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DrMultic2015-02-08 11:33:26
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DrMultic, 2015-02-08 11:33:26

How can I remotely monitor the status of a UPS connected to USB?

There are 5 powerful UPSs (in different locations) that need to be controlled remotely, they have RS232 and USB outputs. There is no computer nearby, but there is a switch with the Internet.
How to make data read from the UPS via USB and broadcast to the network?
Required data:
UPS on/off.
the presence of voltage at the input/output the
value of voltage at the input/output
battery status
+ the ability to give a command to restart the UPS.

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Andrey Ermachenok, 2015-02-08
@eapeap

There are 5 powerful UPS

What? You can buy network modules with RG-45 for cool APCs.
For others, you can either do something with Arduino, or buy what you need from the assortment of www.netping.ru

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Armenian Radio, 2015-02-08
@gbg

  • there are off-the-shelf USB over IP devices
  • RS232 over IP ready devices exist
  • such a device can be made on the basis of a single-board computer
  • you can simply connect the UPS to a single board computer and monitor it, for example using NAGIOS.
  • Some switches (cisco) allow you to output bytes from a telnet session to an existing serial port.

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DrMultic, 2015-02-08
@DrMultic

No, not cool APCs.
let's say DNS SMART LCD EURO 1200VA UPS (although it is not very powerful, it can do what is required of it).

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MgmZog, 2015-02-08
@MgmZog

As already mentioned, there are many options. If you do it yourself, then you can do something like Raspberry Pi, connect to it via usb, put Network UPS Tools on it, and into the network. The problem I see is that usually cheap Chinese oops are able to give only the Online / On_battery state by usb. Therefore, it’s better to watch something serious with a built-in lan interface like APC, etc.

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