usb ups NUT configuration (pfSense migration)

Started by bladedude, June 09, 2024, 06:03:37 PM

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June 09, 2024, 06:03:37 PM Last Edit: June 09, 2024, 06:31:41 PM by bladedude
Hi All,
Migrating from pfsense, and trying to get a USB attached APC ups to work. I've enabled the USBHID driver in UPS type, keeping default "port=auto" extra arguments. I've enabled NUT under general settings. Is there any other action? How do I verify this is working? How can I check UPS status?
Thanks

I didn't see anything on Nut diagnostics, but it seems I wasn't waiting long enough. Perhaps add notes to the page to indicate that diagnostics refreshes every 30 seconds.

NUT diagnostics:
battery.charge: 100
battery.charge.low: 10
battery.charge.warning: 50
battery.date: 2001/09/25
battery.mfr.date: 2015/05/10
battery.runtime: 680
battery.runtime.low: 120
battery.type: PbAc
battery.voltage: 27.0
battery.voltage.nominal: 24.0
device.mfr: American Power Conversion
device.model: Back-UPS NS1080G
device.serial: XXX 
device.type: ups
driver.debug: 0
driver.flag.allow_killpower: 0
driver.name: usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: auto
driver.state: quiet
driver.version: 2.8.2
driver.version.data: APC HID 0.100
driver.version.internal: 0.53
driver.version.usb: libusb-1.0.0 (API: 0x1000102)
input.sensitivity: medium
input.transfer.high: 142
input.transfer.low: 88
input.transfer.reason: input voltage out of range
input.voltage: 120.0
input.voltage.nominal: 120
ups.beeper.status: enabled
ups.delay.shutdown: 20
ups.firmware: 914.L2   .D
ups.firmware.aux: L2   
ups.load: 31
ups.mfr: American Power Conversion
ups.mfr.date: 2015/05/10
ups.model: Back-UPS NS1080G
ups.productid: 0002
ups.realpower.nominal: 650
ups.serial: XXX 
ups.status: OL
ups.test.result: No test initiated
ups.timer.reboot: 0
ups.timer.shutdown: -1
ups.vendorid: 051d

Are there any UPS options? I don't want opnsense box to shutdown immediately on UPS power, but wait 5 mins or until 50% UPS power is left.

There is an APCUPS pluggin, but I haven't worked with it to know if it will do what you want.