Nut upsuser - Nov 2012 - Powerware 5125 (USB) under Debian Squeeze.

Hi.

I'm looking for a way to configure an Eaton Powerware 5125 under Debian
Squeeze (amd64) with USB port.

Can someone help me?

Find attached bellow my settings:

# cat /etc/nut/ups.conf
...
[ups01]
driver = bcmxcp_usb
port = /dev/bus/usb/002/003
desc = "Powerware 5125"


# ls -la /dev/bus/usb/002/003
crw-rw-r-- 1 root nut 189, 130 Nov 21 11:45 /dev/bus/usb/002/003


# /lib/nut/bcmxcp_usb -DDDDDDDD -a ups01
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.23 (2.4.3)
USB communication subdriver 0.18
   0.000000     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.port
"/dev/bus/usb/002/003"
   0.000044     debug level is '8'
   0.289435     device 004 opened successfully
   0.290382     send_to_all: SETINFO device.type "ups"
   0.290403     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version "2.4.3"
   0.290410     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version.internal "0.23"
   0.290417     send_to_all: SETINFO driver.name "bcmxcp_usb"
   0.292362     entering get_answer(31)
   3.991792     get_answer: (8 bytes) => a8 81 a4 c5 d8 c9 b0 b2
   3.991811     get_answer: wrong header
   3.993783     entering get_answer(31)
   4.055796     get_answer: (8 bytes) => b9 b4 dc dc dc dc d0 ef
   4.055807     get_answer: wrong header
   4.057786     entering get_answer(31)
   4.119802     get_answer: (8 bytes) => f7 e5 f2 f7 e1 f2 e5 a0
   4.119811     get_answer: wrong header
   4.121792     entering get_answer(31)
   4.199811     get_answer: (8 bytes) => d5 d0 d3 a0 a0 a0 a0 a0
   4.199821     get_answer: wrong header
   4.201806     entering get_answer(31)
   4.519850     get_answer: (4 bytes) => a0 b2 c6 a9
   4.519863     get_answer: wrong header
   4.519870     Communications with UPS lost: Error executing command
   4.519888     Could not communicate with the ups: Resource temporarily
unavailable
   4.519896     CLOSING

Thanks and best regards.

Daniel
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On Wednesday 21 November 2012 12.31.41 Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
wrote:
> Hi.
> 
Hi Daniel,
> I'm looking for a way to configure an Eaton Powerware 5125 under Debian
> Squeeze (amd64) with USB port.
> 
How old is the ups?

I use a 5125 but it has only serial (or snmp). If this usb card is new,
it may talk 'usbhid-ups'.
> Can someone help me?
> 
So you can try the usbhid-ups driver. You should also upgrade to a
more resent version of nut. (Can not remember if the usbhid-ups existed in
2.4.3, think it was called newhidups then and did not support all ups'es.

Regards
/Kjell

On Wednesday 21 November 2012 13.49.35 Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
wrote:
> Hi Kjell, thanks for your answer.
> 
OK
> We bought this UPS in the end of 2011. The model is: Powerware 5125
> Rack-Mount UPS 5000/6000 VA.
That is new.
> 
> I tried setting the usbhid-ups, but without success.
> 
OK
> [Ups01]
> driver = usbhid-ups
> port = / dev/bus/usb/002/003
> desc = "Powerware 5125"
> 
Try the bcmxcp_usb and change the ups.conf to:

[Ups01]
 driver = bcmxcp_usb
 port = auto
 desc = "Powerware 5125"


Run it as:

/usr/lib/bcmxcp_usb -DD -a Ups01
>    2.295039 Checking device (0592/0002) (002/004)
>    2.306139 - VendorID: 0592
>    2.306150 - ProductID: 0002
>    2.306155 - Manufacturer: Powerware
>    2.306160 - Product: USB UPS
>    2.306164 - Serial Number: unknown
>    2.306169 - Bus: 002
>    Trying to match device 2.306173
>    2.306180 Device does not match - skipping
>    2.306189 Checking device (0592/0002) (002/003)
>    2.685186 - VendorID: 0592
>    2.685199 - ProductID: 0002
>    2.685204 - Manufacturer: Powerware
>    2.685208 - Product: USB UPS
>    2.685213 - Serial Number: GE143A0741
>    2.685218 - Bus: 002
The vendor/product id is the same for the bcmxcp_usb capable ups.
Looks like it reconnected on the bus as you have two instants of
it.

/Kjell