Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-25 Thread aubuti
I realize this isn't exactly what the OP requested, but what about shutting down the server (or suspending or hibernating) anytime none of the SBs have been used for X minutes? The ServerPowerControl does this very smoothly. True, it doesn't fit squarely into the existing unified PLC Crouzet Mille

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-25 Thread reniera
pski;604827 Wrote: > Most UPS monitoring software provides for a controlled shutdown based-on > voltage to a serial port. I'm not sure how the same devices are signaled > via a usb port but I would assume a lack/presence of voltage does the > trick. > > p I have a ups on order to try this. Than

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-25 Thread reniera
agillis;605391 Wrote: > Should be no problem to sens a command to a Linux box to go into sleep > mode. With VortexBox you could hit a URL to do it. Interresting. Can you say a bit more about this ? -- reniera reniera's P

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-25 Thread pski
agillis;605391 Wrote: > Should be no problem to sens a command to a Linux box to go into sleep > mode. With VortexBox you could hit a URL to do it. Also, there is a sleep command which powers players: webIU/HELP (lower left)/Technical Information/the Squeezebox Server Command line interface. C

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-25 Thread agillis
reniera;604798 Wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to automate the shutdown of SB server: > > I have a magic button at home that turns off all lights when we go to > sleep or when leaving home (=when I turn the alarm on). This is > extremely handy because I stopped counting the times kids leave the > lig

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-24 Thread Fred
The Command Line Interface (CLI) proposes a shutdown command which cleanly shuts down the server. You can find information on the CLI in the Technical Documents section of the server (from the web gui). -- Fred Fred's Prof

Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-23 Thread pski
reniera;604798 Wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to automate the shutdown of SB server: > > I have a magic button at home that turns off all lights when we go to > sleep or when leaving home (=when I turn the alarm on). This is > extremely handy because I stopped counting the times kids leave the > lig

[slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?

2011-01-23 Thread reniera
Hi, I'd like to automate the shutdown of SB server: I have a magic button at home that turns off all lights when we go to sleep or when leaving home (=when I turn the alarm on). This is extremely handy because I stopped counting the times kids leave the light on. Turning the alarm on, also reduc