-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:27:14PM +0200, g wrote: > Hi all, I want to get the power draw from a APC USB UPS. I have managed > to run apcusbd and apctest. But how to invoke these tools to get the > actual power draw in Watt x Ampere? > > I've found this page which describes how to read it via RS232 serial > port. > > https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/got-an-apc-smart-ups-measure-real- > power-with-it.55847/ > > But I dont't have such a port neither a cable.
It's most likely that the USB "appears" as a virtual serial port. Try the command "lsusb" on a console. The option "-v" makes it more verbose. Cheers - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAll5wqkACgkQBcgs9XrR2kaYvACePSp8iQ14cVcu/PqHNt9vV5g6 uIEAnjGSsqlcE+hHWtn9HV7SsldLiqUw =H773 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
