Nut for Windows 2.6.3-3 + Eaton/PW 5110 (103004256-5591). I had to manually install libusb driver and I'm using bcmxcp_usb. upsd.exe is reporting to me "Out of memory". It will run, but once anything connects to the daemon, it dies with that message. I don't have much experience with NUT yet so I'm not sure what the next course of action is. I do have NUT for Windows working with a Tripp-Lite unit (USB HID style). Thank you! --- Back-story: I've been lead to believe that Eaton is a good Tier 2 UPS vendor (APC being Tier 1). This microlink business with APC has been driving me away from them. So I got what I thought would be a good alternative to my usual APC RS 500's for desktop systems at our remote clients. It is an Eaton 5110 500VA (103004256-5591). I also thought it would be a good brand because of what looked like great support from NUT (green status across the board). I've been rather disappointed. * It runs rather hot, ~25F more (128F on the side). * Lack of battery info (runtime, charge capacity) * Can't disable alarm permanently * And more I know line-interactive units run warmer than standby so I use the RS 500 units I have for comparison. Eaton's Intelligent power protector simply reports the battery as "charging", but it never finishes. And it reported the charge capacity as 13% and it was stuck at that. Also no runtime. Eaton replaced the unit. The replacement runs 5F cooler, so not much improvement there, it probably just has a bit more spacing between the transformer and the side. IPP still reports it as charging, but no longer a charge capacity at all, still no runtime. I'm also finding no way to disable the alarm. Supporting remote clients requires I can monitor the UPS stats by software without annoyance to the Clients from constant beeping! I can disable the alarm even on lowly APC ES units. Looks like the bcmxcp_usb isn't going to get me what I need, but I'm not sure until I can see the output of upsc.
Hello Kris, On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 16:00 -0700, Kris Jordan wrote:> Nut for Windows 2.6.3-3 + Eaton/PW 5110 (103004256-5591). > > I had to manually install libusb driver and I'm using bcmxcp_usb.Why did you install libusb manually ? Did the installer fail ?> > upsd.exe is reporting to me "Out of memory". It will run, but once > anything connects to the daemon, it dies with that message.I have just tested here with a 5110 and it works. I guess it is related to your configuration.> > I don't have much experience with NUT yet so I'm not sure what the next > course of action is. I do have NUT for Windows working with a Tripp-Lite > unit (USB HID style).Can you send your configuration files please (nut.conf, upsd.conf, ups.conf. upsmon.conf and upssched.conf if you use upssched ). FYI this is the output of upsc for my 5110. I'm afraid it won't satisfy your needs. Anyway, please send your configuration file since you may have discovered a bug. : ambient.temperature.high: 1 battery.charge.low: 22 battery.voltage: 26.9 device.mfr: Eaton device.model: POWERWARE UPS \\ 1000i device.serial: device.type: ups driver.name: bcmxcp_usb driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2 driver.parameter.port: auto driver.version: 2.6.3-3534:3551M driver.version.internal: 0.26 input.frequency: 50.1 input.frequency.high: 55 input.frequency.low: 45 input.frequency.nominal: 50 input.transfer.boost.high: 207 input.transfer.high: 275 input.transfer.low: 178 input.transfer.trim.low: 250 input.voltage: 244 input.voltage.nominal: 230 output.current: 0.0 output.current.nominal: 2.6 output.frequency: 50.1 output.phases: 1 output.voltage: 244 output.voltage.nominal: 230 ups.beeper.status: enabled ups.firmware: Cont:00.50 Inve:01.50 ups.load: 0.0 ups.mfr: Eaton ups.model: POWERWARE UPS \ 1000i ups.power.nominal: 1000 ups.serial: ups.status: OL ups.test.result: Done and passed Regards, Fred> > Thank you! > > --- > Back-story: > > I've been lead to believe that Eaton is a good Tier 2 UPS vendor (APC > being Tier 1). This microlink business with APC has been driving me away > from them. So I got what I thought would be a good alternative to my > usual APC RS 500's for desktop systems at our remote clients. It is an > Eaton 5110 500VA (103004256-5591). > > I also thought it would be a good brand because of what looked like > great support from NUT (green status across the board). > > I've been rather disappointed. > > * It runs rather hot, ~25F more (128F on the side). > * Lack of battery info (runtime, charge capacity) > * Can't disable alarm permanently > * And more > > I know line-interactive units run warmer than standby so I use the RS > 500 units I have for comparison. > > Eaton's Intelligent power protector simply reports the battery as > "charging", but it never finishes. And it reported the charge capacity > as 13% and it was stuck at that. Also no runtime. > > Eaton replaced the unit. The replacement runs 5F cooler, so not much > improvement there, it probably just has a bit more spacing between the > transformer and the side. IPP still reports it as charging, but no > longer a charge capacity at all, still no runtime. > > I'm also finding no way to disable the alarm. Supporting remote clients > requires I can monitor the UPS stats by software without annoyance to > the Clients from constant beeping! I can disable the alarm even on lowly > APC ES units. > > Looks like the bcmxcp_usb isn't going to get me what I need, but I'm not > sure until I can see the output of upsc. > > _______________________________________________ > Nut-upsuser mailing list > Nut-upsuser at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser-- Eaton Opensource Team - http://opensource.eaton.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Kris, I'm completing Fred's answer on the "Back-story" side... 2012/5/13 Kris Jordan <nut.kj at sagebrushnetworks.com>:> Nut for Windows 2.6.3-3 + Eaton/PW 5110 (103004256-5591). > > I had to manually install libusb driver and I'm using bcmxcp_usb. > > upsd.exe is reporting to me "Out of memory". It will run, but once anything > connects to the daemon, it dies with that message. > > I don't have much experience with NUT yet so I'm not sure what the next > course of action is. I do have NUT for Windows working with a Tripp-Lite > unit (USB HID style). > > Thank you! > > --- > Back-story: > > I've been lead to believe that Eaton is a good Tier 2 UPS vendor (APC being > Tier 1). This microlink business with APC has been driving me away from > them. So I got what I thought would be a good alternative to my usual APC RS > 500's for desktop systems at our remote clients. It is an Eaton 5110 500VA > (103004256-5591). > > I also thought it would be a good brand because of what looked like great > support from NUT (green status across the board). > > I've been rather disappointed. > > * It runs rather hot, ~25F more (128F on the side). > * Lack of battery info (runtime, charge capacity) > * Can't disable alarm permanently > * And more > > I know line-interactive units run warmer than standby so I use the RS 500 > units I have for comparison. > > Eaton's Intelligent power protector simply reports the battery as > "charging", but it never finishes. And it reported the charge capacity as > 13% and it was stuck at that. Also no runtime. > > Eaton replaced the unit. The replacement runs 5F cooler, so not much > improvement there, it probably just has a bit more spacing between the > transformer and the side. IPP still reports it as charging, but no longer a > charge capacity at all, still no runtime. > > I'm also finding no way to disable the alarm. Supporting remote clients > requires I can monitor the UPS stats by software without annoyance to the > Clients from constant beeping! I can disable the alarm even on lowly APC ES > units. > > Looks like the bcmxcp_usb isn't going to get me what I need, but I'm not > sure until I can see the output of upsc.things that helps to understand Eaton position: - Eaton is composed of many acquired brands: Powerware, Best, Sola, Deltec, Phoenixtec, MGE, Fiskars, ... - the XCP protocol is from Powerware (previously called BCM, for Best Communication M???, AFAICT) - the SHUT and USB/HID protocols are from MGE, the division I came with, - before joining Eaton, I was working for MGE, concentrating my driver development efforts on MGE protocols (SHUT, USB/HID and SNMP), - XCP protocol is legacy, even if some units still sold on the market are using this protocol, - XCP is being replaced by SHUT (serial) and USB/HID, - NUT efforts in XCP support are (and will remain) higher than in IPP, - I've started to work on bcmxcp, but this needs almost a complete rewrite, - so bcmxcp is far from being as complete as mge-shut or usbhid-ups for Eaton devices... Note that it's not a justification, but more an explanation of the support / features differences between drivers supporting Eaton hardware. also note that I have an incomplete patch for bcmxcp that: - simplify the driver (remove redundancies), - add beeper.{disable,enable}, bypass.{start,stop}, load.on commands, - add battery.runtime.low setting, - checks for available commands and settings (incomplete). but I won't be able to complete this for 2.6.4, considering the actual late and the remaining TODO lists (and not only on NUT release) . Arnaud -- Linux / Unix Expert R&D - Eaton - http://powerquality.eaton.com Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org/ Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/