Classic TrippLite Cable This is the cable I hand-built to work with powerd. It provides power status sensing and inverter shutdown. NOTE: The inverter shutdown provided via the serial transmit line (TIOCM_ST). genpowerd holds this line high by sending a BREAK signal for the defined duration. Due to the inflexibility of this method, this serial line should only be used for killing the inverter. ----- Begin Diagram ----- 9 pin to 25 pin /-+--------+-\ 25 pin to 9 pin cable +-\_____________/ | Patch | \________/-+ | _____________ | Panel | ________ | +-/ \ | | / \-+ \-+--------+-/ Here is what the interface cable should look like: +---------------------------------------+-+--------------+ | UPS Side | | System Side | +-----------------------------+----+----+-+----+----+----+ | | 9 | 25 | | 25 | 9 | | |Name |Pin |Pin | |Pin |Pin |Name| +-----------------------------+----+----+-+----+----+----+ | | N/A| 01 | | 01 | N/A|FG | | Line fail open/inverter off | 03 | 02 | | 04 | 07 |RTS | | Common Negative | 01 | 08 | | 08 | 01 |DCD | | Inverter shutdown/(+) Side | 02 | 03 | | 02 | 03 |TD | | Inverter shutdown/(-) Side | 04 | 20 | | 03 | 02 |RD | +-----------------------------+----+----+-+----+----+----+ NOTE: The frame ground (FG) is not used on 9 pin serial cables and was permanently attached on the break-out box I've been using, so I included it -- I don't think it is functional. NOTE: There has been some discussion as to the need of resistors in the inverter shutdown circuit. In the several months I used this cable, I never used resistors in the circuit. If you are