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SOCOMEC_JBUS(8)
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===============
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NAME
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----
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socomec_jbus - Driver for Socomec JBUS UPS with
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RS-232 serial Modbus connection.
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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*socomec_jbus* -h
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*socomec_jbus* -a 'DEVICE_NAME' ['OPTIONS']
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NOTE: This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the
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socomec_jbus driver. For information about the core driver, see
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8].
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE
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This driver supports Socomec JBUS series, online (double conversion)
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UPS with the following characteristics.
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1. Single phase and 3-phase UPS
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2. Connection: RS-232
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These are typically provided with a Netvision WEB/SNMP management
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card / external box that would be better served by the linkman:snmp-ups[8]
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driver. In case netvision isn't available, you can hook up the UPS directly
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via the serial port and use this driver.
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Currently, it has only been tested on the following model.
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* DIGYS 3/3 15kVA
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In theory, any Socomec JBUS model should work. It should be discovered
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as ``Unknown Socomec JBUS'' with a numeric id that I'll need to add it
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to the list of supported UPSs.
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Sadly, Socomec document only mentions DELPHYS MX and DELPHYS MX elite and
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I have the id of my own DIGYS, so chances are, your model will not be
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recognized but will probably mostly work. Please report successful
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or unsuccessful results to the bug tracker or the mailing list.
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Make sure to include the full model number of your UPS manually
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in your report.
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socomec_jbus uses the libmodbus project, for Modbus implementation.
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CABLING
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The UPS has an RS-232 port which should be connected with a NULL-modem
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cable to a PC serial port. The UPS tested has a female DB9 connector,
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so if you construct the cable yourself, make note of the connector type to
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avoid using gender changers.
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RS-232 is supported on all operating systems, either via a built-in serial
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port on your computer, or by using an external USB-to-RS-232 converter. If
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you plan to use an USB-to-RS-232 converter, make sure it's supported by your
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operating system.
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INSTALLATION
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This driver should be built by default if libmodbus and development headers
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are available. You can force the `configure` script to build it with the
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following arguments:
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configure --with-serial=yes --with-modbus=yes
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You also need to give proper (R/W) permissions on the local serial device
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file to allow the NUT driver run-time user to access it. This may need
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additional setup for start-up scripting, udev or upower rules, to apply
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the rights on every boot -- especially if your device nodes are tracked
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by a virtual filesystem.
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For example, a USB-to-serial converter can be identified as `/dev/ttyACM0`
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or `/dev/ttyUSB0` on Linux, or `/dev/ttyU0` on FreeBSD (note the capital "U").
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A built-in serial port can be identified as `/dev/ttyS0` on Linux or one of
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`/dev/cua*` names on FreeBSD.
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INSTANT COMMANDS
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----------------
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This driver does not (yet?) support sending commands to the UPS.
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VARIABLES
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This driver does not support writable runtime variables (see linkman:upsrw[8]):
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for the same reasons.
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Both should be trivial to implement, but since I've already found one or two
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inconsistencies in the documentation, I'm withholding from trying them.
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KNOWN ISSUES AND BUGS
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---------------------
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Well, it is an alpha release at best, but so far appears to report the UPS
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status reliably. Mostly based on the work of Yifeng Li <tomli@tomli.me> on
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the huawei-ups2000 in that very same source tree.
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Read failure on some JBUS addresses
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The driver polls all documented JBUS addresses and it is quite possible
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that your UPS model does not support one of them (e.g. the Digys does not
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support address 0x1020 which should provide the current UPS status).
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This should be logged with LOG_ERR from modbus_read_input_registers()
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along with the address that produced the error.
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Data stale
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Under certain circumstances, some registers can return invalid values
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and trigger a "data stale" error. Once a data stale error has occurred,
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you should see error messages similar to the example below in the system
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log.
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socomec_jbus: modbus_read_input_registers(addr:XXXX, count:Z):
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Illegal data address
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upsd: Data for UPS [socomec] is stale - check driver
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upsd: UPS [socomec] data is no longer stale
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So far all known problems have been fixed by the author, but an unknown one
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cannot be ruled out. If you have encountered "data stale" problems during
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normal uses, please file a bug report with full logs attached.
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Before troubleshooting or reporting a problem, it's important to check
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your *dmesg* log for USB connect and disconnect events to avoid wasting
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time on the NUT driver when the actual problem is USB. For example, if
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someone yanks the cable out of the USB port, or if a new USB device is
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plugged into a USB host/hub that is struggling to power its ports
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(common on single-board computers like Raspberry Pi), or if you have
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flaky cabling or EMI noise, the serial converter can get disconnected
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from USB, at least briefly. This creates a permanent data stale, the driver
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must be restarted (plugging the USB back won't fix it, since the driver
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is still using the nonexistent serial device). These USB problems usually
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have nothing to do with NUT. If it's the case, you should solve the
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underlying USB problem - check the cable, check the converter, try a
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powered USB hub, try a full-speed USB isolator, etc.
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AUTHOR
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------
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Thanos Chatziathanassiou <tchatzi@arx.net>
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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The core driver:
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8]
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Internet resources:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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* The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
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* Socomec JBUS/Modbus Reference Guide:
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https://www.socomec.com/files/live/sites/systemsite/files/GB-JBUS-MODBUS-for-Delphys-MP-and-Delphys-MX-operating-manual.pdf
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* libmodbus home page: http://libmodbus.org
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