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.TH NEWAPC 8 "Tue Oct 22 2002" "" "Network UPS Tools (NUT)"
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newapc \- Driver for American Power Conversion Smart Protocol UPS equipment
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This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the
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newapc driver. For information about the core driver, see
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newapc should recognize all recent APC models that use a serial protocol at
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2400 bps. This is primarily the Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS and Back-UPS
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Pro lines. Older APC models may work better with the apcsmart driver.
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The driver attempts to support every bell and whistle of the APC
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reporting interface, whether or not this is strictly sensible.
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Some older hardware may only report a handful of variables. This is
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usually not a bug - they just don't support anything else.
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This driver expects to see a 940-0024C cable or a clone by default. You
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can switch to the 940-0095B dual-mode cable support with the cable=
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definition described below.
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If your 940-0024C cable is broken or missing, use this diagram to build
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http://random.networkupstools.org/cables/940-0024C.jpg
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This driver supports the following optional settings in the
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Configure the serial port for the APC 940-0095B dual-mode cable.
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.IP "sdtype=\fInum\fR"
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Use shutdown type \fInum\fR, according to this table:
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0: soft shutdown or powerdown, depending on battery status
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1: soft shutdown followed by powerdown
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3: power off with grace period
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Modes 0 and 1 will power up the load when power returns. Modes 2 and 3
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will keep the load turned off when the power returns.
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Some older APC UPS models return bogus data in the status register during
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a front panel test. This is usually detected and discarded, but some
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other unexpected values have occasionally slipped through.
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Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@Intechnology.co.uk> (drawing
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heavily on the apcsmart driver by Russell Kroll).
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.SS The apcsmart driver:
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.SS Internet resources:
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/