BELKIN(8)						      Network UPS Tools (NUT)							 BELKIN(8)

NAME

       belkin - Driver for Belkin serial UPS equipment

NOTE

       This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the belkin driver.  For information about the core driver, see nutupsdrv(8).

SUPPORTED HARDWARE

       The belkin driver is known to support the Regulator Pro 525 (F6C525-SER).  Other similar models such as the 425 and 625 should also work.

       The Trust UPS and older Belkin units are not supported.

EXTRA ARGUMENTS

       This driver does not support any extra settings in the ups.conf(5).

BUGS

       The protocol for this UPS is not officially documented.

       Beware.	 It is possible to turn your UPS into a glorified power strip if you play with the protocol directly.  In particular, there is one
       command that will convince it that it has no batteries, so you lose your protection.

       I had to go out and buy another identical model to find out what to program back into that register to bring the first one  back  to  life.
       It is not safe to send random characters to this UPS.

       Note:  the  driver  doesn't  go anywhere near these character sequences, so it won't zap your UPS.  I only mention this here as yet another
       reminder of the perils of closed hardware.

SEE ALSO

   The core driver:
       nutupsdrv(8)

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

       NUT mailing list archives and information: http://lists.exploits.org/

								  Tue Oct 15 2002							 BELKIN(8)