| Post 1 made on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 14:39 |
dcapone Long Time Member |
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I am considering adding in a MSC-400 controller into my home theater/remote setup.
My primary interest in the RS-232 control and the power sensing abilities of the MSC-400. However, I am looking for a bit more information on how exactly the pwoer sensors function. One of the devices I would like to use the power sensors for is a pair of media centers. Currently, I only have these devices "powering down" into standy rather than "shutting down". Do the power sensors have a way to sense a draw over/under a certain value or simply whether their is a current draw or not?
Any information and/or links to some documentation specifically on the power sensors would be greatly appreciated.
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| Post 2 made on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 15:05 |
dsp81 Advanced Member |
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The VS-100 sensor looks for between 3-25 volts. You can use any number of Xantech sensors to accomplish what you need. [Link: xantech.com][Link: xantech.com][Link: xantech.com]If the device still draws too much power in standby, you can use the SMLIT01 on the PC's power light. [Link: remotecentral.com]
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| OP | Post 3 made on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 15:41 |
dcapone Long Time Member |
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I think the CSM1 would be exactly what I am looking for.
Do you happen to have a link to its specifications about the max current draw it can handle.
The main media center goes from about 10W in standby to about 300 Watts when powered on (It has 16 drives in it).
The second media center only varies from 10W to 80W. I am considering seperating out the storage into a NAS device based on intel Atom processors to allow it to be powered on at all times without drawing a ton of power.
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| Post 4 made on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 16:50 |
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[Link: xantech.com]Has a HI/LO range switch. If the difference is 10 to 300 watts, set it to HI and you shouldn't have an issue. There is a threshold adjustment as well.
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