A friend is building me a power supply for a new amp that has no ir capability. I'd like to be able to turn on the amp via the squeezebox, so this is going to be a part of the ps design. Given that it's a custom device, we can be fairly flexible so I'm wondering what my options are at the squeezebox end. As far as I know, we have the following options atm (in descending order of preference):
1) The yet to be finished geekport 2) Hack the current ir output to trigger the ps *** Huge gap between above and below in terms of preference! ** 3) Detect the signal level on the audio outs (a la some powered speakers) - not too good as don't really want a connection between audio outs and ps 4) Monitor the digital out(??) Of the above, the geek port would obviously be the best. Is there any further information about when this is likely to be done? Is there anything that my mate and I can do to help? Is there any information that we could use in the design of the ps to make sure that we could use the geek port when it does become available? Specifically, is there power available or is it just a data output? Is there any known pin out? I've done quite a bit of searching on this, but have only been able to find out the following so far: "It's a CMOS switch 74HC4066 - sort of like a "low current solid state relay". Allows the headphone function to be changed to data port by disabling the headphone amp and passing bidirectional data signals through. None of its pins are floating." (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=38431&postcount=2) Thanks, Max PS I don't do electronics! My mate, however, very much does! -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ------------------------------------------------------------------------ max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17974 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
