[Nut-upsuser] help w/ Powerware Prestige 9

[Kipp Cannon]

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Kjell Claesson wrote:

> Hi Kipp, some followup on the last mail.
>
> I have checked up the manual of the ups.
> on http://www.powerware.com/Products/end_of_life_Manuals.asp
> Powerware 9 Prestige Series User's Guide 600 VA-1800 VA.
>
> To run it on LanSafe it should be set in printer mode, and
> the driver works like LanSafe. So check your communication
> settings on the ups.

Hi,

Thanks for this suggestion.  Unfortunately, I followed the instructions in 
the manual to put the UPS into "Printer Mode, 2400 Baud", and nothing 
changed.  I still get:

root% upsdrvctl -v start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.4
exec: /lib/nut/bcmxcp -a powerware
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.10 (2.0.4)

Connected to UPS on /dev/ttyS0 baudrate: 2400
Model = Powerware Prestige 1000VA
Firmware = 01.06
Shutdown delay =  120 seconds
Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!

Communications with UPS lost: Error executing command
Could not communicate with the ups: Success
Driver failed to start (exit status=1)


Am I supposed to use the same driver (bcmxcp), or am I supposed to try a 
different one?

 							-Kipp



>
> Regards
> Kjell
>
>
> mån 2006-09-18 klockan 22:58 -0500 skrev Kipp Cannon:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've got a Powerware Prestige 9 1kVA UPS that seems to not be working with
>> nut.  It's not in the current "supported hardware" list, but the old
>> bcmxcp page lists it as being a UPS that speaks that protocol.
>>
>> I have the following in my ups.conf
>>
>> [powerware]
>> driver = bcmxcp
>> port = /dev/ttyS0
>> desc = "Powerware Prestige 9 EXT"
>> baud_rate = 2400
>>
>> And when I start the driver I get
>>
>> root% upsdrvctl -v start
>> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.4
>> exec: /lib/nut/bcmxcp -a powerware
>> Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.10 (2.0.4)
>>
>> Connected to UPS on /dev/ttyS0 baudrate: 2400
>> Model = Powerware Prestige 1000VA
>> Firmware = 01.06
>> Shutdown delay =  120 seconds
>> Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!
>>
>> Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!
>>
>> Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): 9!!!
>>
>> Communications with UPS lost: Error executing command
>> Could not communicate with the ups: Success
>> Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>>
>>
>> So it's definitely talking to the UPS:  it gets the model number and
>> firmware revision, neither of which are things I've told it.  But then
>> there are errors and the driver finally gives up.
>>
>> Can anyone give me a hand getting this working?
>>
>>  							-Kipp
>>
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