Ups Control Software: Latest Way Of Safeguarding The Systems

Major breakthrough in technologies has certainly eased our life and problem by reducing the manual intervention with all the latest electronic devices. All these devices are well supported by software to support their function and operation and also to control them, which earlier was controlled manually. Today there is different UPS control and monitoring software available, which not only provide us with the extended status information about UPS but it also provides control over the operation of the UPS unit. Earlier this facility was only provided with the very expensive unit but today this facility is provided with even lower price UPSs.

UPS monitoring and control software displays real time information in the form of bar charts and values for critical data such as mains voltage, UPS load and battery charge percentage. UPS control software also enables remote interrogation of UPS logs and operating parameters that enables them to diagnose alarms and faulty conditions. With the help of UPS software's, safe and automated shut down of the PC's and servers file are carried out when instructed. Good quality UPS control software maximizes the power backup time and enhances the performance of the battery up to a satisfactory level.

There are different types of UPS control software available and some of the most commonly used UPS control software is UpSilon 2000, Win Power, Client Mate, Power Shield, and Web Power etc. The different types of UPS control software vary in function but still some of the functions fall in general categories. Due to the UPS control software many manual operations are now carried out automatically with the help of these UPS control software. Such general categories functions of the UPS control software include:

• Automatic Shutdown- Automatic shutdown is the most vital feature of the UPS control software, which allows the UPS to instruct the operating system to shut down when the computer is not attended by any user and the main supply of power goes off.

• Status- UPS control software show various details related to UPS such as status of its load, the battery's charge state, UPS temperature, humidity, etc.

• Diagnostics- Due to UPS control software, one can perform various tests on the UPS and let one set up a testing schedule for UPS.

• Logging- UPS control software help to keep track of various events such as self-tests, power interruptions etc. This further provides valuable information like the time period for which the power was interrupted and the system remained shut down.

• PC Alarms- UPS control software can be configured to send information to the connected PC if it encounters a problem and switches to battery operation.