@spockfish I was wondering if it’s possible to have an option like Dynamic Audio Power Management, but which actually cuts power to one of the USB ports (or all) when the stream has stopped for a while (length configurable as it is for dynamic audio power management)? Or it could be a toggle that allows you to select if you shut down the audio system or turn off power entirely. I’m hoping that I can use the voltage drop to control my Furman Elite 15E and turn off my power amp and tube pre-amp with the switching outlets after, say, an hour, and turn them back on when I start streaming again?
I’ve tested if this works - if I plug in one of these doodads to the 12v trigger and unplug the Ropieee / Pi4, then the Furman turns off the switched outlets. So even though it’s a much lower voltage signal, it works in theory.
Let me know if you’d consider - really appreciate it and all you do!
EDIT: actually one more note - I can get it to trigger by doing “shutdown” in advanced settings on the Ropieee. So we know that even if the Pi4 is plugged in, if it’s shut down (just red light on) the trigger turns off too. Don’t know if that helps.
EDIT2: I should say I’m actually doing this on a Pi2AES which is powering the RPi from its own power supply - so I don’t know if the trigger would work on a “normal” RPi - haven’t checked that yet.
Hi @spockfish - I know this is future development and not in your current set-up, so totally get it if the answer is “no way”! But wondering if there is any possibility you’d consider. I once “forked” my endpoints with some on Ropieee and some on Roo6d/RooExtend, and i want to avoid having two platforms in my house if at all possible. Plus I love the way you develop.
I get it. Hmm. I guess if I send you one of those cables and you show 5V power across the conductors when it’s on, and don’t when it’s off?
Or… we could get you one of these and the cable and you could strip the tip off one of those cables (or just use a usb-A cable and take the red and white wires) and try to use this in your home set up for your amps to see whether you think it’s useful. It’s $35 in the US (not sure in Benelux) and I think it’s a cool feature. But if you don’t have high power consumption stuff that’s in various places with a bunch of power switches I can see why the use case doesn’t seem obvious.
I’ll fully admit that this (like the screen) could be a whole pathway of scope that could be a lot to “support” so I’ll get it if you say no way. But a part of me hopes you’ll be into the engineering challenge
Thanks Harry. I wrote to Digital Loggers to see if they had any ideas for a Type C plug version. I thought all RPi / arduino project stuff had better availability in the EU
Feels very silly to use a US/EU plug adapter on the way in and plug adapters on all the outlets on the way out, even if the specs are in Watts and this would easily handle all the wattage of your/my set-up.
