Thread: M4-ATX Bug. Response from Mini-Box

Here is my e-mail.

My ignition has been off for a considerable time (hours). I apply a signal to the ignition. The power supply sends a pulse to the mother board and the PC turns on, and functions normally.
An hour later I remove the ignition wire from the power supply. 30 seconds elapse, then the power supply sends a pulse to the mother board to tell it to turn off.

Since my dip switches are set to mode "A" for a 5 second delay to send the pulse...I think something may be wrong.
I have tried using other modes with the dip switches, yet the all behave exactly the same as the above bold text explains.
The only exception is when the power supply is set to behave like a standard power supply with no delays at all. This is the only mode that is functioning correctly.


Now, something I DID notice is this:
If I remove the ignition wire to the power supply for 1 second, then re-apply the ignition wire for 1 second, the remove the ignition wire yet again, then the power supply will send a shut down pulse after 5 seconds.

This is great, because this is the desired operation, however to my knowledge a vehicle's ignition wire does not send a OFF/ON/OFF pulse when the vehicle is turned off.


I hope I have not been too confusing, and I appreciate your help.

Here is the response:

I got it, you see a bug that we fixed 1 week ago, when did you get your M4-ATX and from whom?
Please give me your address so that I can cross ship you a unit. Kindly send me the old one back to:

Lan Vo
Ituner Networks Corp
47801 Fremont Bvd
Fremont, CA 94538

Please give me your address as well. Also, but the time you see get the new unit with new firmware, please go to www.mini-box.com and download the latest manual, we also have a new timing scheme (more timing scenarios targeted more for hibernation)

Thanks,
Andrei