[CentOS] Need to test serial port connection

Thu Feb 26 23:14:31 UTC 2009
Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists at gmail.com>

On 2/26/09, Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am very curious now. I am going to get the Serial cable that came
> with the Nicomar Electronics (Bogota, Colombia) UPS we bought a few
> weeks ago, hook the UPS up to my box and try that SW. First in M$
> Windows and then in Linux.

Monitoring SW is working in M$ Windows. Now, I need to read their
documentation. :-)  33% load with this box and monitor. One graphic in
their Quick Reference guide I couldn't find, but frequently the SW
doesn't match the documentation. All of the UPS I have purchased over
the years have the capability, but this is the first one I've hooked
up.

I use CentOS 98% of the time and will try to install their Linux SW
over the weekend.

> If Anne's UPS didn't come with SW (or it's not downloadable) I would
> be very surprised. She should not need to reinvent the wheel. The idea
> of having the UPS shutdown the box, if the box is unattended, is very
> nice.    :-)

Anne: I think if your UPS doesn't have SW in the box it came in, or
available for Download, you should consider taking it back and
exchanging for a UPS that does. They should have it available for
Linux and other OS.  Lanny