User's Manual UPS control system

2003-07-07 11:19:21 apctest 3.10.6 (07 July 2003) redhat
Checking configuration ...
Attached to driver: apcsmart
sharenet.type = DISABLE
cable.type = CUSTOM_SMART
You are using a SMART cable type, so I’m entering SMART test mode
mode.type = SMART
Setting up serial port ...
Creating serial port lock file ...
Hello, this is the apcupsd Cable Test program.
This part of apctest is for testing Smart UPSes.
Please select the function you want to perform.
1) Query the UPS for all known values
2) Perform a Battery Runtime Calibration
3) Abort Battery Calibration
4) Monitor Battery Calibration progress
5) Program EEPROM
6) Enter TTY mode communicating with UPS
7) Quit
Select function number: 1
Item 1 will probe the UPS for all values known to apcupsd and present them
in rather raw format. This output can be useful for providing technical
support if you are having problems with your UPS.
Item 2 will perform a Battery Runtime Calibration. This test will only be
performed if your battery is 100% charged. Running the test will cause
the batteries to be discharged to approximately 30% of capacity. The exact
number depends on the UPS model. In any case, apctest will abort the test
if it detects that the battery charge is 20% or less.
The advantage of doing this test is that the UPS will be able to recalibrate
the remaining runtime counter that it maintains in its firmware. As your
batteries age, they tend to hold less of a charge, so the runtime calibration
may not be accurate after several years.
We recommend that perform a Battery Calibration about once a year. You
should not perform this calibration too often since discharging the batteries
tends to shorten their lifespan.
Item 3 can be used to abort a Battery Calibration in progress, if you some
how became disconnected.
Item 4 can be used to restart the monitoring of a Battery Calibration if you
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