APC PowerChute for raspberry pi.

[sim_tcr]

Hello,

I have got a APC Back-UPS ES 500 and its got Data port (so that we can connect it to computer and do power management). APC provides a software named PowerChute for this purpose. I could find this software for windows only.
Is there any other software available for the same purpose which we can install in debian (raspbian)?

Thanks,
Simon Mandy

[terrycarlin]

There is an open source project to provide a PowerChute like program for APC UPS.
Link to source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/power/f ... 0.2.tar.gz

Check it out and see if it meets your requirements.

[sim_tcr]

There is an open source project to provide a PowerChute like program for APC UPS.
Link to source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/power/f ... 0.2.tar.gz

Check it out and see if it meets your requirements.

I downloaded that and extracted. Now I have a folder named powerd-2.0.2 and so many files under it (looks like source code). As usual I did 'make' and got error message "make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
How do install the program?

[pjc123]

A quick Google brings up apcupsd (UPS software for APC on armel Debian Squeeze, Wheezy or sid).

[terrycarlin]

There is an open source project to provide a PowerChute like program for APC UPS.
Link to source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/power/f ... 0.2.tar.gz

Check it out and see if it meets your requirements.

I downloaded that and extracted. Now I have a folder named powerd-2.0.2 and so many files under it (looks like source code). As usual I did 'make' and got error message "make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
How do install the program?

Standard open source method. cd into the source directory then:

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./configure
make install

The ./configure step sets up a make file that will work for your device.
The make install will build the software and install it.
After the install finishes, you can do a

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man powerd

to see how to use it.

[sim_tcr]

I found another one called apcupsd. opened new thread at http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 63&t=26695

[milhouse]

Hello,

I have got a APC Back-UPS ES 500 and its got Data port (so that we can connect it to computer and do power management). APC provides a software named PowerChute for this purpose. I could find this software for windows only.
Is there any other software available for the same purpose which we can install in debian (raspbian)?

Thanks,
Simon Mandy

Have you tried installing Network UPS Tools (apt-get install nut)? This should work with the ES 500 using the usbhid-ups driver.

NUT will monitor the status of the UPS over USB, and shut down the host device when the UPS switches to on battery and/or when the battery is low (typically 10% run time remaining, though this is configurable). Any other networked devices that are running the nut-client (there is a Windows version available) would be considered as slaves to the Pi UPS "master", and would be instructed by the Pi over the network to gracefully shutdown when required, so you can UPS protect multiple devices using NUT with your ES 500.

[milhouse]

I found another one called apcupsd. opened new thread at http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 63&t=26695

I'm guessing that's not the right link...

[sim_tcr]

I found another one called apcupsd. opened new thread at http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 63&t=26695

I'm guessing that's not the right link...

Cannot edit my original reply. Here is the correct one http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 63&t=26713

[pjc123]

I found another one called apcupsd.

Hello.......I told you about this yesterday.

[sim_tcr]

I found another one called apcupsd.

Hello.......I told you about this yesterday.

yes . I missed that post. thank you anyway.