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BCMXCP(8)		    Network UPS Tools (NUT)		     BCMXCP(8)

NAME
       bcmxcp - Driver for UPS'es supporting the serial BCM/XCP protocol

NOTE
       This  man  page	only  documents	 the hardware‐specific features of the
       bcmxcp driver.  For information about  the  core	 driver,  see  nutups‐
       drv(8).

SUPPORTED HARDWARE
       This  driver should recognize all serial BCM/XCP-compatible UPS'es.  It
       has been developed and tested on Powerware PW5115 and PW9120  hardware.
       If   your   UPS	has  a	USB  connection,  you  may  also  consult  the
       bcmxcp_usb(8) driver documentation.

EXTRA ARGUMENTS
       This  driver  supports  the  following	optional   settings   in   the
       ups.conf(5).

       shutdown_delay=delay
	      The number of seconds that the UPS should wait between receiving
	      the shutdown command (upsdrvctl shutdown) and actually  shutting
	      off.

       baud_rate=rate
	      Communication  speed for the UPS. If this is set to 9600, it try
	      to connect to the UPS on 9600bps. If it fails to communicate, it
	      go  into	baudhunting.   It start at 1200 and up to 19200. If it
	      succeed it tell you the speed it connect with. If	 not  included
	      in the config it default's to baudhunting.

DEFAULT VALUES FOR THE EXTRA ARGUMENTS
       shutdown_delay = 120

       baud_rate = none

INSTANT COMMANDS
       This driver supports the following Instant Commands:

       shutdown.return
	      Turn off the load and return when power is back.

       shutdown.stayoff
	      Turn off the load and remain off.

       test.battery.start
	      Start a battery test.

       outlet.n.shutdown.return
	      Turn off the load on outlet "n" and return when power is back.
	       ( n is the outlet number reported by the upsc command )

TODO LIST
       Report UPS statistics informations
	      BCM/XCP supports reporting of UPS statistics data.

       Change settings
	      Access the config register to change settings.

BUGS
       None known.

AUTHOR
       Tore Ørpetveit <tore@orpetveit.net>

SEE ALSO
   The core driver:
       nutupsdrv(8)

   The USB BCM/XCP driver:
       bcmxcp_usb(8)

   Internet resources:
       The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/

				Wed Dec 31 2008			     BCMXCP(8)
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