Serial cable on UPS T1500H

[Bluesuede]

Hi,

I recently obtained a second hand compaq T1500H UPS but unfortunately was supplied with the incorrect serial cable for connection to my server (looks like I was given a standard RS-232). Can't seem to have any luck locating another cable so far - does anyone know the pin assignments so I could make my own? Many thanks

[Terri Harris]

Do you still have the UPS? I have some info...

[Bluesuede]

Hi Terri,

Thanks for your response - yes I still have the UPS, and a reseller was kind enough to email me a pinout diagram to make my own cable, so I'm up and running! I appreciate you taking the time to offer some information.

[Alexander Arnoldsson]

I too have a UPS without a cable. If someone could post/email the pinouts I would be very happy. :)

[Terri Harris]

Attached is the reference & user guide - hope it helps!

[Bluesuede]

Hi there,

For anyone wanting the pinout diagram, here it is! Good luck - works beautifully for me.

[Graham Smith_3]

Can anyone confirm this will also work for the T2400. I'm 99.9% sure it will because part number required for the T2400 is also 295245.

[Graham Smith_3]

Would it also be too much to ask for the similar user guide for the 2000 Series?? ;)

Cheers from Oz.

[Graham Smith_3]

Built this cable and LanSafe III & LanSafe 5 now talk to the T2400h

I am concerned that the unit keeps "bucking" down to 210V when it reports only 238V input? Guess I really need that user guide to set any switches for the output voltage from 230v to 240v??

[Terri Harris]

The T2000 series user guide is just over 1MB in size when zipped. The ITRC attachments are a maximum of 1 MB. I'd be happy to email this to anyone requesting it.

terri.harris@hp.com

[Graham Smith_3]

I actually found the information and have attached an extract from the manual in PDF format.

Configuring the unit to 240VAC nominal solved the constant "buck"ing down to 210VAC for me.

[Chris Stoneley]

Anyone here able to give me some pointers for use of a T2400 in the US?

Thanks,

Chris

[Terri Harris]

What kind of help do you need? Please include some detail.

[thedevastator]

does anyone still have monitoring software for this UPS ?

[Terri Harris]

Which UPS model, specifically, are you needing the software?

Here is the supported software that includes the 2400:
Tower: T700 (original model), T1000, T1500, T2000, T2400h Rack: R1500, R3000, R6000, R12000 XR
Compaq Power Management Software CD:
Compaq Power Manager
SP17910.EXE

Compaq Power Management Software CD:
LanSafe III
SP19802.EXE

[thedevastator]

I have a Compaq 1500T ups,

im searching for the agents for
netware/linux
wind2000

so that the machines can shutdown normally in case of a power failure..

[Terri Harris]

The following web page is all I could really find for this older UPS:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-protection/software/hard-firmware.html?lang=en&cc=us

and if you have a T1500 G2, the current UPS software is HP Power Manager:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-protection/software/power-manager/index.html

Otherwise it is the HP Rack and Power Manager.
Hope this helps.

[thedevastator]

Terri,

ive installed lansafe III under windows 2000 server and it works under legacy mode.. however im unsure about the agents under linux and other operating systems..

thank you for the link of lansafe

[Douglas H Pearless]

I have a T2400 and I tried the pinouts on the link earlier, being:

DB9-Male --- DB9-Female
(UPS) ------- (Computer)
. . 1 --------------- 3
. . 2 --------------- 2
. . 4 --------------- 5
. . 6 --------------- 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . /--- 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . \--- 6
- drain wire ------ shell

These are the Pin-outs as reported by one of Murray's friends
Here are the pinouts that I have reconstructed from one of the cables which came with the UPS's.
I have no idea if these cables work or not, but this is what the connections are like in the cable.

The cable is a Male DB9 to Female DB9 cable with 4 wires and a shield.
The male end goes to the UPS, the Female end to the host computer.

. . . . . . UPS ----------- HOST
. . . . . . (Male) -------- (Female)
Signal -- Pin ------------ Pin
. . RX . . . 1 ------------- 3
. . TX . . . 2 ----------/--- 2
. CTS . . . . . . . . . . . . \--- 8
. GND . .. 4 ------------- 5
. DCD . .. 8 ------------- 1
. RTS . . . . . . . . . . . . /--- 7
. .. RI . . . . . . . . . . . . \--- 9
SHIELD . Shell -------- Shell

Notes:
Pins 2 & 8 are connected together on the Host side.
Pins 7 & 9 are connected together on the Host side.
All the other pins on both ends of the cable are missing so can be ignored.

And I could nopt get either to work, any ideas?

Cheers Douglas

[viajpi]

Hello Mr. Smith,

I found this very old post of yours with a part of UPS T1500H manual. Since I cant find this Users manual anywhere on the web, could you (or anyone) post this complete manual for a download? I would really apreciate it. Thank you!

[Lincy_Zachariah]

Hi,

Could you please specify are you looking for Compaq 2000 Series UPS Operation and Reference Guide or for Manual on UPST1500H?