Subject: Re: APC ups monitor?
To: None <andrew@pubnix.net>
From: Brook Milligan <brook@trillium.NMSU.Edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/15/1996 17:51:32
> The folks at APC *sell* monitor software for there ups. Has
> anybody had any experience hacking up a perlscript ( or whatever ) that
> visits the serial port and listens to what the ups has to say? The APC-ups
> software only comes for NT, AS/400, vines, netware, etc, so buying the
> software is out of the question.
The folks at APC also sell the *spec* on the communication protocol used
between the UPS and the PC. For $50 and a signed N.D.A., they will send
you a book describing how it works.
I know this doesn't help you out of the current situation, but I
recently bought some Best Power UPS equipment for the very reason you
are now encountering: Best Power provides the communication specs free
of charge (you can also pay for source code for a small monitoring
program), whereas APC does not. It seemed reasonable to support those
who make the information accessible!
Cheers,
Brook