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...any Smart protocol (the original UPSLink protocol) > > But over the years it's been observed that APC has somewhat "fudged" on > the BackUPS UPSes. Newer ones did appear to implement the UPSlink > protocol over USB. > > Microlink protocol is officially only for APC SmartUPSes. Officially, > what your supposed to get with a BackUPS is dumb signalling only. But, > with the newer BackUPSes that have USB output, some seemed to act like > SmartUPSes even though they were not. > > APC has very much blurred the line on the model BN UPSes. These are the > A...

Hi Eric, sorry for the lag, summer time... I'm first seconding Charles comments 2014-07-09 12:31 GMT+02:00 Eric S. Raymond <esr at thyrsus.com>: > I think the time for me to get involved in NUT documentation has come > again. > welcome back > Late last week I had to buy a UPS under time pressure. The Eaton unit > that thus project gifted me with in 2006(?) died

...elease for your convenience. > > > > The mentioned patches are as well a reply for the question asked on the > > NUT mailing list when somebody asked why an older SmartUPS would not > > provide the same information as under apcupsd. Simple reason is that > > the older SmartUPSes (at least mine, SmartUPS-900 w. 7TD firmware) do > > not respond to the ^Z, a or b commands which are used to inquire what > > they support. > > > > > > I hope you'll find this useful. Cheers, > > Thomas Juerges > > > > > > --------...

I think the time for me to get involved in NUT documentation has come again. Late last week I had to buy a UPS under time pressure. The Eaton unit that thus project gifted me with in 2006(?) died during a severe thunderstorm watch, so it was off to MicroCenter to get a replacement pronto. I wound up buying an APC BN700MC. It was what they had in the performance range I needed. The removable