[Nut-upsuser] BlueWalker Powerwalker VI Line-Interactive UPS

Michael Helmling supermihi at web.de
Wed Sep 20 12:14:05 UTC 2006


Excellent, it works with megatec and /dev/ttyS0. Thank you very much! Someone 
could add that to the hardware database.

Please let me know if I can provide you with any information that might help 
to get the USB interface working, too.

On Wednesday 20 September 2006 13:19, Carlos Rodrigues wrote:
> Try using the serial connection and then the "powermust" or "megatec" 
drivers.
> 
> On 9/20/06, Michael Helmling <supermihi at web.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a small home-use UPS for my home server from powerwalker
> > 
(http://powerwalker.com/de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=63&Itemid=106
> > sorry I only found a german version).
> >
> > It has a USB and a serial connector. lsusb lists it as "06da:0003 
Phoenixtec
> > Power Co., Ltd", in /proc/bus/usb/devices it sais "Manufacturer=OMRON"
> > and "Product=USB UPS".
> >
> > The devices isn't listed at the nut homepage, so I started to try the usb
> > drivers. With bcmxcp_usb I get some response:
> >
> > # /etc/init.d/upsdrv start
> >  * Starting UPS drivers ...
> > Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.3
> > Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.10 (2.0.3)
> >
> > Can't open POWERWARE USB device, retrying ...
> > Can't open POWERWARE USB device, retrying ...
> >
> > So it seems to be recognized as Powerware device. Permissions shouldn't be 
the
> > problem, as I updated them and also
> > # upsdrvctl -u root start
> >
> > gives me the same result.
> >
> > I also tried the bestups serial driver, but without luck (do I need some
> > special kernel options for the serial device? Never used that one before).
> >
> > Using nut-2.0.4-r1, the latest in Gentoo portage.
> >
> > I you know any help, I'd appreciate that. However this is only a home-size
> > not-at-all critical thing, so I could live with a 'we've got more serious
> > business to do.' ;)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Michael
> >
> >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Carlos Rodrigues
> 
> 
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