relays and computers....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wPBcmSb2U

On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Joe Chisolm - Gmail wrote:

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> On 03/10/2011 04:10 PM, Karl Hammar wrote:
>> Balogh:
>>>   http://www.robotika.sk/projects/virtuallab/atxswitch/images/ATXswitch.png
>> I see, you "press" the button as soon there is +5VSB, but in my
>> case I need power on the +12V rail, else the motherboard is totally
>> powerless. So I have to start the power supply first.
>> 
> If the motherboard power is really dead (no V standby) until you power the 
> 12V rail then your only source of power to do the power on circuit is off the 
> mains unless you can pull Vsb out of the power supply.  If, however, you see 
> +5 on the WOL connector when the 12V rail is off then that is your source.  
> You can do this many ways.  A simple way is 2 relays.  A couple of DPST will 
> do the trick.  Take the +5 off the WOL, through the NC side of relay1 and to 
> the coil of relay2.  The NO side of relay 2 is connected to the power switch. 
>  The coil of relay1 is driven by the 12V rail.  When the 12V rail is off +5 
> will energize relay2 that will attempt to turn power on.  As soon as the 12V 
> rail comes up relay1 will energize and stop the coil power to relay2 thus 
> "releasing" the power push button.  This is a always on type of setup.  The 
> only way to turn the unit off and keep it off is to unplug the power cord.
>> Back to your picture. I have not found any spec for the wol connector
>> but it seems that the wol pin is +5V active high. So, in your case
>> wouldn't it be simpler just to momentarly short the +5V and wol pins
>> of the wol connector to start the pc?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> /Karl Hammar
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