[Nut-upsuser] request - nutdrv_qx_megatec.c: update/fix the code for "new" UPS

[Jim Klimov]

Ahoj,

  Just in case, did you check other subdrivers there? They all are for
variants of Megatec Qx family, UPS vendors were creative with it...

Jim

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 03:46 Tomáš Thiemel via Nut-upsuser <
nut-upsuser at alioth-lists.debian.net> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I bought new UPS which is not "supported", yet.
>
>
>
> Brand: Volt Polska
>
> Model: Micro 800
>
> have USB with Megatec protocol ("Q1<cr>")
>
> Data returned by UPS: *"(242.9 242.9 242.9 000 50.0 13.3 --.- 00001001"*
>
> Problem: data returned by UPS is not handled correctly by
> nutdrv_qx/megatec driver, although the SW from
> https://www.power-software-download.com/viewpower.html (JAVA) works fine.
>
>
>
> "ups.temperature" is defined as "%.1f" in the source code but my UPS
> returns "--.-"
>
>
> Debug info:
>
> root at patschkav-OpenWrt:~# /lib/nut/nutdrv_qx -DDDDDDDDDD -a ups -x
> protocol=megatec
>
> Network UPS Tools - Generic Q* USB/Serial driver 0.28 (2.7.4)
>
> USB communication driver 0.33
>
>    0.000000     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.port "auto"
>
>    0.006788     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.vendorid "0665"
>
>    0.008047     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.productid "5161"
>
>    0.010655     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.protocol "megatec"
>
>    0.011858     debug level is '10'
>
>    0.014225     upsdrv_initups...
>
>    0.019924     Checking device (0665/5161) (001/014)
>
>    0.036693     - VendorID: 0665
>
>    0.036788     - ProductID: 5161
>
>    0.036819     - Manufacturer: unknown
>
>    0.036850     - Product:
>
>    0.036881     - Serial Number: unknown
>
>    0.036912     - Bus: 001
>
>    0.036942     - Device release number: 0002
>
>    0.036971     Trying to match device
>
>    0.037069     Device matches
>
>    0.037178     nut_usb_set_altinterface: skipped
> usb_set_altinterface(udev, 0)
>
>    0.037262     send_to_all: SETINFO ups.vendorid "0665"
>
>    0.037317     send_to_all: SETINFO ups.productid "5161"
>
>    0.037361     Skipping protocol Voltronic 0.06
>
>    0.037399     Skipping protocol Voltronic-QS 0.07
>
>    0.037438     Skipping protocol Voltronic-QS-Hex 0.10
>
>    0.037477     Skipping protocol Mustek 0.07
>
>    0.037514     Skipping protocol Megatec/old 0.07
>
>    0.037551     Skipping protocol BestUPS 0.06
>
>    0.037589     Skipping protocol Mecer 0.07
>
>    0.052692     send: Q1
>
>    0.054678     read: timeout (0)
>
>    0.054842     qx_process_answer: short reply (input.voltage)
>
>    1.465747     send: Q1
>
>    1.494790     read [  0]: (8 bytes) => 28 32 34 30 2e 38 20 32
>
>    1.526803     read [  8]: (8 bytes) => 34 30 2e 38 20 32 34 30
>
>    1.558795     read [ 16]: (8 bytes) => 2e 38 20 30 30 30 20 35
>
>    1.590799     read [ 24]: (8 bytes) => 30 2e 32 20 31 33 2e 33
>
>    1.622797     read [ 32]: (8 bytes) => 20 2d 2d 2e 2d 20 30 30
>
>    1.654819     read [ 40]: (8 bytes) => 30 30 31 30 30 31 0d 00
>
>    1.654919     read: (240.8 240.8 240.8 000 50.2 13.3 --.- 00001001
>
>    1.655052     send_to_all: SETINFO input.voltage "240.8"
>
>    3.061834     send: I
>
>    3.094895     read [  0]: (8 bytes) => 31 0d 00 00 00 00 00 00
>
>    3.094994     read: 1
>
>    3.095100     qx_process_answer: short reply (ups.firmware)
>
>    3.095161     send_to_all: DELINFO input.voltage
>
>    4.506937     send: Q1
>
>    5.509389     read: Operation timed out (-145)
>
>    5.509494     qx_process_answer: short reply (input.voltage)
>
>    5.509541     Skipping protocol Zinto 0.06
>
>    5.509578     Skipping protocol Q1 0.07
>
>    5.509608     Device not supported!
>
>    5.509638     Device not supported!
> Can some skilled programmer fix the code in nutdrv_qx_megatec.c, please?
> I'm just stupid sysadmin. :-(
> Thank you very much.
>
>
>
> Best regards / S pozdravem
>
>
>
> Tomáš Thiemel
>
> thiemel at centrum.cz
>
>
>
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