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huggy
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:20 am Post subject: IS it possible to switch on a HTPC via remote? |
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As Title suggests, I have no idea if this is possible but thought I'd ask anyway. I would like to do it via infra red with the Harmony Ultimate. The reason why is because I don't want the wife and kids going into the equipment room to switch on the P.C.
Is this at all possible?
Dave
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huggy
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:24 am Post subject: |
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I guess not
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AnalogRocks Forum Moderator
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:44 am Post subject: |
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I found most boards can have the PS2 port wait for a mouse double click to power them on. Not sure if there's a USB equivalent though. Check the BIOS to see if there's wake on USB. Alternatively you could put it on a remote switch and have it auto power on after power loss, this would cause it to fire up when power was applied to the PC
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Do a google search for "USB-UIRT wake standby". Lots of solutions/info out there. You can definitely wake a PC with USB and IR, but I don't know how/if you can do it from a Harmony.
That's about as much help as I can give. I ditched my Harmony about four years ago and have eliminated IR in my system wherever possible. Before I boxed up my system last summer, almost everything was either IP control, RS-232, or direct-IR. I love the rock-solid responsiveness of non-IR, not to mention the whole "point the remote that way" thing.
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huggy
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys
I don't like direct IR either, that's why I'm going for a harmony ultimate, it's rf to the hub then from the hub its all ir to the equipment via blasters etc. So I don't need to point at anything.
Dave
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AFryia
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 956 Location: S.E. Michigan VPH-G70Q
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Link Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: IS it possible to switch on a HTPC via remote? |
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huggy wrote: | As Title suggests, I have no idea if this is possible but thought I'd ask anyway. I would like to do it via infra red with the Harmony Ultimate. |
Yes, have been doing this for well over 10 years with my Pronto TSU3000. Only caveat is that the I/R goes into a video capture/DVR card that wakes the HTPC. I would think 10 years later things have advanced even further.
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huggy
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Link Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I ended up just running a switch from the mother board into the entrance of the theatre room, it's set up to turn on and safely turn off with one quick press, even my wife was impressed
The real goal was to keep the family out of the equipment room so I've achieved that so all is good
Dave
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AnalogRocks Forum Moderator
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Link Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 4:09 am Post subject: |
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huggy wrote: | I ended up just running a switch from the mother board into the entrance of the theatre room, it's set up to turn on and safely turn off with one quick press, even my wife was impressed
The real goal was to keep the family out of the equipment room so I've achieved that so all is good
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Keep it simple right?
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huggy
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Link Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:02 am Post subject: |
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AnalogRocks wrote: | huggy wrote: | I ended up just running a switch from the mother board into the entrance of the theatre room, it's set up to turn on and safely turn off with one quick press, even my wife was impressed
The real goal was to keep the family out of the equipment room so I've achieved that so all is good
Dave |
Keep it simple right? |
I will eventually implement it however, in the meantime I just need to keep them out of there lol
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the big E
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Link Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:34 am Post subject: |
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Guys you do know you can get infered remote sensors(like the ones that came with most htpcs that were prepackaged) online
It works off of a usb header on the motherboard and it allows you to use a remote(eg the harmony series) with the media pc
I currently have two of them on two different media machines and they work great
One of mine came with a case I got on eBay
If anyone wants me to I can post a ebay link for the sensor or the case I am using
It basically puts the machine in sleep/hibernate mode for quick resume
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