Alpha Technologies Continuity: 6K_10K - Manual (Page 13)

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2.6 Communication Ports
The UPS is equipped with a remote emergency power off (REPO) dry contact input, true RS232 and
USB communication ports to provide communication with bundled UPS monitoring software for remote
monitoring of UPS status via a PC.
Four optional interface cards are available to meet various communication needs (refer to Section 6):
• DCE (dry contact relay card)
• RS232
• USB
• SNMP/WEB card
The bundled software of the UPS is compatible with many operating systems such as Windows 98, 2000,
ME, NT and XP.
All communication ports (including optional cards) can be active simultaneously to monitor the UPS sta-
tus. However only 1 communication interface can be active at any one time. The interface with the high-
est priority controls the UPS. The priority of these communication interfaces are as follows from highest to
lowest priority:
• REPO input port
• Optional Interface card
• USB
• RS232
The communication port on the UPS provides true RS232 type communication with the UPS software.
This is used for remote monitoring the power and UPS status.
Optional interfaces cards include R2E (2nd RS232), RSE (RS485), USE (USB), DCE (dry contact), and
SNMP/. These can be combined according to your requirements. However, the R2E, RSE, and USE card
cannot be used simultaneously.
The bundled software of the UPS is compatible with many operating systems such as Windows 98, &
2000, ME, NT and XP. For other applications like Novell, NetWare, Unix, Linux, contact your local distribu-
tor for advice.
When optional interface cards are used together with the onboard RS232 port for communications. The
REPO signals have the highest control command priority followed by the SNMP/WEB card, the shutdown
command at the DCE card and the R2E, RSE and USE cards. The onboard RS232 port has the lowest
priority.
2.6.1 True RS232 Port Settings
The RS232 interface should be set as follows:
Baud Rate: 2400 bps
Data Length: 8 bits
Stop Bit: 1 bit
Parity: None
2.6.2 USB Port Settings
The USB communication protocol definition complies with：
• USB version 1.0, 1.5 Mbps
• USB HID Version 1.0