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Subject: 
Automatic switch
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
Date: 
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:24:20 GMT
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Is there any API for switching off the rcx, either immediately or after a
givent period of inactivity (i.e a watchdog) ? (already used many batteries
by forgetting to switch it off...).
Thanx !



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  Re: Automatic switch
 
Yes, but I don't know the API off the top of my head and I'm in a line outside right now so I can't look it up. It should be in the HOWTO, but if you can't find it, please write again later today and I'll find it. Luis (...) ---...--- "Nobody ever (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
  Re: Automatic switch
 
(...) 0.2.5 includes the idle timeout code. After 15 minutes of no activity (program isn't running, no buttons pushed) it will turn itself off. I added this feature when I woke up to discover I left the RCX on overnight for the third time. You can (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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