Nut upsdev - Jan 2023 - PR to test for users of Qx devices (blazer and nutdrv_qx)

Cheers,

  One PR waiting to get into 2.8.1 release timeframe is
https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/pull/1652 stemming from issue
https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/issues/1279

  The gist of it is that "battery.voltage" and
"battery.charge" were not
always reported correctly with nutdrv-qx driver (might be handled better by
blazer drivers though), and the overrides tried by issue posters did not
help them with original state of NUT codebase.

  That PR introduces more ways to detect this info, with one user posting
faults and eventually success with iterations of that code. This leaves me
with an uneasy feeling about having broken (or not) something along the
way, so it would be great if the NUT community could build the proposed
codebase and run a driver to get a device-dump (don't have to replace the
installation) and let me know all seems okay before I merge it :)
Especially for devices that reported such data well with the original NUT
codebase :)

  It would probably go along the lines of:

:; cd /tmp
:; git clone -b issue-1279 https://github.com/jimklimov/nut
:; cd nut
:; INPLACE_RUNTIME=true ./ci_build.sh
### Temporarily stop your original drivers
:; ./drivers/nutdrv_qx -a DEVNAME_FROM_UPS_CONF -d1 # -x override...=...
### Can start back your original drivers

  Options set by that user who cooperated in testing, for the device which
reported insufficient data on its own:

driver.parameter.battery_voltage_reports_one_pack: 1
driver.parameter.default.battery.voltage.low: 23.6
driver.parameter.override.battery.packs: 12
driver.parameter.override.battery.voltage.high: 27.0
driver.parameter.runtimecal: 240,100,1380,25
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Jim Klimov via Nut-upsuser <nut-upsuser at
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>
> Cheers,
>
>   One PR waiting to get into 2.8.1 release timeframe is
https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/pull/1652 stemming from issue
https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/issues/1279
>
>   The gist of it is that "battery.voltage" and
"battery.charge" were not always reported correctly with nutdrv-qx
driver (might be handled better by blazer drivers though), and the overrides
tried by issue posters did not help them with original state of NUT codebase.
I tried it on three ups: 10kv online, 3kv online, 2kv offline.
all the battery.voltage are fine and the same value as 2.7.4.
the battery.charge report of 10kv and 3kv are fine. but 2kv is wrong.
with 2.7.4 the 2kv battery.charge is reporting 100. but the new code
is reporting 67. details below:

10KV:
./nutdrv_qx -a ftups -d1
Network UPS Tools - Generic Q* USB/Serial driver 0.33
(Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e)
USB communication driver (libusb 0.1) 0.44
Using protocol: Voltronic 0.07
battery_number: 20
battery_number, settable range: 1..9
bypass_alarm: enabled
battery_alarm: enabled
bypass_when_off: disabled
alarm_control: enabled
converter_mode: disabled
eco_mode: disabled
battery_open_status_check: enabled
bypass_forbidding: disabled
setvar(bypass_when_off, disabled)
bypass_when_off is already disabled
setvar: FAILED
max_bypass_volt: 264
max_bypass_volt, settable range: 231..276
min_bypass_volt: 110
min_bypass_volt, settable range: 110..209
max_bypass_freq: 64.0
max_bypass_freq, settable range: 61.0..64.0
min_bypass_freq: 56.0
min_bypass_freq, settable range: 56.0..59.0
No values for battery high/low voltages
Using 'guesstimation' (low: 208.000000, high: 300.000000)!
setvar(ups.delay.start, 60)
setvar: SUCCEED
setvar(ups.delay.shutdown, 12)
setvar: SUCCEED
battery.charge: 100
battery.packs: 1
battery.protection: yes
battery.runtime: 600
battery.voltage: 272.9
battery.voltage.high: 300.00
battery.voltage.low: 208.00
battery.voltage.nominal: 240.0
device.model: G10K
device.type: ups
driver.name: nutdrv_qx
driver.parameter.bypass_when_off: disabled
driver.parameter.offdelay: 12
driver.parameter.ondelay: 60
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 10
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: yes
driver.state: dumping
driver.version: Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e
driver.version.data: Voltronic 0.07
driver.version.internal: 0.33
driver.version.usb: libusb-0.1 (or compat)
input.current.nominal: 45.0
input.frequency: 59.9
input.frequency.nominal: 60.0
input.phases: 1
input.transfer.high: 231
input.transfer.high.max: 244
input.transfer.high.min: 231
input.transfer.low: 209
input.transfer.low.max: 209
input.transfer.low.min: 196
input.voltage: 218.7
input.voltage.nominal: 230.0
outlet.0.switchable: no
output.current: 2.8
output.current.nominal: 45
output.frequency: 59.9
output.frequency.nominal: 60.0
output.phases: 1
output.powerfactor: 0.8
output.voltage: 218.7
output.voltage.nominal: 220.0
ups.beeper.status: enabled
ups.delay.shutdown: 12
ups.delay.start: 60
ups.firmware: 00077.13
ups.firmware.aux: P02
ups.load: 7
ups.power.nominal: 10000
ups.productid: 5161
ups.start.auto: yes
ups.status: OL
ups.temperature: 25.4
ups.type: online
ups.vendorid: 0665

3KV:
./nutdrv_qx -a ftups -d1
Network UPS Tools - Generic Q* USB/Serial driver 0.33
(Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e)
USB communication driver (libusb 0.1) 0.44
Using protocol: Voltronic 0.07
device.serial: UPS reported a non-significant serial [00000000000000]
battery_number: 6
battery_number, settable range: 1..9
bypass_alarm: enabled
battery_alarm: enabled
bypass_when_off: disabled
alarm_control: enabled
converter_mode: disabled
eco_mode: disabled
bypass_forbidding: disabled
site_fault_detection: disabled
setvar(bypass_when_off, disabled)
bypass_when_off is already disabled
setvar: FAILED
max_bypass_volt: 132
max_bypass_volt, settable range: 120..140
min_bypass_volt: 85
min_bypass_volt, settable range: 85..115
max_bypass_freq: 63.0
max_bypass_freq, settable range: 61.0..70.0
min_bypass_freq: 57.0
min_bypass_freq, settable range: 50.0..59.0
No values for battery high/low voltages
Using 'guesstimation' (low: 62.400000, high: 90.000000)!
setvar(ups.delay.start, 60)
setvar: SUCCEED
setvar(ups.delay.shutdown, 30)
setvar: nothing to do... [ups.delay.shutdown]
battery.charge: 100
battery.energysave: no
battery.packs: 1
battery.protection: yes
battery.runtime: 2820
battery.voltage: 082.0
battery.voltage.high: 90.00
battery.voltage.low: 62.40
battery.voltage.nominal: 72.0
device.model: 3K
device.type: ups
driver.name: nutdrv_qx
driver.parameter.bypass_when_off: disabled
driver.parameter.offdelay: 30
driver.parameter.ondelay: 60
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 10
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: yes
driver.state: dumping
driver.version: Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e
driver.version.data: Voltronic 0.07
driver.version.internal: 0.33
driver.version.usb: libusb-0.1 (or compat)
input.current.nominal: 27.0
input.frequency: 59.9
input.frequency.nominal: 60.0
input.phases: 1
input.transfer.high: 116
input.transfer.high.max: 122
input.transfer.high.min: 113
input.transfer.low: 104
input.transfer.low.max: 107
input.transfer.low.min: 98
input.voltage: 112.2
input.voltage.nominal: 110.0
outlet.0.switchable: no
output.current: 5.4
output.current.nominal: 27
output.frequency: 59.9
output.frequency.nominal: 60.0
output.phases: 1
output.power.maximum.percent: 19
output.power.minimum.percent: 18
output.powerfactor: 0.8
output.voltage: 109.8
output.voltage.nominal: 110.0
ups.beeper.status: enabled
ups.delay.shutdown: 30
ups.delay.start: 60
ups.firmware: 00204.06
ups.firmware.aux: P01
ups.load: 18
ups.power.nominal: 3000
ups.productid: 5161
ups.start.auto: yes
ups.start.battery: yes
ups.status: OL
ups.temperature: 17.2
ups.type: online
ups.vendorid: 0665

2KV:
./nutdrv_qx -a ftups -d1
Network UPS Tools - Generic Q* USB/Serial driver 0.33
(Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e)
USB communication driver (libusb 0.1) 0.44
Using protocol: Voltronic-QS 0.09
No values for battery high/low voltages
Using 'guesstimation' (low: 10.400000, high: 15.000000)!
Autodetected 1 as number of battery packs [12/13.50]
Battery runtime will not be calculated (runtimecal not set)
setvar(ups.delay.start, 60)
setvar: SUCCEED
setvar(ups.delay.shutdown, 30)
setvar: nothing to do... [ups.delay.shutdown]
battery.charge: 67
battery.voltage: 13.5
battery.voltage.high: 15.00
battery.voltage.low: 10.40
battery.voltage.nominal: 12.0
device.type: ups
driver.name: nutdrv_qx
driver.parameter.bypass_when_off: disabled
driver.parameter.offdelay: 30
driver.parameter.ondelay: 60
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 10
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: yes
driver.state: dumping
driver.version: Windows-v2.8.0-alpha3-1252-g757813e
driver.version.data: Voltronic-QS 0.09
driver.version.internal: 0.33
driver.version.usb: libusb-0.1 (or compat)
input.voltage: 119.5
input.voltage.fault: 119.5
output.current.nominal: 6.0
output.frequency: 60.1
output.frequency.nominal: 60
output.voltage: 119.5
output.voltage.nominal: 110
ups.beeper.status: enabled
ups.delay.shutdown: 30
ups.delay.start: 60
ups.firmware.aux: PM-V
ups.load: 32
ups.productid: 5161
ups.status: OL
ups.type: offline / line interactive
ups.vendorid: 0665