Network UPS Tools
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Note

When a user reports that a variable/command is not right then it will be highlighted by a red underline.

Bad values/ranges/etc… will get a red dashed outline or red solid left border.

The accompanying explaining comment - if provided - will be emphasized through a red dotted border on the left.

2.0.3

Report #1 with driver newhidups (detailed comments available)

This device is known to work with driver newhidups, now replaced by the usbhid-ups one.

You can grab a dummy-ups compliant .dev file to simulate this device clicking here.

Some more detailed comments are available after the "Known supported…" sections.

Known supported variables

This device is known to support the following variables (values are just examples):

battery.charge

100

battery.charge.low

10

battery.charge.warning

50

battery.date

2001/09/25

battery.mfr.date

2005/01/20

battery.runtime

352

battery.runtime.low

120

battery.temperature

0.0

battery.voltage

13.5

battery.voltage.nominal

12.0

driver.name

newhidups

driver.version

2.0.3-pre2

driver.version.data

APC HID 0.8

driver.version.internal

0.28

input.voltage

252.0

input.voltage.nominal

230

output.voltage

230.0

output.voltage.target.line

230.0

ups.beeper.status

enabled

ups.delay.shutdown

-1

ups.firmware

814.s3.I

ups.firmware.aux

s3

ups.load

68.0

ups.mfr

American Power Conversion

ups.mfr.date

2005/01/20

ups.model

Back-UPS BF500

ups.serial

AB0504244053

ups.status

OL

ups.test.result

No test initiated