On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:20:14PM +0300, Gregory Edigarov wrote: > Hello, everybody. > > A few days ago I've bought a new ups, as a replacement for my old one, which > got it's last way to junkyard. > The old one had RS232 порт, and the new one is an USB ups. > Trying different ways to connect it to OpenBSD, but everything I've tried > fails. > The UPS reports itself as: > > uhidev2 at uhub3 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "ATCL FOR UPS ATCL FOR > UPS" rev 2.00/0.00 addr 4 > uhidev2: iclass 3/0 > uhid2 at uhidev2: input=8, output=8, feature=0 > > I've connected it to Windows via USB, and installed software which came with > it, snooped the protocol, and I am dead sure it is an old and frayed > Megatec/Q1, which should work with blazer_usb driver from nut. But it isn't. > Seems I've tried nearly every option and allowed option combinations with no > result. > I cannot get you the usbdevs && usbhidctl right now, because I left it > connected to windows, and it is at home. > > So, my question is: could it the differences in usb stack between various > OSes, that are giving the trouble? Will try connect it to linux and NetBSD > later, but I am willing to solve the puzzle with OpenBSD.
Not sure if that is your issue, but just in case: the UPS tools (blazer_usb, upsd, ...) run as user "_ups". As such you need to ensure that the "_ups" user has access to the terminal interface -- e.g. /dev/ttyU0 . -- Antoine
