You are right, those (manufacturer and model) serve no purpose at all.

Looking back at it, the only thing the ups data provides for me is info in the Domoticz screen.
For switching off the server when the ups shuts down I use nut.

Could have used nut to get the ups info in Domoticz as well.

I modified the code because some items where no longer working with DSM7.0. In addition to that I decided I wanted to have the UPS data in Domoticz. So I have added that too. I use a cheap APC ups type CS350 which is connected to my nas via a usb cable. My Domoticz system runs of the same UPS, so it ...

[Name:] Rob Thonus [Country:] The Netherlands [City:] Oosterbeek [Occupation:] Control Engineer [Hobbies:] Regatta Sailing, Running, Squash, Electronic gadgets [Choice for Domoticz:] I chose Domoticz because it is a non-commercial platform which supports a lot of different hardware. I am interested ...