[vdr] RS-232 relay plugin adapted for the shutdown rewrite

On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 05:50:46PM +0100, Udo Richter wrote:

Hi list,

I've finished a third version of the shutdown rewrite. Again there are two patches available, one for VDR 1.5.0, and one with slight changes for 1.4.x.

http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/patches.html#shutdown http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/patches.en.html#shutdown

I have adapted my "relay" plugin for this patch. This plugin controls a solid-state relay via the TxD line of a serial port, so that the audio/video output equipment is powered off when the user is inactive.

http://www.iki.fi/~msmakela/software/vdr/vdr-relay-0.1.0.tgz http://www.iki.fi/~msmakela/electronics/relay/index.en.html

Example of usage: vdr -P'relay --relay=/dev/ttyS0'

Note to Finnish users: the prototype relay box featured on the instructions page is for sale, because at a later point, I installed the relay inside the monitor to reduce the clutter of cables.

Marko