binBackups - manipulate backup batteries and capacitors in MOOS power system

binBackups node portName option

When two arguments are specified, the binBackups utility shows status of the high voltage backup batteries and capacitors as reported by the SIAM power service running on the specified node and port.  If a third argument is specified, binBackups actually enables or disables the backup batteries or capacitors. The optional third argument specifies the particular action to take, and can be one of the following:

• BE: enable backup batteries
• BD: disable backup batteries
• CE: enable backup capacitors
• CD: disable backup capacitors
• ALLEN: enable backup batteries and capacitors
• ALLDI: disable backup batteries and capacitors
  

The portName can be abbreviated as an integer, i.e. "/dev/ttySX13" can be abbreviated as simply "13". Thus the following example enables backkup batteries on "node5" through the service running on port /dev/ttySX13:

% binBackups node5 13 BE

This utility may be run on the same host as the node, or on any networked host from which the node host is accessible. If run on the node's host, then node can be specified as "localhost" or simply "loc".

The following example enables backup batteries and capacitors on the local node:

% binBackups loc 13 ALLEN

ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables must be set:

• JAVA_HOME - location of Java installation, e.g. /j9 or /opt/java/jdk1.3.1
• JAVA - name of the JVM. E.g. on a Sidearm, JAVA should be set to j9. On a workstation with Sun's Java installed, JAVA could be set to java.
• SIAM_HOME - top of the SIAM directory tree
• SIAM_CLASSPATH - on a Sidearm, SIAM_CLASSPATH should be set to $JAVA_HOME/lib/jclMax/classes.zip:$JAVA_HOME/lib/prsnlmot.jar:$JAVA_HOME/lib/RXTXcomm.jar:$SIAM_HOME/classes.  On X86 system, SIAM_CLASSPATH should be set to $SIAM_HOME/classes

SEE ALSO

 portProperties ,  cachePort ,  restartPort