Nut upsuser - Oct 2012 - Setting up Apollo Line Interactive UPS on Ubuntu

Hi

Having followed this guide:
http://blog.shadypixel.com/monitoring-a-ups-with-nut-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux/and
seeing support for Apollo UPSes mentioned on the compatibility list
(genericups, type=4) I tried to set up Nut as follows.

OS: Ubuntu Server 12.04
Nut: 2.6.3 (I believe - from Ubuntu repos)

ups.conf:
> [apollo]
> driver = genericups
> upstype = 4
> port = /dev/ttyUSB0

Problem is that there is no ttyUSB0 device. UPS attaches to machine via USB
cable, and lsusb indicates that it is a Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial
cable.
> $ lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial

I have seen that the USB ports should be created by
> sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB0 c 188 0

but I am unsure how to get the Cypress converter to bind to this port, nor
how to get the port to be auto-created.

If I'm heading down the wrong path, please let me know, otherwise, please
point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Mike
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2012/10/18 Mike Raath <raathm at gmail.com>
> Hi

Hi Mike,

> Having followed this guide:
>
http://blog.shadypixel.com/monitoring-a-ups-with-nut-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux/and
seeing support for Apollo UPSes mentioned on the compatibility list
> (genericups, type=4) I tried to set up Nut as follows.
>
> OS: Ubuntu Server 12.04
> Nut: 2.6.3 (I believe - from Ubuntu repos)
>
> ups.conf:
>
>> [apollo]
>> driver = genericups
>> upstype = 4
>> port = /dev/ttyUSB0
>
>
> Problem is that there is no ttyUSB0 device. UPS attaches to machine via
> USB cable, and lsusb indicates that it is a Cypress Semiconductor USB to
> Serial cable.
>
>> $ lsusb
>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial
>
>
try using this in ups.conf:
[apollo]
    driver = blazer_usb
    port = auto

start the driver using:
$ /lib/nut/blazer_usb -u root -DDDDD -a apollo

let the driver run for a couple of minutes, then Ctrl+C, and send back the
output in compressed form.

cheers,
Arnaud
-- 
Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org
Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org
Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.fr
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Hope I let it run for long enough - compressed output attached.

On 18 October 2012 22:15, Arnaud Quette <aquette.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 2012/10/18 Mike Raath <raathm at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi
>
>
> Hi Mike,
>
>
>> Having followed this guide:
>>
http://blog.shadypixel.com/monitoring-a-ups-with-nut-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux/and
seeing support for Apollo UPSes mentioned on the compatibility list
>> (genericups, type=4) I tried to set up Nut as follows.
>>
>> OS: Ubuntu Server 12.04
>> Nut: 2.6.3 (I believe - from Ubuntu repos)
>>
>> ups.conf:
>>
>>> [apollo]
>>> driver = genericups
>>> upstype = 4
>>> port = /dev/ttyUSB0
>>
>>
>> Problem is that there is no ttyUSB0 device. UPS attaches to machine via
>> USB cable, and lsusb indicates that it is a Cypress Semiconductor USB
to
>> Serial cable.
>>
>>> $ lsusb
>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to
Serial
>>
>>
> try using this in ups.conf:
> [apollo]
>     driver = blazer_usb
>     port = auto
>
> start the driver using:
> $ /lib/nut/blazer_usb -u root -DDDDD -a apollo
>
> let the driver run for a couple of minutes, then Ctrl+C, and send back the
> output in compressed form.
>
> cheers,
> Arnaud
> --
> Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org
> Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org
> Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.fr
>
>
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