I have a few questions. 1.will your plugin work with this device https://www.staples.ca/en/APC-Back-U...5_2-CA_1_20001. 2. I plan to set it up to shut down HS and HS machine if power goes out and before battery dies. Since the HS machine would have been shut down will it automatically start by itself when power is restored. I know that now if power goes out it automatically starts. I always assumed it was because it had power removed with out it being properly shut down. If it properly shut down by script will it still turn on by itself?
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Originally posted by freeon View PostI have a few questions. 1.will your plugin work with this device https://www.staples.ca/en/APC-Back-U...5_2-CA_1_20001. 2. I plan to set it up to shut down HS and HS machine if power goes out and before battery dies. Since the HS machine would have been shut down will it automatically start by itself when power is restored. I know that now if power goes out it automatically starts. I always assumed it was because it had power removed with out it being properly shut down. If it properly shut down by script will it still turn on by itself?
APC provides a monitoring software package called PowerChute, but to use the plugin you'll instead want to install apcupsd from here.
Both PowerChute and apcupsd can be set up to perform an orderly shutdown once the battery is depleted to a certain point. I have the HS3 plugin, but I don't actually use it for anything (I do like the status it provides though).
What system are you running HS on? I have the Hometroller S6, which is set up to automatically start when power is applied. It does this regardless of how it was shut down, orderly or not.
One issue that has been discussed is that when the computer shuts down, it stops drawing power from the UPS, and the UPS can linger for awhile before it shuts down. If AC power is restored before UPS shuts down, the HS computer won't restart (since it actually never loses power). There is a way to configure apcupsd so that the UPS will shut down immediately after the computer which solves this problem.
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Originally posted by freeon View PostThanks for the information. I run HS on a PC. I wonder if there is a way to set up any PC to turn on when power is applied. Even if PowerChute can turn everything off properly I do see another use for the plugin. I would like to set it up to get notification of a power failure at home.
Check out your BIOS for Power On options. See here for how its set on the Hometroller S6.
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Windows driver installation is covered here: http://www.apcupsd.org/manual/manual...r-installation (This manual is also included in the doc subfolder of the apcupsd installation).
I don't recall if this is installed automatically or manually. When complete, it appears in the Windows device manager under the Batteries category, as shown.
Of course make sure the USB cable is connected to the computer and the UPS is powered on.
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Originally posted by zwolfpack View Post
One issue that has been discussed is that when the computer shuts down, it stops drawing power from the UPS, and the UPS can linger for awhile before it shuts down. If AC power is restored before UPS shuts down, the HS computer won't restart (since it actually never loses power). There is a way to configure apcupsd so that the UPS will shut down immediately after the computer which solves this problem.
I have found the help document stating to modify the registry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices", but my win10 PC does not have this key (as far as I could find).
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I finally made it to the Cabin this weekend and was able to test the settings and .bat file. It worked great. Thanks!
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