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Havent tried it yet. Hopefully today/tonight.
Countdown Timer:
Im not sure i understand the counter iteration loop. Does it use the current max timer length and iterate it until it acheives the desired length + any residual (eg: 10mins x 2 + 2mins = 22mins)? Is this timer operation being performed in firmware Jeff, or via the windows app? My concern is the app gets disconnected from the DS-ATX and the loop loops forever - ie: no shutdown. Creating a new (larger) timer, would also remove the need for a pause counter, and remove any possibilty of the pause counter getting stuck or failing to activate (and a premature shutdown occurring).
Timer Reporting:
I agree with at_b. Those values should be fine.
Aux on/off:
Basically, I want Aux to be on when the application starts and off when it shutsdown. That way, the amps are only on when windows has reached desktop and off before it shutsdown. If there is a Aux On/off button, then thats a neat feature too. At_b can you make your application have an option to turn Aux ON startup and Aux OFF when it closes/Pc resets/hibernates? (Thats where a service is useful.. cause it gets killed before off/reset/hibernate)
Ignore Serial coms for startup: Jeff, to have the DSatx connect to the pc all the time, does it need to ignore the first few seconds of serial comms when the PC boots up? I know my serial port "talks" rubbish during the POST/BIOS stages.
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