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Re: XBOX - HA for Power ? Works !



Are you saying the xbox has a power led on the front ?? If so my led probes
would cover the power led and sense the on / off status.......But it has a
open collector output on it..Doesnt physically connect to the xbox just
senses light (ldr)

HTH
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:13 AM
Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] XBOX - HA for Power ? Works !


> Yes - just need to find a good source for a signal. cant go sticking
12v
> through it tho.
>
> G.
>
> Gareth Cook
> Tools and Process Architect
> IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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> 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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:25 AM
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>> 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
>> Tools and Process Architect
>> IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
>> Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>> AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
>> email: g@xxxxxxx
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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?
>>
>> Cheers
>> P
>>
>>> <html><body>
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>>> <tt>
>>> It works ! :-)<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> Stripped back the wires (1 + 2) on the front panel PCB, and
connected
>> <BR>
>>> 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>
>>> <BR>
>>> 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>
>>> <BR>
>>> It's the simple things that make HA fun<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> G.<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>>  Gareth Cook<BR>
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