APC Smart-UPS - Revision history

Beard: /* Line Input Sensitivity */

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‎Line Input Sensitivity

2020-08-31T18:43:36Z

‎Line Input Sensitivity

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‎Hard Reset

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‎Hard Reset

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‎Manual Runtime Calibration

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‎Finding Your Serial Port

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‎Finding Your Serial Port

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‎Finding Your Serial Port

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‎Finding Your Serial Port

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‎Monitoring Using Apcupsd (Linux)

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 # From the terminal, choose the option <code>5) Program EEPROM</code>.
 # Choose the option <code>4) Change sensitivity</code>.
-# At the prompt "Enter new sensitivity:" enter either a capital "H" (high), "M" (medium), or "L" (low). It will take a few seconds.
+# At the prompt "Enter new sensitivity:" enter either a capital "H" (for high), "M" (for medium), or "L" (for low). It will take a few seconds.
 # You can now exit, start apcupsd again, and run the apcaccess command to confirm the change.

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 To change the sensitivity setting:
 # Connect your PC to the APC via serial or USB cable.
-# Stop the apcupsd service if it is running.
+# Stop the apcupsd service.
 # Run the command <code>sudo apctest</code>.
 # From the terminal, choose the option <code>5) Program EEPROM</code>.

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 # Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds.
 # Reconnect the batteries.
-# Plug the UPS into mains power.
+# Plug the UPS into the wall outlet.
 # Turn on the UPS.

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 # Turn the UPS off using the power button.
 # Unplug everything from the UPS (including any serial, USB, or network cables).
-# Unplug the UPS from mains power.
+# Unplug the UPS from the wall outlet.
 # Disconnect the batteries.
 # Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds.

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 = <html><a name="Manual_Runtime_Calibration"></a></html> Manual Runtime Calibration =
-This procedure is an alternative to the runtime calibration.
+This procedure is an alternative to the software runtime calibration.
 Procedure:

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 On the second line, the number N on the far left corresponds to <code>/dev/ttyUSBN</code>. Mine shows <code>0:</code> so I would use <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>. When you unplug the cable and plug it back in there's a chance that the number will change. I've also seen the number change when starting and stopping apcupsd, but I'm not sure of the cause.
-Another way you can do it, because USB serial devices only show up in /dev when they are connected, is to see which files appear when you plug in your device. Leave the cable unplugged from your computer, then run the command below. It will print a newline and pause. While it's paused plug in the cable then press Enter:
+Another way you can do it, because USB serial devices only show up in /dev when they are connected, is to see which files appear when you plug in your device. Leave the cable <b><i>unplugged</i></b> from your computer, then run the command below. It will print a newline and pause. While it's paused plug in the cable then press Enter:
 <source>
 diff <(ls /dev) <(read;ls /dev)|grep ">"

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 </source>
-You should look for the <code>port:</code> in the following output:
+You should see the following output:
 <pre class="out">
 usbserinfo:1.0 driver:2.0
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 </pre>
-On the second line, the number N at the very beginning of the line corresponds to <code>/dev/ttyUSBN</code>. Mine shows <code>0:</code> so I would use <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>. When you unplug the cable and plug it back in there's a chance that the number will change.
+On the second line, the number N on the far left corresponds to <code>/dev/ttyUSBN</code>. Mine shows <code>0:</code> so I would use <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>. When you unplug the cable and plug it back in there's a chance that the number will change.
 Another way you can do it, because USB serial devices only show up in /dev when they are connected, is to see which files appear when you plug in you device. Leave the cable unplugged from your computer, then run the command below. It will print a newline and pause. While it's paused plug in the cable then press Enter:

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 = Monitoring Using Apcupsd (Linux) =
-Apcupsd is an open source alternative to APC's PowerChute software for monitoring and configuring APC UPS devices. You can install it using you package manager. <i>Note: The following tutorials were performed on Debian-based Linux.</i>
+Apcupsd is an open source alternative to APC's PowerChute software for monitoring and configuring APC UPS devices. You can install it using your package manager. <i>Note: The following tutorials were performed on Debian-based Linux.</i>
 Install using apt-get: