TRIPPLITESU(8)

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version 2.8.5 · 18 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 TRIPPLITESU(8) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the tripplitesu manual page — this is the NUT (Network UPS Tools) driver for Tripp-Lite SmartOnline (SU) UPS equipment. yes the man page name is literally in the title up there, we're not copying it again, we're just vibing. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

tripplitesu — the driver for Tripp-Lite SmartOnline (SU) UPS equipment 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

tripplitesu -h

tripplitesu -a UPS_NAME [OPTIONS]
Note 🫶 This man page only spills the tea on the hardware-specific features of the tripplitesu driver. Wanna know about the core driver? That's a whole other girlie — go read nutupsdrv(8).

💅 SUPPORTED HARDWARE 💅

This driver supports the Tripp Lite SmartOnline family (via the serial port). yes, serial. vintage. iconic. no cap. 🔥

🎀 EXTRA ARGUMENTS 🎀

This driver supports the following optional settings over in ups.conf(5):

  • lowbatt=num — sets the low battery warning threshold, in percent, at which shutdown is initiated by upsmon(8). By default, the UPS may not report low battery until there are only a few seconds left 😭 (stressful!!). Common values are around 25—30.
  • command_delay=milliseconds — sets a delay, in milliseconds, to be applied before each command sent to the UPS. The default value is 0 (disabled). If you're experiencing intermittent communication timeouts when multiple commands are sent in rapid succession, set this to 1000 (1 second) or adjust as needed. ⏳

This delay helps prevent "read timeout" errors when the hardware buffer is not ready to accept new commands immediately after completing the previous one. it's giving patience. it's giving "wait your turn bestie". 🙈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Allan N. Hessenflow <allanh@kallisti.com> 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The core driver:

Other drivers for Tripp-Lite hardware:

Internet resources:

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was Network UPS Tools 2.8.5, dated 10/07/2026 — slay, periodt, go keep your UPS alive 💖🫶✨

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