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The Mechanical Philosopher

The musings of a dilettante on parenting, mechanics, philosophy and the background noise that is daily life. From beautiful ruralburbian Philomath, Oregon.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
Contributors Felice Luftschein Nick Carter
Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

My friends know that I am an incredibly lazy person. So lazy that one of my irritations is that the HTPC (Home Theater PC) in the bedroom requires that I actually get up out of bed to turn it on. This is fine if I remember to switch it on before getting into bed, but most of the time I only remember after I have swaddled myself in blankets.
The solution of course is to have a way to use a remote control of some sort to turn on the PC. The first option is to not shut down the PC at all, but leave it in sleep mode. This is probably the most sensible option and I believe that I could set it up so a key press from my beloved IOGear wireless keyboard would accomplish it. But I dont like sleep mode. I like computers to either be on or off. Im cranky and old fashioned.
So how then to power on a PC remotely? There are again a couple of options. I could use Wake Over LAN to start it with the laptop I keep on the bedside table (roll your eyes). I could use a PS2 keyboard or mouse to power it on remotely, which would entail some wires strewn across the floor. I tried to get the USB wireless keyboard to power it on but was unsuccessful. Possibly I should have tried harder, but I wanted to try something different.
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So my option is an IR remote controlled power switch. The nice folks at Simerec will sell you a kit or assembled IR remote power switch for the PC for about $30.00. This is probably the best option so you should just stop reading this post now and head on over there and order one. Blog Archive 2013 (19) 2012 (24) Youre still here? Fine, dont say I didnt warn you. I did not buy the Simerec switch because Im somewhat cheap (although in the end this project has cost 10 times that amount as it has spurred on new-hobbybuying-syndrome). I also was fresh from the high of Henry and my Awesome Button project and thought that a Teensy would fit the bill. 2011 (33) December (1) November (2) October (2) September (4) August (2) The Teensy can use Ken Shirriffs IR remote library to receive and transmit IR remote control signals. So all I needed was to get an IR receiver and remote, figure out how to wire it up to receive input, July (9) Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 2 Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1
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This is what the code looks like:
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const int RECV_PIN = 6; // pin that the IR receiver is on
IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN); // receive IR on that pin
decode_results results; // the code sent by the remote

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int relayPin = 1; // pin out for relay pin and LED
void setup() { Serial.begin(9600);
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irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver irrecv.blink13(true); pinMode(relayPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW); }
void loop() { if (irrecv.decode(&results)) { if (results.value != 0) { Serial.println(results.value); } if (results.value == 332 results.value == 2380) { Serial.println("power"); digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH); delay(1000); // waits for a second digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW); delay(10000); // waits for 10 seconds } irrecv.resume(); // Receive the next value }
The code is simple and Im not going to go into great detail about it but basically it starts the receiver, then in the main loop sees if a button press has been received. If the press is received it prints that value to the serial monitor (which makes it easy to decode each button as it is pressed). If the code received is either 332 or 2380 then the power switch has been pressed. You can look into IR protocols and learn more if you want. It is fascinating. If the power switch has been pressed then it sets the relay pin high for one second, then turns it off and waits ten seconds before resuming the loop. I did this to prevent accidentally turning it on and off in rapid succession.
Here are two short, grainy and boring videos of my turning the LED on and off as well as fading it (not applicable to this project, but neat nonetheless).
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Next I had to figure out how to run a relay. Apparently with relays you need to protect the actuating circuit from the collapse of the coil field (snore) which dumps a ton of voltage the wrong way round into your circuit. This would be bad. So I found a schematic (PDF) that showed the parts I needed to avoid the problem.
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LED onThe button is mimicking the 5V signal from the Teensy. The LED is standing in for the PC power switch.
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Its a simple circuit. The 1N4005 diode was scavenged from the VCR. My suffering mentor (Thanks Gregg!) told me that a 1N4005 would work as well as a 1N4004.
This will make it more or less clear. Ok, maybe it wont. This is the relay I used.
Then I grafted the IR receiver breadboard to the relay breadboard.
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Then I carefully moved all the IR components to the one breadboard. I tested all along the way to make sure I didnt make any mistakes.
An extension cord I whipped up runs from the PC power switch header to the breadboard.
Plugged into the breadboard.
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Did it work? Yes. See this incredibly boring and thankfully short video:
More to come in part 2
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2 comments:
Anonymous said... Cool! :P 3:52 AM RFPCREMOTE said... rfpcremote.com has a rf remote power button. 5:37 AM
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The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

The Mechanical Philosopher

THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011

Contributors Felice Luftschein Nick Carter

Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

The Soul Survivor

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

Kindle Fire HD 7", Dol

$199.00 Blood Money $1.99

The Civil Wars

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

Clueless in Carolina Miss Cellania A Metalsmith's Journey

This is what the code looks like:

Followers #include <IRremote.h>

IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN); // receive IR on that pin

decode_results results; // the code sent by the remote

int relayPin = 1; // pin out for relay pin and LED

void setup() { Serial.begin(9600);

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver irrecv.blink13(true); pinMode(relayPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW); }

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

Then I grafted the IR receiver breadboard to the relay breadboard.

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

Plugged into the breadboard.

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

More to come in part 2

Posted by Nick Carter at 1:11 PM

The Mechanical Philosopher: Remote Power Switch For A Computer, Part 1

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