Thanks, Jason, I don't have a rev2 board on hand at the moment, so I'll have to play with this again the next time I come across one.
Dave On Feb 11, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Jason Manley wrote: > JP2 functionality is broken in rev1. In rev2, "JP2 Warm Start" should do > what you want: > * When you apply AC power, the board turns on. > * It will turn off if: 1) a software shutdown command is received, or, 2) if > a hardware fault occurs, or, 3) the front panel power button is pressed. > * To power it back on, press the front panel power button or cycle the AC > power. > > > "JP1 Force On" forces power on whenever AC is applied, bypassing all onboard > safety monitoring, the front panel power switch etc. No matter what, it will > turn on if there's AC power plugged in. This is your only option on rev 1 > boards. > > Jason > > On 12 Feb 2013, at 01:57, David MacMahon wrote: > >> Can anyone clarify the use of jumpers/shunts for getting a ROACH2 rev2 to >> power on automatically when A/C power is applied? JP2 in the schematic has >> the comment "Bridge to enable main power on initial power-up", but that >> doesn't seem to behave in the way I want (doesn't power on when A/C power is >> applied). Bridging JP1 (with comment "PWR_OVERRIDE") does power up when A/C >> power is applied, but it stays powered up even after a "halt -p". >> >> Is JP1 the only option to make network controlled power strips useful? >> >> Is remote power down only possible via a network controlled power strip? >> >> Thanks, >> Dave >> >> P.S. I kind of miss the XPort and roach_monitor.py! :-) >> >> >
