apcsmart-old8
Driver for american power conversion smart protocol ups equipment
Usage
apcsmart-old -h
apcsmart-old -a
UPS_NAME
[OPTIONS]
Supported hardware
apcsmart-old should recognize all recent APC models that use a serial protocol at 2400 bps. This is primarily the Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS and Back-UPS Pro lines.
The driver attempts to support every bell and whistle of the APC reporting interface, whether or not this is strictly sensible.
Some older hardware may only report a handful of variables. This is usually not a bug—they just don’t support anything else.
Cabling
This driver expects to see a 940-0024C cable or a clone by default. You can switch to the 940-0095B dual-mode cable support with the cable= definition described below.
If your 940-0024C cable is broken or missing, use this diagram to build a clone:
https://www.networkupstools.org/cables/940-0024C.jpg
Extra arguments
This driver supports the following optional settings in the ups.conf(5):
cable=940-0095B
Configure the serial port for the APC 940-0095B dual-mode cable.
sdtype=num
Use shutdown type num, according to this table:
0
soft shutdown or powerdown, depending on battery status
1
soft shutdown followed by powerdown
2
instant power off
3
power off with grace period
4
"force OB" hack method for CS 350
Modes 0 and 1 will power up the load when power returns. Modes 2 and 3 will keep the load turned off when the power returns.
Mode 4 exploits an oddity in the CS 350 models since they only seem to support the S command, but then only when running on battery. As a result, the driver will force the UPS to go on battery if necessary before sending the shutdown command. This ensures that the load gets reset.
Authors and history
Nigel Metheringham <[email protected]> (drawing heavily on the original apcsmart driver by Russell Kroll).
This driver was called newapc for a time and was renamed in the 1.5 series.
In 2.6.2 the driver was renamed to apcsmart-old, being superseded by updated version with new features which currently holds the apcsmart name.
Releases
8 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 5 times.