NUTDRV_QX(8)                      NUT Manual                      NUTDRV_QX(8)



NAME
       nutdrv_qx - Driver for Q* protocol serial and USB based UPS equipment

NOTE
       This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the
       nutdrv_qx driver. For information about the core driver, see
       nutupsdrv(8).

SUPPORTED HARDWARE
       The nutdrv_qx driver is known to work with various UPSes from Blazer,
       Energy Sistem, Fenton Technologies, General Electric, Mustek, Voltronic
       Power (rebranded by many, many - have I said many? - others.. Long
       story short: if your UPS came with a software called Viewpower, chances
       are high that it works with this driver with one of the voltronic*
       protocols or with the mecer one) and many others.

       The NUT compatibility table lists all the known supported models. Keep
       in mind, however, that other models not listed there may also be
       supported, but haven't been tested.

       All devices with a serial interface and many with a USB interface are
       supported.

EXTRA ARGUMENTS
       You may need to override or provide defaults for some values, depending
       on the make and model of your UPS.

       The following are the ones that most likely will need changing (see
       ups.conf(5)):

       ondelay = value
           Time to wait before switching on the UPS (seconds). This value is
           truncated to units of 60 seconds.

           Note that a value below 3 minutes, may cause earlier firmware
           versions to not switch on automatically, so it defaults to 3
           minutes (i.e. 180 seconds).

           This option provides a default value for ups.delay.start that will
           then be used by the driver in the automatic shutdown sequence (i.e.
           calling the driver with the -k option, calling upsdrvctl(8) with
           the shutdown option or when the FSD flag is set and upsmon(8)
           enters its shutdown sequence): however you can change this value
           `on the fly' for the actual session, only for the use with instant
           commands, setting ups.delay.start with upsrw(8).

       offdelay = value
           Time to wait before shutting down the UPS (seconds). This value is
           truncated to units of 6 seconds (less than 60 seconds) or 60
           seconds (more than 60 seconds). Defaults to 30 seconds.

           This option provides a default value for ups.delay.shutdown that
           will then be used by the driver in the automatic shutdown sequence
           (i.e. calling the driver with the -k option, calling upsdrvctl(8)
           with the shutdown option or when the FSD flag is set and upsmon(8)
           enters its shutdown sequence): however you can change this value
           `on the fly' for the actual session, only for the use with instant
           commands, setting ups.delay.shutdown with upsrw(8).

       stayoff
           If you set stayoff in ups.conf(5) when FSD arises the UPS will call
           a shutdown.stayoff shutting down after ups.delay.shutdown seconds
           and won't return (see KNOWN PROBLEMS), otherwise (standard
           behaviour) the UPS will call shutdown.return shutting down after
           ups.delay.shutdown seconds and then turn on after ups.delay.start
           seconds (if mains meanwhile returned).

       protocol = string
           Skip autodetection of the protocol to use and only use the one
           specified. Supported values: bestups, mecer, megatec, megatec/old,
           mustek, q1, voltronic, voltronic-qs, voltronic-qs-hex and zinto.

           Note that if you end up using the q1 protocol, you may want to give
           a try to the mecer, megatec and zinto ones setting the
           novendor/norating flags (only one, or both).

       pollfreq = value
           Set polling frequency, in seconds, to reduce the data flow. Between
           two polling requests the driver will do `quick polls' dealing just
           with ups.status. The default value is 30 (in seconds).

       If your UPS doesn't report either battery.charge or battery.runtime you
       may want to add the following ones in order to have guesstimated
       values:

       default.battery.voltage.high = value
           Maximum battery voltage that is reached after about 12 to 24 hours
           charging. If you want the driver to report a guesstimated
           battery.charge, you need to specify this (see BATTERY CHARGE).

       default.battery.voltage.low = value
           Minimum battery voltage just before the UPS automatically shuts
           down. If you want the driver to report a guesstimated
           battery.charge, you need to specify this (see BATTERY CHARGE).

       default.battery.voltage.nominal = value,
       override.battery.voltage.nominal = value
           Some devices show a wrong nominal battery voltage (or none at all),
           so you may need to override or set a default value.

       override.battery.packs = value
           Some devices report a part of the total battery voltage. For
           instance, if battery.voltage.nominal is 24 V, but it reports a
           battery.voltage of around 2 V, the number of battery.packs to
           correct this reading would be 12. The driver will attempt to detect
           this automatically, but if this fails somehow, you may want to
           override this value.

       runtimecal = value,value,value,value
           Parameter used in the (optional) runtime estimation. This takes two
           runtimes at different loads. Typically, this uses the runtime at
           full load and the runtime at half load. For instance, if your UPS
           has a rated runtime of 240 seconds at full load and 720 seconds at
           half load, you would enter

               runtimecal = 240,100,720,50

           The first load should always be higher than the second. If you have
           values available for loads other than 100 and 50 % respectively,
           you can use those too, but keep them spaced apart as far as
           reasonably possible. Just don't get too close to no load
           (prediction of runtime depends more on idle load for the battery
           then).

       chargetime = value
           The time needed to fully recharge the battery after being fully
           discharged. If not specified, the driver defaults to 43200 seconds
           (12 hours). Only used if runtimecal is also specified.

       idleload = value
           Minimum battery load used by the driver to estimate the runtime. If
           not specified, the driver defaults to 10%. Only used if runtimecal
           is also specified.

   BESTUPS, MECER, MEGATAEC, MEGATEC/OLD, MUSTEK, Q1, VOLTRONIC-QS,
       VOLTRONIC-QS-HEX, ZINTO PROTOCOLS
       ignoresab
           Some UPSes incorrectly report the `Shutdown Active' bit as always
           on, consequently making the driver believe the UPS is nearing a
           shutdown (and, as a result, ups.status always contains FSD... and
           you know what this means). Setting this flag will make the driver
           ignore the `Shutdown Active' bit.

   MECER, MEGATAEC, MEGATEC/OLD, MUSTEK, ZINTO PROTOCOLS
       ondelay
           The acceptable range is 0..599940 seconds.

       offdelay
           The acceptable range is 12..600 seconds.

       norating
           Some UPSes will lock up if you attempt to read rating information
           from them. Setting this flag will make the driver skip this step.

       novendor
           Some UPSes will lock up if you attempt to read vendor information
           from them. Setting this flag will make the driver skip this step.

   BESTUPS PROTOCOL
       ondelay
           The acceptable range is 60..599940 seconds.

       offdelay
           The acceptable range is 12..5940 seconds.

       pins_shutdown_mode = value
           Set shutdown mode functionality of Pin 1 and Pin 7 on the UPS DB9
           communication port (Per Best Power's EPS-0059) to value [0..6].

   Q1 PROTOCOL
       ondelay
           The acceptable range is 0..599940 seconds.

       offdelay
           The acceptable range is 12..600 seconds.

   VOLTRONIC-QS, VOLTRONIC-QS-HEX PROTOCOLS
       ondelay
           The acceptable range is 60..599940 seconds.

       offdelay
           The acceptable range is 12..540 seconds.

   VOLTRONIC PROTOCOL
       The following options are supported only by the voltronic protocol. Not
       all of them are available on all the UPSes supported by this protocol.

       ondelay
           The acceptable range is 0..599940 seconds.

       offdelay
           The acceptable range is 12..5940 seconds.

       battery_number = value
           Set number of batteries that make a pack to value [1..9]. This
           setting will change the charge and runtime estimation reported by
           the UPS.

       output_phase_angle = value
           Changes output phase angle to the provided value [000, 120, 180,
           240]o.

       UPS CAPABILITY SETTINGS
           reset_to_default
               Reset capability options and their voltage and frequency limits
               to safe default values. (Doable only when the UPS is in Standby
               Mode)

               Note that setting this option will reset also ups.start.auto,
               battery.protection, battery.energysave, ups.start.battery,
               outlet.0.switchable, input.transfer.high, input.transfer.low,
               input.frequency.high and input.frequency.low.

           These UPSes can be fine-tuned to suit your needs enabling or
           disabling the following options (the driver should tell you which
           one the UPS is capable of on startup: the settable ones will be
           reported either ar enabled or disabled in the logs):

           alarm_control = string
               Enable or disable alarm (BEEP!) [enabled/disabled]. Settable
               also `on the fly' with beeper.enable and beeper.disable instant
               commands.

           bypass_alarm = string
               Enable or disable alarm (BEEP!) at Bypass Mode
               [enabled/disabled].

           battery_alarm = string
               Enable or disable alarm (BEEP!) at Battery Mode
               [enabled/disabled].

           bypass_when_off = string
               Enable or disable bypass when the UPS is Off
               [enabled/disabled]. If enabled, AC will directly provide power
               to connected devices when the UPS is off.

           bypass_forbidding = string
               Enable or disable Bypass Forbidding [enabled/disabled]. If
               enabled, the UPS will not transfer to bypass mode under any
               condition.

           converter_mode = string
               Enable or disable Converter Mode [enabled/disabled]. When input
               frequency is within 40 Hz to 70 Hz, the UPS can be set at a
               constant output frequency, 50 Hz or 60 Hz. The UPS will still
               charge battery under this mode.

           eco_mode = string
               Enable or disable ECO Mode [enabled/disabled]. When input
               voltage/frequency are within acceptable range, the UPS will
               bypass voltage to output for energy saving. PFC and INVERTER
               are still active at this mode. Settable also `on the fly' with
               bypass.start and bypass.stop instant commands.

           advanced_eco_mode = string
               Enable or disable Advanced ECO Mode [enabled/disabled]. When
               input voltage/frequency are within acceptable range, the UPS
               will bypass voltage to output for energy saving. PFC and
               INVERTER are off at this mode.

           battery_open_status_check = string
               Enable or disable Battery Open Status Check [enabled/disabled].
               If enabled, when the UPS is turned on, it will check if the
               battery is connected or not.

           site_fault_detection = string
               Enable or disable site fault detection [enabled/disabled]. If
               enabled, the UPS will beep when the input neutral and hot wires
               are reversed.

           constant_phase_angle = string
               Enable or disable Constant Phase Angle Function (output and
               input phase angles are not equal) [enabled/disabled].

           limited_runtime_on_battery = string
               Enable or disable limited runtime on battery mode
               [enabled/disabled].

       BYPASS MODE VOLTAGE/FREQUENCY LIMITS
           Variables to fine-tune voltage and frequency limits for Bypass
           mode. These limits are reset to safe default values by
           reset_to_default.

           If AC voltage and frequency are within acceptable range, Bypass
           mode will be used (If the UPS is capable of and it's enabled).

           Since these values are device-specific, if your UPS support them,
           you will get their settable limits printed in the logs on startup.

           max_bypass_volt = value
               Maximum voltage for Bypass Mode (V).

           min_bypass_volt = value
               Minimum voltage for Bypass Mode (V).

           max_bypass_freq = value
               Maximum frequency for Bypass Mode (Hz).

           min_bypass_freq = value
               Minimum frequency for Bypass Mode (Hz).

       OPTIONS SPECIFIC FOR P31 UPSES
           The following options are available only on P31 UPSes.

           work_range_type = string
               Device grid working range for P31 UPSes [Appliance/UPS].

       TESTING
           This protocol comes with a couple of functions that are not enabled
           by default because of the lack of knowledge of some part of the
           communication protocol used by these UPSes by your friendly
           neighborhood developer. Since these functions are supposed to be
           queries to the UPS for some kind of informations, they should not
           make your UPS go boom. So if you are brave enough to risk your UPS
           and attached devices' life to help the developers, this will be
           very appreciated.. Do it at your own risk.

           testing
               If invoked the driver will exec also commands that still need
               testing.

   SERIAL INTERFACE ONLY
       cablepower = string
           By default the driver will set DTR and clear RTS (normal). If you
           find that your UPS isn't detected or the communication with the UPS
           is unreliable, you may try if clear DTR and set RTS (reverse), set
           DTR and RTS (both) or clear DTR and RTS (none) improves this
           situation.

   USB INTERFACE ONLY
       port = string
           You must set value to auto.

       vendorid = regex, productid = regex, vendor = regex, product = regex,
       serial = regex
           Select a specific UPS, in case there is more than one connected via
           USB. Each option specifies an extended regular expression (see
           regex(7)) that must match the UPS's entire vendor/product/serial
           string (minus any surrounding whitespace), or the whole 4-digit
           hexadecimal code for vendorid and productid. Try -DD for finding
           out the strings to match.

           Examples:

           o   -x vendor="Foo.Corporation.*"

           o   -x vendorid=051d* (APC)

           o   -x product=".*(Smart|Back)-?UPS.*"

       bus = regex
           Select a UPS on a specific USB bus or group of busses. The argument
           is a regular expression that must match the bus name where the UPS
           is connected (e.g.  bus="002", bus="00[2-3]").

       subdriver = string
           Select a serial-over-USB subdriver to use. You have a choice
           between cypress, fabula, fuji, ippon, krauler, phoenix and sgs.
           When using this option, it is mandatory to also specify the
           vendorid and productid.

       langid_fix = value
           Apply the language ID workaround to the krauler subdriver. This is
           mandatory for some devices to work (LDLC, Dynamix and others). You
           must provide value (0x409 or 0x4095), according to your device
           entry in NUT hardware compatibility list (HCL).

       IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
           fabula subdriver
               This subdriver, meant to be used with the megatec protocol,
               does not support the various test.battery commands. Plus, the
               shutdown.return command ignores the values set in
               ups.delay.start/ondelay and makes the UPS turn on the load as
               soon as power is back.

           fuji subdriver
               This subdriver, meant to be used with the megatec protocol,
               does not support the shutdown.stayoff and load.off commands.
               Plus, the shutdown.return command ignores the values set in
               ups.delay.start/ondelay and makes the UPS turn on the load as
               soon as power is back.

           krauler subdriver
               This subdriver, meant to be used with the megatec protocol,
               does not support the shutdown commands, i.e.: shutdown.return,
               shutdown.stayoff and load.off.

UPS COMMANDS
       This driver supports some instant commands (see upscmd(8)):

       beeper.toggle
           Toggle the UPS beeper. (Not available on some hardware)

       load.on
           Turn on the load immediately. (Not available on some hardware)

       load.off
           Turn off the load immediately (see KNOWN PROBLEMS).

       shutdown.return
           Turn off the load and return when power is back. Uses the timers
           defined by ups.delay.start and ups.delay.shutdown.

       shutdown.stayoff
           Turn off the load and remain off (see KNOWN PROBLEMS). Uses the
           timer defined by ups.delay.shutdown.

       shutdown.stop
           Stop a shutdown in progress.

       test.battery.start.deep
           Perform a long battery test. (Not available on some hardware)

       test.battery.start.quick
           Perform a quick (10 second) battery test.

       test.battery.stop
           Stop a running battery test. (Not available on some hardware)

   BESTUPS, MECER, MEGATEC, MEGATEC/OLD, MUSTEK, Q1, ZINTO PROTOCOLS
       test.battery.start value
           Perform a battery test for the duration of value seconds (truncated
           to 60 seconds) [60..5940].

       VOLTRONIC POWER P98 UNITS (WITH MECER PROTOCOL)
           test.battery.start value
               Perform a battery test for the duration of value seconds
               (truncated to 60 seconds) [12..5940]. This value is truncated
               to units of 6 seconds (less than 60 seconds) or 60 seconds
               (more than 60 seconds).

   VOLTRONIC PROTOCOL
       The following instant commands are available for the voltronic
       protocol. Not all of them are available on all the UPSes supported by
       this protocol.

       beeper.enable
           Enable the UPS beeper.

       beeper.disable
           Disable the UPS beeper.

       test.battery.start value
           Perform a battery test for the duration of value seconds
           [12..5940]. This value is truncated to units of 6 seconds (less
           than 60 seconds) or 60 seconds (more than 60 seconds).

       outlet.1.load.off
           Turn off outlet 1 load immediately.

       outlet.1.load.on
           Turn on outlet 1 load immediately.

       outlet.2.load.off
           Turn off outlet 2 load immediately.

       outlet.2.load.on
           Turn on outlet 2 load immediately.

       outlet.3.load.off
           Turn off outlet 3 load immediately.

       outlet.3.load.on
           Turn on outlet 3 load immediately.

       outlet.4.load.off
           Turn off outlet 4 load immediately.

       outlet.4.load.on
           Turn on outlet 4 load immediately.

       bypass.start
           Put the UPS in ECO Mode.

       bypass.stop
           Take the UPS out of ECO Mode.

BATTERY CHARGE
       Due to popular demand, this driver will report a guesstimated
       battery.charge and optionally battery.runtime, provided you specified a
       couple of the EXTRA ARGUMENTS listed above.

       If you specify both battery.voltage.high and battery.voltage.low in
       ups.conf(5), but don't enter runtimecal, it will guesstimate the state
       of charge by looking at the battery voltage alone. This is not reliable
       under load, as this only gives reasonably accurate readings if you
       disconnect the load, let the battery rest for a couple of minutes and
       then measure the open cell voltage. This just isn't practical if the
       power went out and the UPS is providing power for your systems.

                                battery.voltage - battery.voltage.low
           battery.charge =  ------------------------------------------ x 100 %
                             battery.voltage.high - battery.voltage.low

       There is a way to get better readings without disconnecting the load
       but this requires one to keep track on how much (and how fast) current
       is going in and out of the battery. If you specified the runtimecal,
       the driver will attempt to do this. Note however, that this heavily
       relies on the values you enter and that the UPS must be able to report
       the load as well. There are quite a couple of devices that report 0 %
       (or any other fixed value) at all times, in which case this obviously
       doesn't work.

       The driver also has no way of determining the degradation of the
       battery capacity over time, so you'll have to deal with this yourself
       (by adjusting the values in runtimecal). Also note that the driver
       guesses the initial state of charge based on the battery voltage, so
       this may be less than 100 %, even when you are certain that they are
       full. There is just no way to reliably measure this between 0 and 100 %
       full charge.

       This is better than nothing (but not by much). If any of the above
       calculations is giving you incorrect readings, you are the one that put
       in the values in ups.conf(5), so don't complain with the author. If you
       need something better, buy a UPS that reports battery.charge and
       battery.runtime all by itself without the help of a NUT driver.

NOTES FOR THE PREVIOUS USER OF MEGATEC DRIVERS
       The nutdrv_qx driver having replaced the megatec ones, some
       configuration changes may be required by users switching to nutdrv_qx.

       Part of this, the following megatec options, in ups.conf(5), have to be
       changed:

       battvolts
           You need to use default.battery.voltage.high and
           default.battery.voltage.low

       dtr and rts
           You need to use cablepower

       ignoreoff
           This parameter can simply be discarded, since it was a wrong
           understanding of the specification.

NOTES FOR THE PREVIOUS USER OF BLAZER DRIVERS
       The nutdrv_qx driver having replaced the blazer ones, some
       configuration changes may be required by users switching to nutdrv_qx.

       Part of this, the following blazer options, in ups.conf(5), have to be
       changed:

       ondelay
           While the previous blazer drivers expected minutes, the new
           nutdrv_qx driver wants seconds.

       The following instant command has also been changed:

       test.battery.start value
           While the old blazer drivers expected a value in minutes, the
           nutdrv_qx driver wants a value in seconds.

NOTES FOR THE PREVIOUS USER OF BESTUPS DRIVER
       The nutdrv_qx driver having replaced the bestups one, some
       configuration changes may be required by users switching to nutdrv_qx.

       Part of this, the following bestups options, in ups.conf(5), are no
       longer supported by this driver:

       nombattvolt, battvoltmult
           See BATTERY CHARGE.

       ID
           Discarded.

NOTES FOR THE PREVIOUS USER OF VOLTRONIC DRIVERS
       The nutdrv_qx driver having replaced the voltronic ones, some
       configuration changes may be required by users switching to nutdrv_qx.

       Part of this, the following voltronic options, in ups.conf(5), have to
       be changed:

       ondelay
           While the previous voltronic drivers expected minutes, the new
           nutdrv_qx driver wants seconds. It no longer defaults to 0 minutes
           but to 3 minutes (i.e. 180 seconds) for compatibility with the
           users switching from the old blazer drivers.

       battnumb
           This option has been renamed to battery_number.

       The following options are no longer supported by this driver, you can
       now change them more conveniently `on the fly' calling upsrw(8) with
       the appropriate NUT variable - provided that your UPS supports them.







       battpacks            a battery.packs

                            Set number of battery
                            packs in parallel [1..99].
                            This setting will change
                            the charge and runtime
                            estimation reported by the
                            UPS.

       battlow              a battery.voltage.low

                            Set minimum battery
                            voltage just before the
                            UPS automatically shuts
                            down. This setting will
                            change the charge and
                            runtime estimation
                            reported by the UPS.

       auto_reboot          a ups.start.auto

                            Enable or disable auto
                            reboot [enabled/disabled].
                            If enabled, the UPS will
                            auto recover when AC power
                            returns.

       battery_protection   a battery.protection

                            Enable or disable battery
                            deep discharge protection
                            [enabled/disabled].

       energy_saving        a battery.energysave

                            Enable or disable Green
                            power function
                            [enabled/disabled]. If
                            enabled, for energy
                            saving, the UPS will auto
                            off when there is no load.

       cold_start           a ups.start.battery

                            Enable or disable Cold
                            Start [enabled/disabled].
                            If enabled, the UPS can be
                            turned on also if AC is
                            not connected to the UPS.

















       outlet_control       a outlet.0.switchable

                            Enable or disable
                            programmable outlets
                            control at battery mode
                            [enabled/disabled]. If
                            enabled, the UPS will cut
                            off programmable outlets
                            after backup time (set
                            through
                            outlet.{1,2,3,4}.delay.shutdown)
                            arrives. If disabled, the
                            UPS will provide
                            continuous power to
                            programmable outlets until
                            the battery is running
                            out.

       max_eco_volt         a input.transfer.high

                            Maximum voltage for ECO Mode
                            (V). If AC voltage is within
                            acceptable range, ECO mode will
                            be used (If the UPS is capable
                            of and it's enabled).

       min_eco_volt         a input.transfer.low

                            Minimum voltage for ECO Mode
                            (V). If AC voltage is within
                            acceptable range, ECO mode will
                            be used (If the UPS is capable
                            of and it's enabled).

       max_eco_freq         a input.frequency.high

                            Maximum frequency for ECO Mode
                            (Hz). If AC frequency is within
                            acceptable range, ECO mode will
                            be used (If the UPS is capable
                            of and it's enabled).

       min_eco_freq         a input.frequency.low

                            Minimum frequency for ECO Mode
                            (Hz). If AC frequency is within
                            acceptable range, ECO mode will
                            be used (If the UPS is capable
                            of and it's enabled).

       outlet1_delay        a outlet.1.delay.shutdown

                            Delay time before programmable
                            outlet 1 shuts down the load
                            when on battery mode [0..59940]
                            (seconds).

       outlet2_delay        a outlet.2.delay.shutdown

                            Delay time before programmable
                            outlet 2 shuts down the load
                            when on battery mode [0..59940]
                            (seconds).



       outlet3_delay        a outlet.3.delay.shutdown

                            Delay time before programmable
                            outlet 3 shuts down the load
                            when on battery mode [0..59940]
                            (seconds).

       outlet4_delay        a outlet.4.delay.shutdown

                            Delay time before programmable
                            outlet 4 shuts down the load
                            when on battery mode [0..59940]
                            (seconds).

       batt_type            a battery.type

                            Battery type (for P31 UPSes
                            only) [Li/Flooded/AGM].


KNOWN PROBLEMS
       Some UPS commands aren't supported by all models. In most cases, the
       driver will send a message to the system log when the user tries to
       execute an unsupported command. Unfortunately, some models don't even
       provide a way for the driver to check for this, so the unsupported
       commands will silently fail.

       Both the load.off and shutdown.stayoff instant commands are meant to
       turn the load off indefinitely. However, some UPS models don't allow
       this.

       Some models report a bogus value for the beeper status (will always be
       enabled or disabled). So, the beeper.toggle command may appear to have
       no effect in the status reported by the driver when, in fact, it is
       working fine.

       The temperature and load value is known to be bogus in some models.

   VOLTRONIC-QS UNITS
       Both load.off and shutdown.stayoff instant commands are known to work
       as expected (i.e. turn the load off indefinitely) only if mains is
       present, otherwise, as soon as mains returns the load will be powered.

       After issuing a shutdown.return instant command, the UPS won't wait
       ondelay before powering on the load, provided the following conditions
       are met:

       o   if the load has been previously (no matter how long before) powered
           off through load.off/shutdown.stayoffand powered on through
           load.on/shutdown.stopand

       o   if AC wasn't cut after issuing the load.off/shutdown.stayoff (i.e.
           the UPS didn't turn itself off) and

       o   if there's a power outage after issuing the shutdown.return command

       In this case, as soon as mains returns the load will be powered.

   VOLTRONIC-QS-HEX UNITS
       shutdown.return, load.off, and shutdown.stayoff instant commands are
       known to work as expected only if mains is present, otherwise, as soon
       as mains returns the load will be powered.

UPS WARNINGS (VOLTRONIC PROTOCOL)
       The UPSes supported by voltronic protocol report warnings through a
       64bit flag (bit1bit2...bit63bit64) where 1 means that a warning arose,
       while 0 means no warning. Since more than one warning at a time can be
       signaled, and because of the limited space in the ups.alarm variable,
       if the length of the warnings exceeds that of ups.alarms variable, they
       will be reported as bits. If you want to know the explanation of that
       bit you can either watch the log or see the next table (unlisted bits
       equal to unknown warnings).

       Table 1. UPS Warnings for voltronic UPSes
       +---+----------------------------+
       | # | Corresponding Warning      |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 1 | Battery disconnected       |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 2 | Neutral not connected      |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 3 | Site fault                 |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 4 | Phase sequence incorrect   |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 5 | Phase sequence incorrect   |
       |   | in bypass                  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 6 | Input frequency unstable   |
       |   | in bypass                  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 7 | Battery overcharged        |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 8 | Low battery                |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       | 9 | Overload alarm             |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |10 | Fan alarm                  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |11 | EPO enabled                |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |12 | Unable to turn on UPS      |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |13 | Over temperature alarm     |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |14 | Charger alarm              |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |15 | Remote auto shutdown       |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |16 | L1 input fuse not working  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |17 | L2 input fuse not working  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |18 | L3 input fuse not working  |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |19 | Positive PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L1                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |20 | Negative PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L1                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |21 | Positive PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L2                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |22 | Negative PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L2                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |23 | Positive PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L3                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |24 | Negative PFC abnormal in   |
       |   | L3                         |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |25 | Abnormal in CAN-bus        |
       |   | communication              |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |26 | Abnormal in synchronous    |
       |   | signal circuit             |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |27 | Abnormal in synchronous    |
       |   | pulse signal circuit       |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |28 | Abnormal in host signal    |
       |   | circuit                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |29 | Male connector of parallel |
       |   | cable not connected well   |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |30 | Female connector of        |
       |   | parallel cable not         |
       |   | connected well             |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |31 | Parallel cable not         |
       |   | connected well             |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |32 | Battery connection not     |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |33 | AC connection not          |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |34 | Bypass connection not      |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |35 | UPS model types not        |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |36 | Capacity of UPSs not       |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |37 | Auto restart setting not   |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |38 | Battery cell over charge   |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |39 | Battery protection setting |
       |   | not consistent in parallel |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |40 | Battery detection setting  |
       |   | not consistent in parallel |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |41 | Bypass not allowed setting |
       |   | not consistent in parallel |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |42 | Converter setting not      |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |43 | High loss point for        |
       |   | frequency in bypass mode   |
       |   | not consistent in parallel |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |44 | Low loss point for         |
       |   | frequency in bypass mode   |
       |   | not consistent in parallel |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |45 | High loss point for        |
       |   | voltage in bypass mode not |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |46 | Low loss point for voltage |
       |   | in bypass mode not         |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |47 | High loss point for        |
       |   | frequency in AC mode not   |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |48 | Low loss point for         |
       |   | frequency in AC mode not   |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |49 | High loss point for        |
       |   | voltage in AC mode not     |
       |   | consistent in parallel     |
       |   | systems                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |50 | Low loss point for voltage |
       |   | in AC mode not consistent  |
       |   | in parallel systems        |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |51 | Warning for locking in     |
       |   | bypass mode after 3        |
       |   | consecutive overloads      |
       |   | within 30 min              |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |52 | Warning for three-phase AC |
       |   | input current unbalance    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |53 | Warning for a three-phase  |
       |   | input current unbalance    |
       |   | detected in battery mode   |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |54 | Warning for Inverter       |
       |   | inter-current unbalance    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |55 | Programmable outlets cut   |
       |   | off pre-alarm              |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |56 | Warning for Battery        |
       |   | replace                    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |57 | Abnormal warning on input  |
       |   | phase angle                |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |58 | Warning!! Cover of         |
       |   | maintain switch is open    |
       +---+----------------------------+
       |   |                            |
       |62 | EEPROM operation error     |
       +---+----------------------------+

AUTHORS
       Daniele Pezzini <hyouko@gmail.com>, Arnaud Quette
       <arnaud.quette@gmail.com>, John Stamp <kinsayder@hotmail.com>, Peter
       Selinger <selinger@users.sourceforge.net>, Arjen de Korte
       <adkorte-guest@alioth.debian.org>, Alexander Gordeev
       <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su>

SEE ALSO
       blazer_ser(8), blazer_usb(8), nutupsdrv(8), ups.conf(5), upsc(8),
       upscmd(8), upsdrvctl(8), upsmon(8), upsrw(8)

   Internet Resources:
       The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/

       The NUT HCL: http://www.networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html



Network UPS Tools 2.7.3.          03/09/2016                      NUTDRV_QX(8)
