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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Fabien Bergeret writes:
> 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...).
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 force the RCX to turn off from inside a program by adding this:
#include <sys/timeout.h>
// somewhere in your code:
idle_powerdown = 1;
I haven't checked for side effects of doing this in a program, however. It
might leave the kernel in an indeterminant state, so use with caution.
Rossz
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