apcupsd cannot parse old BATTDATE

[sgofferj]

Relevant telegraf.conf:

[[inputs.apcupsd]]
servers = ["tcp://192.168.10.201:3551"]
timeout = "5s"

System info:

Telegraf docker latest on Ubuntu server 16.04 LTS

Steps to reproduce:

Connect to apcupsd with old serial UPS connected

Expected behavior:

Work correctly

Actual behavior:

Fails to work, cannot parse BATTDATE and terminates

Additional info:

In older APC UPS, BATTDATE is saved as MM/DD/YY and apcupsd does output it accordingly. The plugin apparently expects only YYYY-MM-DD format and fails.

Log

2019-09-15T16:52:20Z E! [inputs.apcupsd] Error in plugin: parsing time "09/20/17" as "2006-01-02": cannot parse "0/17" as "2006"

apcupsd output

APC      : 001,051,1152
DATE     : 2019-09-15 19:53:35 +0300
HOSTNAME : nostromo
VERSION  : 3.14.12 (29 March 2014) debian
UPSNAME  : Nostromo
CABLE    : Custom Cable Smart
DRIVER   : APC Smart UPS (any)
UPSMODE  : Stand Alone
STARTTIME: 2019-09-15 19:36:55 +0300
MODEL    : SMART-UPS 700
STATUS   : ONLINE
LINEV    : 224.9 Volts
LOADPCT  : 47.3 Percent
BCHARGE  : 97.0 Percent
TIMELEFT : 22.0 Minutes
MBATTCHG : 5 Percent
MINTIMEL : 3 Minutes
MAXTIME  : 0 Seconds
MAXLINEV : 226.2 Volts
MINLINEV : 223.6 Volts
OUTPUTV  : 224.9 Volts
SENSE    : High
DWAKE    : 0 Seconds
DSHUTD   : 180 Seconds
DLOWBATT : 2 Minutes
LOTRANS  : 196.0 Volts
HITRANS  : 253.0 Volts
RETPCT   : 15.0 Percent
ITEMP    : 27.4 C
ALARMDEL : 5 Seconds
BATTV    : 27.2 Volts
LINEFREQ : 50.0 Hz
LASTXFER : Automatic or explicit self test
NUMXFERS : 0
TONBATT  : 0 Seconds
CUMONBATT: 0 Seconds
XOFFBATT : N/A
SELFTEST : NO
STESTI   : 168
STATFLAG : 0x05000008
DIPSW    : 0x00
REG1     : 0x00
REG2     : 0x00
REG3     : 0x00
MANDATE  : 09/30/01
SERIALNO : NS0139247433
BATTDATE : 09/20/17
NOMOUTV  : 230 Volts
NOMBATTV : 24.0 Volts
EXTBATTS : 0
FIRMWARE : 50.14.I
END APC  : 2019-09-15 19:54:34 +0300

[glinton]

Looks like we just need to update the library we are using, this issue has already been solved upstream: mdlayher/apcupsd#6

[toby11]

I apparently also have this issue using Telegraf 1.12.4 which should contain the fix (it was added in v1.12.2)

I notice my date format is different again - MM/DD/YYYY

[inputs.apcupsd] Error in plugin: can't parse time: "12/28/2013"

Here is the full apcaccess output

APC : 001,044,1024 DATE : 2019-11-16 18:04:54 +0000 HOSTNAME : pve VERSION : 3.14.14 (31 May 2016) debian UPSNAME : APCUPS CABLE : Ethernet Link DRIVER : SNMP UPS Driver UPSMODE : Stand Alone STARTTIME: 2019-11-16 17:48:50 +0000 MODEL : Smart-UPS 750 STATUS : ONLINE LINEV : 230.0 Volts LOADPCT : 44.0 Percent BCHARGE : 100.0 Percent TIMELEFT : 23.0 Minutes MBATTCHG : 5 Percent MINTIMEL : 3 Minutes MAXTIME : 0 Seconds MAXLINEV : 237.0 Volts MINLINEV : 230.0 Volts OUTPUTV : 230.0 Volts SENSE : High DWAKE : 1000 Seconds DSHUTD : 20 Seconds DLOWBATT : 2 Minutes LOTRANS : 207.0 Volts HITRANS : 253.0 Volts ITEMP : 21.0 C ALARMDEL : 30 Seconds BATTV : 27.0 Volts LINEFREQ : 50.0 Hz LASTXFER : Line voltage notch or spike NUMXFERS : 0 TONBATT : 0 Seconds CUMONBATT: 0 Seconds XOFFBATT : N/A SELFTEST : OK STESTI : OFF STATFLAG : 0x05000008 MANDATE : 12/28/2013 SERIALNO : AS1352131956 BATTDATE : 12/28/2013 NOMOUTV : 230 Volts FIRMWARE : UPS 08.8 (ID18) END APC : 2019-11-16 18:04:58 +0000

[toby11]

I have raised this against the upstream issue as well mdlayher/apcupsd#6

[danielnelson]

Thank you @toby11, could you open this as a new issue?

[toby11]

@danielnelson new issue here, thanks

#6675