Connector OS
The edge agent
next to your UPS.
Connector OS runs on a NanoPi Neo3 placed next to each UPS. It handles all low-level communication — USB HID, SNMP, network cards — and executes shutdown rules locally, even without network access.
Reference hardware
ModelNanoPi Neo3
SoCRK3328 · ARM64
RAM2 GB LPDDR4
StorageMicroSD / eMMC
InterfaceUSB 3.0 · GbE
Price~€30
Capabilities
What Connector OS does
Core capabilities
- ✓USB HID, SNMP v1/v2c/v3 and network card support
- ✓Local rule execution — no controller needed
- ✓OB debounce (3 polls) + immediate LB response
- ✓X25519 + AES-256-GCM encrypted tunnel
- ✓TLS certificate pinning (TOFU on first connect)
- ✓Signed OTA updates pushed from Controller
- ✓Zero-touch adoption with one-time token
- ✓Hardware fingerprint anti-cloning check
- ✓In-memory log buffer forwarded to Controller
UPS compatibility
VendorProtocolStatus
APCUSB HID · SNMP · NMCTested
EatonUSB HID · SNMP · NMCTested
CyberPowerUSB HID · SNMPTested
Tripp LiteUSB HIDTested
VertivSNMP · NMCTested
Generic HIDUSB HID (RFC 1628)Should work
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