This is version 0.4 of UPS::Nut, a module to monitor a UPS via upsd, part of the Network UPS Tools package, available from http://www.exploits.org/nut/. It's the first Perl module I've ever written, so please let me know if I've screwed something up. :) This README may be kinda out of date. Check the POD for what to do with this. NAME Nut - a module to talk to a UPS via NUT (Network UPS Tools) upsd SYNOPSIS use UPS::Nut; $ups = new UPS::Nut( NAME => "myups", HOST => "somemachine.somewhere.com", PORT => "3305", USERNAME => "upsuser", PASSWORD => "upspasswd", TIMEOUT => 30, DEBUG => 0, DEBUGOUT => "/some/file/somewhere"); if ($ups->Status() =~ /OB/) { print "Oh, no! Power failure!\n"; } DESCRIPTION This is an object-oriented (whoo!) interface between Perl and upsd from the Network UPS Tools package (http://www.exploits.org/nut/). It only does the things that it can do talking to upsd. It won't monitor your UPS continually - you'll have to write something that does that, like: for (;;) { if ($ups->Status() =~ /OB/) { # Ack! There's a power failure! Sure wish I had written some code to # deal with that situation... } } CONSTRUCTOR Shown with defaults: new UPS::Nut( NAME => "default", HOST => "localhost", PORT => "3305", USERNAME => "", PASSWORD => "", DEBUG => 0, DEBUGOUT => ""); * NAME is the name of the UPS to monitor, as specified in ups.conf * HOST is the host running upsd * PORT is the port that upsd is running on * USERNAME and PASSWORD are those specified in upsd.conf. If these aren't specified, then you will only have access to the level of privileges in upsd.conf that do not require a password. This is configured in upsd.conf. * DEBUG turns on debugging output * DEBUGOUT is de thing you do when the s*** hits the fan. Actually, it's the filename where you want debugging output to go. If it's not specified, debugging output comes to STDOUT. Methods Methods for querying UPS status Query(varname) returns value of the specified variable, if supported BattPercent() returns % of battery left LoadPercent() returns % of load, the UPS' available capacity LineVoltage() returns line voltage, useful if your UPS doesn't do voltage regulation. Status() returns status, one of "OL," "OB," or "LB," which are online (power OK), on battery (power failure), or low battery, respectively. Temperature() returns UPS temperature Other methods These all operate on the UPS specified in the NAME argument to the constructor. Master() Use this to find out whether or not we have MASTER privileges for this UPS. Returns 1 if we have MASTER privileges, returns 0 otherwise. ListVars() Returns a list of all variables supported by the UPS. ListInstCmds() Returns a list of all instant commands supported by the UPS. InstCmd (command) Send an instant command to the UPS. Returns undef if the command can't be completed for whatever reason, otherwise returns 1. FSD() Set the FSD (forced shutdown) flag for the UPS. This means that we're planning on shutting down the UPS very soon, so the attached load should be shut down as well. Returns 1 on success, returns undef on failure for any reason. This cannot be unset, so don't set it unless you mean it. Error() why did the previous operation fail? The answer is here. It will return a concise, well-written, and brilliantly insightful few words as to why whatever you just did went bang. I promise that this method will never return "Error: This module doesn't like you. Go away." TimeLeft() at current load, how much time before battery is depleted. This isn't implemented yet. Unimplemented commands to UPSD These are things that are listed in "protocol.txt" in the Nut distribution that I haven't implemented yet. Consult "protocol.txt" (in the Nut distribution, under the docs/ subdirectory) to see what these commands do. SET ENUM VARDESC LISTRW VARTYPE INSTCMDDESC AUTHOR Kit Peters perl@clownswilleatyou.com http://www.clownswilleatyou.com/perl/ CREDITS Many kind thanks go to Wayne Wylupski , for adding major functionality. Go check out his LCD UPS thing! http://www.webbastards.com/projects/ Developed with the kind support of A World Of Difference, Inc. Many thanks to Ryan Jessen at CyberPower Systems for much-needed assistance. LICENSE This module is distributed under the same license terms as Perl itself.