Re: [Apcupsd-users] questions about next release

[Michael L. <ml...@lu...>]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:46:28 -0400, Robert Huff wrote:

ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr email lists that don't set the list as the
default replyto are annoying.........

>>  Enabled in the compile, or in the config file?
>
>	Not sure what you mean here.

If the compiling (GCC) of the source code produces a binary that supports USB
or not. It would be fine if it did...

As one could tell the config file don't use USB support, or to use USB support

>>  I'd say yea to the compile and nay to the config file... I still
>>  use traditional serial over USB for UPS's due to the polling
>>  design of USB1.
>
>	Would you elaborate?

USB1 has a polling design... have data?, have data?, have data?, have data?....
USB2 uses intertupts thus the CPU does not poll the device over and over asking
if it is ready, it waits for an IRQ to be received and then comes to service
the device.

Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/