Bristol Digest, Vol 644, Issue 2

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Today's Topics:

1. Re: HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep / off
(Martin Moore)
2. Re: HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep / off (Chris)
3. Re: HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep / off (Chris)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 13:04:54 +0100
From: Martin Moore <martinm@it-helps.co.uk>
To: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>, Bristol and Bath Linux User Group
<bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep /
off
Message-ID: <C1B41AD4-1895-46F9-BA3D-AE3FD1C8DBA8@it-helps.co.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Highly unlikely as there are 2 240 sockets so it wouldn't know which was 'master' . A quick google doesn't show any evidence of it either.

To check, turn off the TV at the socket and see if the devices are still on/charging :)

Martin.

On 14/05/2016, 12:22, "Bristol on behalf of Chris via Bristol" <bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk on behalf of bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Hope you're having a spectacular weekend!
>
>Last week I installed myself an Mk branded mains socket with two embedded USB sockets supporting up to 2.1 amps current. I've plugged in both devices and it works a charm!
>
>What I'm wondering - both devices seem to have an automatic sleep mode (seems to be activated when the TV AV source is set to another device), does anyone know if they also turn "off" - when the TV is turned off at the socket? i.e. should I be unplugging the USB plugs when the TV is off, or is it not required?
>
>Thanks for any insight...
>
>Chris
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 13:52:39 +0100
From: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>
To: Martin Moore <martinm@it-helps.co.uk>, Bristol and Bath Linux User
Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep /
off
Message-ID: <D8F258C6-D795-4852-A73A-3728B392F445@googlemail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On 14 May 2016 13:04:54 BST, Martin Moore <martinm@it-helps.co.uk> wrote:
>Highly unlikely as there are 2 240 sockets so it wouldn't know which
>was 'master' . A quick google doesn't show any evidence of it either.
>
>To check, turn off the TV at the socket and see if the devices are
>still on/charging :)
>
>
>Martin.
>
>
>
>
>
>On 14/05/2016, 12:22, "Bristol on behalf of Chris via Bristol"
><bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk on behalf of
>bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Hope you're having a spectacular weekend!
>>
>>Last week I installed myself an Mk branded mains socket with two
>embedded USB sockets supporting up to 2.1 amps current. I've plugged
>in both devices and it works a charm!
>>
>>What I'm wondering - both devices seem to have an automatic sleep mode
>(seems to be activated when the TV AV source is set to another device),
>does anyone know if they also turn "off" - when the TV is turned off at
>the socket? i.e. should I be unplugging the USB plugs when the TV is
>off, or is it not required?
>>
>>Thanks for any insight...
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Bristol mailing list
>>Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol

Not quite what I mean.

I assume HDMI CEC is used for putting the device to sleep. I was thinking complete loss of the HDMI signal might be configured to initiate shutdown of each of the devices (loss of the HDMI signal initiated by turning of the TV at the plug socket)

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 13:54:00 +0100
From: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>
To: Martin Moore <martinm@it-helps.co.uk>, Bristol and Bath Linux User
Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] HDMI (Chromecast / Amazon Fire stick) sleep /
off
Message-ID: <B99151A7-4AC3-47BF-B279-E6409F6DF97D@googlemail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On 14 May 2016 13:52:39 BST, Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On 14 May 2016 13:04:54 BST, Martin Moore <martinm@it-helps.co.uk>
>wrote:
>>Highly unlikely as there are 2 240 sockets so it wouldn't know which
>>was 'master' . A quick google doesn't show any evidence of it either.
>>
>>To check, turn off the TV at the socket and see if the devices are
>>still on/charging :)
>>
>>
>>Martin.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On 14/05/2016, 12:22, "Bristol on behalf of Chris via Bristol"
>><bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk on behalf of
>>bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>Hope you're having a spectacular weekend!
>>>
>>>Last week I installed myself an Mk branded mains socket with two
>>embedded USB sockets supporting up to 2.1 amps current. I've plugged
>>in both devices and it works a charm!
>>>
>>>What I'm wondering - both devices seem to have an automatic sleep
>mode
>>(seems to be activated when the TV AV source is set to another
>device),
>>does anyone know if they also turn "off" - when the TV is turned off
>at
>>the socket? i.e. should I be unplugging the USB plugs when the TV is
>>off, or is it not required?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any insight...
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>Bristol mailing list
>>>Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>
>Not quite what I mean.
>
>I assume HDMI CEC is used for putting the device to sleep. I was
>thinking complete loss of the HDMI signal might be configured to
>initiate shutdown of each of the devices (loss of the HDMI signal
>initiated by turning of the TV at the plug socket)

I hadn't considered the power light on the Chromecast, I'll take a look.

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