APC AP9620 manual Ups, Usb, Or Function, Smartslot Card Installed

UPS Operations with SmartSlot card. The table documents how UPS devices operate with the card.

		UPS:		UPS operational issue	Smart Serial: DB-9F smart signaling interface
	Types of Interface Simple: Simple Signal interface via DB-9F				USB:	USB-B port on the card.
	INTER	COMMAND		HISTORIC	OPERATION WITH LEGACY COMMUNICATIONS
	-FACE	OR FUNCTION		OPERATION		SMARTSLOT CARD INSTALLED
1	Simple	Remote On		Not always supported. Some UPS devices	Remote On is enabled when AC utility power is on OR
				allowed starting with the Remote On signal	when AC power has been off for less than 10 minutes.
				when AC utility power was off.
2	UPS	On button operation		UPS turned on immediately.	UPS turns on after the configured Turn on Delay. The
					default setting is "0" (zero) - immediately turn on.
3	UPS	Switched Outlets		Were not supported.	Where relevant, switched outlet operation is disabled: all
					the UPS outlets function simultaneously. (The Main
					Outlet Group might turn on slightly before, and turn off
					slightly after, the other outlets). Switched outlet-related
					LCD menu screens are not accessible.
4	UPS	RJ-45 comms port		Was not supported.	Disabled.
5	UPS	USB comms port		Differed, depending on setup.	Disabled.
6	UPS	Self-test Operation		Could always be initiated.	1. A self-test is enabled on extended-run UPS devices
					with more than 8 hours runtime. 2. A UPS might prevent
					a self-test if the battery charge is < 70%.
7	UPS	Runtime Calibration		A runtime calibration could be initiated,	Two conditions must be met: 1. The battery charge must
				regardless of load and battery charge.	be 100%. 2. The load must be => 10% of the UPS rating.
8	Smart	Test lights and		The UPS beeped for 1.5 seconds	Beep operation is determined by the UPS; some newer
	Serial	beeper			UPS devices have a 5 second beep.
9	Smart	Simulate Power		The UPS operated momentarily on battery.	The UPS does not go to battery operation, but
	Serial	Failure			temporarily remembers this command (in order to enable
					the Shutdown on Battery command).
10	Smart	Establishment of		Serial communications had to be re-	No change.
	Serial	Communications		established each time the UPS turns on.
11	Smart	Minimum battery		After a complete discharge of batteries in an	The UPS reads the value as a %, and restarts as follows:
	Serial	capacity to restart		outage, the UPS restarted when the battery	0%—an immediate restart; 15%—with runtime of 90
				charge reached this value.	secs.; 30%—with runtime of 180 secs.; up to a
					maximum 90%—restarts with runtime of 240 secs.
12	Smart	Battery Replacement	Any 8 characters were supported.		The date format must be mm-dd-yy, with any separating
	Serial	Date			character (“-” here) supported. Dates prior to the UPS
					manufacture date are not accepted.
13	Smart	Alarm delay after		On some UPS devices you could set the	UPS devices can enable, disable or mute the alarm. If
	Serial	line fail		beeper to sound after being on battery for 30	beeping at low battery or on battery is selected, the alarm
				secs, or at low battery. All UPS devices	is disabled, but the setting is displayed on the LCD
				could mute and disable the beeper.	screen.
14	Smart	UPS Model		Returned the device name, e.g. Smart-UPS	Returns the closest equivalent historical name, which
	Serial/			750VA	might be different from the name displayed on the LCD
	USB				screen.
15	Smart	Nominal Battery		Reported the nominal battery voltage of the	The nominal battery voltage is not known so the card
	Serial	Voltage		UPS.	“estimates” it and returns 024, 048, or 192; if an estimate
					is impossible, the card reports 024.
16	Smart	Upper Transfer			For SURTD UPS devices, the card displays the
	Serial	Voltage
					corresponding bypass limit; but the allowable range of
17	Smart	Lower Transfer
					values is determined by the voltage setting of the UPS.
	Serial	Voltage
18	USB	DelayBeforeReboot		The Turn Off Delay setting was applied	The Turn Off Delay setting is applied before the UPS is
				before turning the UPS off, the UPS	turned off, the UPS remains off for the time specified,
				remained off for the time specified, and was	and the Turn On Delay is applied before the UPS is
				then turned back on immediately.	turned back on.
19	USB	USB communication	Not present on SURTD UPS devices.		Not functional when installed in a SURTD UPS device.

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