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miles2912:

If you PC has 'wake on power detect' feature and most of the newer ones do then just hack a normal power switch.  Extend the  on/off button from a power switch to an external switch mounted on your cab.  Then hitting the switch will turn the whole thing on and to shut down use whaever windwows shutdown command you want (can be in a front end or use the start button).  When the PC powers down, flick the switch.  Cheap and simple.

Click on my logo to see how I did it.  Page 3 I believe.

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Texasmame:


--- Quote from: MustardTent on September 05, 2006, 09:14:10 pm ---If you use that toggle switch, the sequence of events to turn the cab on are:

1) Hit Toggle Switch (I assume this turns on all peripherals)
2) Power on PC

If you use the smartstrip, the sequence is:

1) Power on PC (smartstrip powers up peripherals)

I think the power down is more important, though.  You can't just throw the toggle to kill the power when using most PCs (I know this isn't a hard rule, though).

For Toggle switch:
1) Power down PC
2) Hit Toggle (powers off everything else)

For smartstrip
1) Power down PC (start->shutdown, programatically, etc) -- trips smartstrip which powers everything off

Just a bit cleaner for a job which is supposed to be simple -- namely turning the cab on and off.

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Well, there it is.  I THOUGHT that's all there was to it.  Ah, well.  I'll probably get a smartie just the same.  ;)

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