Laptop Auto Power-On / Turn-On Module - Page 7

scp028 · 11-06-2006, 02:46 PM

Webmaster,

I have sent you a couple of emails requesting a power supply built. I was wondernig if i sent you a spare AC adapter that i have for the laptop, could you create a power supply with a connector that would plug right into my laptop?

I am hoping to avoid the teardown, and soldering of my laptop.

W3bMa5t3r · 11-06-2006, 02:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by scp028

Webmaster,

I have sent you a couple of emails requesting a power supply built. I was wondernig if i sent you a spare AC adapter that i have for the laptop, could you create a power supply with a connector that would plug right into my laptop?

I am hoping to avoid the teardown, and soldering of my laptop.

Not sure what's happened with the emails, but I don't actually build or work with power supplies. The module I build doesn't supply power to anything, but mearly replicates someone manually pressing a power button. It just does it automatically.

scp028 · 11-06-2006, 03:40 PM

Ahh, ok thanks man.

W3bMa5t3r · 12-27-2006, 06:49 PM

Updated a few pics (still need to update a few of'm) and some of the information.

Cheers & Happy Holidays Everyone

W3bMa5t3r · 01-06-2007, 11:24 AM

Ok, after even more additional questions / confusion, the schematic for my Auto Power On Module has been updated and more information added.

Cheers

tomgreen · 01-06-2007, 03:04 PM

Hey mate, the design is ace. Been tryin to build one, but struggling on which relays to use? Im in the uk so only have access to http://www.maplin.co.uk and http://www.rapidonline.com cant work out whether the ones that these company supply, are normally open or closed? Any advice? thanks

Vinster03XR · 01-07-2007, 01:37 PM

This is pretty sweet... I'll have to give it a try....... Nesxt would be a delayed auto off..

Vin

W3bMa5t3r · 01-07-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Vinster03XR

... Next would be a delayed auto off..

Vin

That would be Windows power management

lol

..well, if you're using it on a PC...

Vinster03XR · 01-07-2007, 05:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by W3bMa5t3r

That would be Windows power management

lol

..well, if you're using it on a PC...

I'm using a laptop with no battery, running off an inverter... the inverter 'on' signal is from my deck.... at the moment, I have to turn off/Hybernate the PC manually using the power button I mounted on the cash... but I'd like to install an off-delay relay for the inverter and a pulse relay from the ingnition....

So the pulse will be for the power button and the off-delay will be for the inverter on signal and it would need to be on for about 15 seconds.... long enough for the PC to hybernate...

That's what I need to do.... I know how and what I need to do it... but some of the parts are expensive and I don't have time to do it right now, so it'll have to wait until next summer..

But I like your auto on function... I'll have to try that sometime... and thanks for sharing the circuit...

Vin

W3bMa5t3r · 01-07-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Vinster03XR

I'm using a laptop with no battery, running off an inverter... the inverter 'on' signal is from my deck.... at the moment, I have to turn off/Hybernate the PC manually using the power button I mounted on the cash... but I'd like to install an off-delay relay for the inverter and a pulse relay from the ingnition....

So the pulse will be for the power button and the off-delay will be for the inverter on signal and it would need to be on for about 15 seconds.... long enough for the PC to hybernate...

That's what I need to do.... I know how and what I need to do it... but some of the parts are expensive and I don't have time to do it right now, so it'll have to wait until next summer..

But I like your auto on function... I'll have to try that sometime... and thanks for sharing the circuit...

Vin

gotcha

and good luck... and I'm just glad to help

Cheers

W3bMa5t3r · 01-08-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tomgreen

Hey mate, the design is ace. Been tryin to build one, but struggling on which relays to use? Im in the uk so only have access to http://www.maplin.co.uk and http://www.rapidonline.com cant work out whether the ones that these company supply, are normally open or closed? Any advice? thanks

Not sure how I missed this post... but yeah...

If you get the SPDT (single pole double throw) relays, they have a normally closed and a normally open pole. you just have to wire to the correct pole.

Hope that helps

Vinster03XR · 01-09-2007, 08:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by W3bMa5t3r

gotcha

and good luck... and I'm just glad to help

Cheers

Appreciated

Vin

Tapsell123 · 01-10-2007, 11:27 AM

Hi W3bma5t3r,

Is your email playing up again ?

Left a PM and sent a contact message with questions on your " buy module " site ?

Sorry new to this but wanted to know before I bought one ,

if you dont plug in the USB safety lead , have windows set up so to hibernate and then push the remote emegency button on dash again, would it act as a shutdown to hibernation ?

thanks

W3bMa5t3r · 01-10-2007, 12:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tapsell123

Hi W3bma5t3r,

Is your email playing up again ?

Left a PM and sent a contact message with questions on your " buy module " site ?

Sorry new to this but wanted to know before I bought one ,

if you dont plug in the USB safety lead , have windows set up so to hibernate and then push the remote emegency button on dash again, would it act as a shutdown to hibernation ?

thanks

Hey, not sure what's up with my email... sorry :-\

The remote emergency button overrides everything, so whether or not the USB safety lead is plugged in, it will be like pressing the laptop power button.
It will act however Windows is setup in the Power Management section to act.

If you have "When power button is pressed, do:" set to "hibernate", then if you press the laptop button or the remote power button, it will put the laptop into hibernation.

Hope that helps...

Cheers