[mythtv-users] Power up the system with the remote control

[Jon]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Yan Seiner
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:35 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Power up the system with the 
> remote control
> 
> Jon wrote:
> >  
> >
> >   
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> >> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Luca Lucchesi
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:00 PM
> >> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> >> Subject: [mythtv-users] Power up the system with the remote control
> >>
> >> Hi.
> >> Is there a way to power up the system with the remote?
> >>     
> >
> > Probably, but depends on the hardware.  For instance: I 
> have a usb remote.
> > My bios has wake on usb. My usb bus is powered by standby 
> voltage.  I can
> > see the reciever is getting the signal from the remote.  
> Still no power on.
> >   
> I would guess that the USB receiver is still dumb - all the 
> processing 
> is done by the CPU.  The receiver would have to have intelligence.
> 
> The only thing I can think of would be to build a receiver 
> with a PIC in 
> it that would monitor the signal.  When it got a Power On it would 
> tickle the USB bus in whatever way it needs tickling, or 
> perhaps use a 
> WOL header or something....
> 
> But the key is that it would have to have enough intelligence 
> to decode 
> the remote, and pick out only the Power On signal.  Otherwise every 
> stray IR signal would turn your PC on.

Actually I was hoping and would expect that any keypress would activate it.
Much like wake on keyboard.


> 
> --Yan