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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1127828" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I have never used a Raspberry Pi, and am not familiar with its standby capabilities. Does it not have a standby state somewhere between completely-on and completely-off? Anyway, here is a possible solution using PowerScheduler's ping support:</p><p></p><p>(1) You connect the MP client to the MP server using <em>wired</em> networking.</p><p></p><p>(2) You insert a dumb network hub in the connection between the client and server, i.e. client connects to the hub, and the hub connects to the server.</p><p></p><p>(3) You connect the power supply for the network hub into the <em>slave socket</em> of a mains-power master/slave switch; I have this one:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2752-TV-Tricklesaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULT4" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2752-TV-Tricklesaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULT4</a></p><p></p><p>but I believe that that model has been discontinued. The current TrickleStar range includes a multisocket power strip:</p><p><a href="http://www.tricklestar.com/intl/advanced-powerstrip-5xx.html" target="_blank">http://www.tricklestar.com/intl/advanced-powerstrip-5xx.html</a></p><p></p><p>Other makes are available, but I would recommend buying one that has <em>adjustable sensitivity</em>. Note: don't make the mistake of buying this one:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2750-PC-TrickleSaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULTO" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2750-PC-TrickleSaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULTO</a></p><p></p><p>(4) You plug the TV into the <em>master socket</em> of the mains-power master/slave switch.</p><p></p><p>So, the way this works is that when the TV is switched off, the power to the network hub is also switched off. That will break the connection between the MP server and the MP client, with the result that pings sent by the server will no longer generate a response. Hence the server will think that the client is no longer connected, and the server should then transition to sleep. When the TV is switched on, power is supplied to the network hub, enabling the connection between the client and the server to be re-established (but obviously you need to do something to wake the server from sleep; maybe the MP client has that capability built in?).</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1127828, member: 141969"] I have never used a Raspberry Pi, and am not familiar with its standby capabilities. Does it not have a standby state somewhere between completely-on and completely-off? Anyway, here is a possible solution using PowerScheduler's ping support: (1) You connect the MP client to the MP server using [I]wired[/I] networking. (2) You insert a dumb network hub in the connection between the client and server, i.e. client connects to the hub, and the hub connects to the server. (3) You connect the power supply for the network hub into the [I]slave socket[/I] of a mains-power master/slave switch; I have this one: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2752-TV-Tricklesaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULT4[/url] but I believe that that model has been discontinued. The current TrickleStar range includes a multisocket power strip: [url]http://www.tricklestar.com/intl/advanced-powerstrip-5xx.html[/url] Other makes are available, but I would recommend buying one that has [I]adjustable sensitivity[/I]. Note: don't make the mistake of buying this one: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TrickleStar-E2750-PC-TrickleSaver-Accessories/dp/B003EYULTO[/url] (4) You plug the TV into the [I]master socket[/I] of the mains-power master/slave switch. So, the way this works is that when the TV is switched off, the power to the network hub is also switched off. That will break the connection between the MP server and the MP client, with the result that pings sent by the server will no longer generate a response. Hence the server will think that the client is no longer connected, and the server should then transition to sleep. When the TV is switched on, power is supplied to the network hub, enabling the connection between the client and the server to be re-established (but obviously you need to do something to wake the server from sleep; maybe the MP client has that capability built in?). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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