
>>>>> even get it to install, let alone work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have I sent enough info?  I'm willing to have a go at hacking the
>>>>> driver, but having trouble getting started.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> [crees<at>  pegasus]/usr/local/libexec/nut% grep -v
>>> ^# /usr/local/etc/nut/ups.conf
>>>>> [zigor]
>>>>>         port = auto
>>>>>         driver = blazer_usb
>>>>>         langid_fix = 0x409
>>>>>         desc = "Zigor UPS"
>>>>>         vendorid = 0001
>>>>>         productid = 0000
>>>> it's quite probably due to a permission issue.
>>>> See "4) Permissions" on
>>> http://people.freebsd.org/~thierry/nut_FreeBSD_HowTo.txt
>> Thanks Arnaud, and sorry for the delay-- I've been on holiday.
>>
>> As I mentioned above I've now got it to 2.6.4, and have a new message;
>>
>> [crees at pegasus]/usr/local/libexec/nut% sudo ./blazer_usb -a zigor -DDDDDDDDDDDDD
>> Network UPS Tools - Megatec/Q1 protocol USB driver 0.08
>> (2.6.4-Unversioned directory)
>>     0.000000     debug level is '13'
>>     0.001081     Checking device (0001/0000) (/dev/usb//dev/ugen2.3)
>>     0.001688     - VendorID: 0001
>>     0.001694     - ProductID: 0000
>>     0.001697     - Manufacturer: unknown
>>     0.001701     - Product: unknown
>>     0.001705     - Serial Number: unknown
>>     0.001708     - Bus: /dev/usb
>>     0.001712     Trying to match device
>>     0.001717     Device matches
>>     0.001737     send_to_all: SETINFO ups.vendorid "0001"
>>     0.001744     send_to_all: SETINFO ups.productid "0000"
>>     0.001751     send_to_all: SETINFO device.type "ups"
>>     0.001758     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version "2.6.4-Unversioned
>> directory"
>>     0.001764     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version.internal "0.08"
>>     0.001770     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.name "blazer_usb"
>>     0.001775     Trying megatec protocol...
>>     0.001786     send: Q1
>>     0.002191     read: Unknown error
>>     0.002242     Permissions problem: Input/output error
>> [crees at pegasus]/usr/local/libexec/nut%
>>
>> I had already chmod'd 777 all the USB nodes (just for debugging of course!)
>>
>> and:
>>
>> [crees at pegasus]/usr/local/libexec/nut% grep -v ^# /usr/local/etc/nut/ups.conf
>> [zigor]
>>          port = auto
>>          driver = blazer_usb
>>
>> Looks as though the UPS is answering in strange ways....
>>
I applied the 2.6.4 patch and recompiled and, after chown'ing the USB 
DEV nodes, got something very similar, effectively, the sequence:

Trying megatec protocol...
send: Q1
read: Unknown error
Permissions problem: Input/output error

I tried various protocol filters, but only the (new) megatec protocol 
gets this far...

>
> Just for fun, I noticed the #ifdef TESTING in blazer_usb.c.
>
> I defined that, and got this output when running ./blazer_usb -a zigor:
>
> http://www.bayofrum.net/~crees/scratch/zigor-testing.txt
>
> Any hints there?
>
> Chris
>
>

Nice!

I then installed the Upsilon s/w on my Windows XP laptop (which works 
effectively, even if it looks a bit 'old-school'..)

I did take some comfort in seeing references to 'Megatec(USB)' in the 
Upsilon software configuration...

I ran USBSniff against the port whilst attaching the UPS. Unfortuately, 
I couldn't make much sense of the verbose USBSniff output, but if this 
is useful for debugging (for Arnaud?) I could share it.

With suitable guidance, I'm happy to devote time to helping get this UPS 
working under NUT - I'd hate to have to build a Windows box just to 
monitor the UPS which is currently protecting my FreeBSD server and 
broadband router...

Regards and thanks for such a clever bit of software!

Martyn.

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