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Re: XBOX - HA for Power ? Works !



Hi Gareth
Does the xbox have a power status led ??..If so an led probe
might be the go....
Connected into an input of comfort maybe ??...

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:25 AM
Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] XBOX - HA for Power ? Works !


> For that reason, it's Xecutor 2. It just doesnt need the X3 stuff.
>
> Im Comfort, you can specify how many chunks of 50mseconds to apply the
> relay to. So you could easily support X3 if you already have it. Might
be
> tricky to align the CBUS on/off status to the xbox itself - ie if you
> turned the xbox off at the front button or it was turned off by
software,
> you'd need to sync that with the CBUS value.
>
> G.
>
> Gareth Cook
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> Nice!  If the xbox is modded how have you accomodated for the
different
> amounts of time the on switch can be pressed to enter different bios
> modes?
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> Cheers
> P
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>> It works ! :-)<BR>
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>> Stripped back the wires (1 + 2) on the front panel PCB, and
connected
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>> those in parallel to the Comfort relay board. I've set a CBUS
Switch
> on <BR>
>> the Lounge DLT to trigger a response, which pulses the output for
a
> second <BR>
>> (needs to be long for a switch-off)<BR>
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>> The XBOX can now reside in Node 0 - but wont be up and running
until I
> get <BR>
>> the new KAT5 modules - hint hint Keith on the cable :-)<BR>
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>> It's the simple things that make HA fun<BR>
>> <BR>
>> G.<BR>
>> <BR>
>>  Gareth Cook<BR>
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