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Appendix A
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
STATUS ENQUIRY (cont):
(i)
UPS Status:
b7b6b5b4b3b2b1b0
<bn> is an ACSII number “0” or “1”
UPS Status:
bn
Description
7
1:
Utility Fail (Immediate)
6
1:
Battery Low
5
1:
Bypass/Boost Active
4
1:
UPS Failed
3
1:
UPS type is Standby (() is on-line)
2
1:
Test in Progress
1
1:
Shutdown Active
0
Reserved (always 0)
(j)
Stop Byte:
<cr>
Example:
Computer: Q1<cr>
UPS:
(208.4 140.0 208.4 034 59.9 2.05 35.0 00110000<cr>
means:
Input voltage is 208.4V
Input fault voltage is 140.0V
Output voltage is 208.4V
Output current is 34%
Input frequency is 59.9 Hz
Battery voltage is 2.05V
Temperature is 35.0 degrees centigrade
UPS type is on-line, UPS failed, Bypass active and Shutdown
not active.
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS