Entering Commands From A Terminal Or Computer - Powerware Ferrups FE/QFE UPS User Manual

Communication

Entering Commands from a Terminal or Computer

To monitor or control the FERRUPS UPS from a terminal or computer,
simply type in one of the commands and press [ENTER] (see Table 8).
Use the following command syntax:
type the command in uppercase or lowercase
use the entire command or the short form (you can also abbreviate
the command as long as you include the letters in the short form
use a semicolon to separate more than one command on a line
Table 8. Commands
Command Short
Form
alarmshelp ah
alarmlog al
alarmtest at
alarmtest cancel at c
chargermode chm
clearalarms ca
clearhistory ch
clearpassword cp
commands cm
contdisplay cd
contstatus cs
*If you change parameter 39 to "Yes," this command requires a User password.
44
Password Function
None Shows a list of all possible alarm messages, the audio code and letter for
each alarm and whether the alarm is active.
None Displays Alarm Log. See "Alarm and Inverter Logs" on page 62.
None Allows you to test the alarm function.
alarm (J). See page 61.
None Turns the User Test alarm off.
None* Shows the UPS battery charger mode. By entering a mode after the
command, you can change the charger mode:
chargermode off (chm f) or chargermode disable (chm d) = charger off
chargermode on (chm o) or chargermode enable (chm e) = charger on
chargermode auto (chm a) = charger enabled if AC input voltage and
battery voltage are acceptable
None Clears all active alarms.
None Clears the minimum and maximum parameter values shown when you
use the
None Clears the current password.
None Displays a list of all valid commands.
Depends Continuously displays the parameter that you are currently displaying.
on You can specify other parameters for the continuous display by entering
parameter the name or number of each parameter after the
password
None Continuously displays the Status information (see the
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sounds the User Test
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command.
command.)