http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE550G
#/var/log/messages #generic-usb 0003:051D:0002.0004: hiddev96,hidraw3: USB HID v1.10 Device [APC Back-UPS ES 550 FW:843.K1 .D USB FW:K1 ] on usb-0000:00:04.0-8/input0 apt-get install apcupsd apcupsd-doc apcupsd-cgi gapcmon vi /etc/default/apcupsd ISCONFIGURED=yes vi /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf UPSCABLE usb UPSTYPE usb DEVICE BATTERYLEVEL 20 MINUTES 12 #send text message via Google Voice vi /etc/apcupsd/onbattery vi /etc/apcupsd/offbattery /usr/local/bin/gvoice -b -e [email protected] -p pass send_sms 1NPANXXXXXX,1NPANXXXXXX "Power On/Off: http://HOST/cgi-bin/apcupsd/multimon.cgi" > /dev/null 2>&1 service apcupsd start #Check the status of your UPS from shell apcaccess status localhost:3551 #Link to cgi-bin per your /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default mkdir /XXXXXX/cgi-bin cd /XXXXXX/cgi-bin ln -s /usr/lib/cgi-bin/apcupsd apcupsd http://XXXXXX/cgi-bin/apcupsd/multimon.cgi lsusb -v Bus 002 Device 004: ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x051d American Power Conversion idProduct 0x0002 Uninterruptible Power Supply bcdDevice 1.06 iManufacturer 3 APC iProduct 1 Back-UPS ES 550 FW:843.K1 .D USB FW:K1 iSerial 2 3B1809X60412 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 34 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xe0 Self Powered Remote Wakeup MaxPower 2mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 0 None iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.10 bCountryCode 33 US bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 845 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0006 1x 6 bytes bInterval 10 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered)
Adapted from
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=213529