.TH BELKIN 8 "Tue Oct 15 2002" "" "Network UPS Tools (NUT)" 
.SH NAME  
belkin \- Driver for Belkin serial UPS equipment
.SH NOTE
This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the
belkin driver.  For information about the core driver, see  
\fBnutupsdrv\fR(8).

.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
The belkin driver is known to support the Regulator Pro 525 (F6C525-SER).
Other similar models such as the 425 and 625 should also work.

The Trust UPS and older Belkin units are not supported.

.SH EXTRA ARGUMENTS

This driver does not support any extra settings in the    
\fBups.conf\fR(5).

.SH BUGS

The protocol for this UPS is not officially documented.

Beware.  It is possible to turn your UPS into a glorified power strip if
you play with the protocol directly.  In particular, there is one command
that will convince it that it has no batteries, so you lose your
protection.

I had to go out and buy another identical model to find out what to
program back into that register to bring the first one back to life.
It is not safe to send random characters to this UPS.

Note: the driver doesn't go anywhere near these character sequences,
so it won't zap your UPS.  I only mention this here as yet another
reminder of the perils of closed hardware.

.SH SEE ALSO

.SS The core driver:
\fBnutupsdrv\fR(8)

.SS Internet resources:
The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.exploits.org/nut/

NUT mailing list archives and information: http://lists.exploits.org/