NEWAPC(8) Network UPS Tools (NUT) NEWAPC(8)NAMEnewapc - Driver for American Power Conversion Smart Proto-
col UPS equipment
NOTE
This man page only documents the hardware-specific fea-
tures of the newapc driver. For information about the
core driver, see nutupsdrv(8).
SUPPORTED HARDWAREnewapc 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. Older APC models
may work better with the apcsmart driver.
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 vari-
ables. This is usually not a bug - they just don't sup-
port 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:
http://www.exploits.org/nut/library/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
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.
BUGS
Some older APC UPS models return bogus data in the status
register during a front panel test. This is usually
detected and discarded, but some other unexpected values
have occasionally slipped through.
AUTHOR
Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@Intechnology.co.uk>
(drawing heavily on the apcsmart driver by Russell Kroll).
SEE ALSO
The core driver:
nutupsdrv(8)
The apcsmart driver:
apcsmart(8)
Internet resources:
The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page:
http://www.exploits.org/nut/
NUT mailing list archives and information:
http://lists.exploits.org/
Tue Oct 22 2002 NEWAPC(8)