NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack

Eaton Power recently approached us to demonstrate how their uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units work with home lab enthusiasts in mind. We opted to show how a simple Raspberry Pi can be used as a dedicated management card for an Eaton TrippLite Smart 1500RM2U UPS, paired with the work from the Network UPS Tools project. NUT Software is widely compatible with a range of UPSs, several thousand are supported.

Eaton Power recently approached us to demonstrate how their uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units work with home lab enthusiasts in mind. We opted to show how a simple Raspberry Pi can be used as a dedicated management card for an Eaton TrippLite Smart 1500RM2U UPS, paired with the work from the Network U