Re: [Apcupsd-users] Using UPS converter cable
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From: Ted M. <te...@mi...> - 2016-04-01 06:38:44
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On 3/31/2016 3:23 PM, Trevor Roydhouse wrote: > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >> If I am doing ANYTHING serious with serial, I buy a pci CARD. You will >> want to use an Oxford-based chipset under Windows, and a MOS-based >> chipset under Linux. The MOS drivers for windows stink and the oxford >> drivers for Linux stink. > > The FreeBSD serial drivers work without issue with the Oxford and FTDI > chipsets. It's been quite a while since I've used a MOS chipset, but > they also worked with FreeBSD once upon a time. > > And while I would also recommend a PCI serial card over USB serial > converters, if you have something like a Mac Mini without serial ports > and PCI slots, then I've found the Lindy USB to 4-port serial converter > (based on the FTDI chipset) For what they want for the Lindy, if it's a workstation like a Mac Mini it's cheaper to buy a new APC UPS that has a USB port on it. Ted |