italia_nyc Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Hi all... I'm wondering how/if I can use the POWER_STATE variable to properly track the Power Toggle of my SA 8300HD Cable Box? I tried the Video Sensing inputs but it doesn't seem to work properly with the 8300HD.Appreciate any help one could offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Do they actually ever turn off? Most cable boxes just go to "sleep" and the driver is set to "always on" for power management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italia_nyc Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Well I guess "turn off" as is relates to this device is open for debate. Obviously it does toggle on and off and alters it's voltage/current appropriately. At the same time, in the off state, it is in a "standby" state that still allows itself to record shows, keep time, etc... You can't keep it "on" perpetually either, because Cablevision shut's off the device at 1:30am every night if no user input is detected. I also have my TV utilizing the 8300HD's switched outlet. So my TV goes on and off with the cablebox. Having programmed other manufacturers remotes before, their use of variables (specifically with URC's MX-3000 and the like), was used almost predominantly to track the Power state of IR devices. And it did so quite well and with little effort. I have to presume that my new Control4 system is capable of such a feeble task? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italia_nyc Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Nobody's used variables for power tracking eh? Guess I'm on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I know that user Dinosaur was....if you search for POWER_STATE I bet you would find his thread.He was using it with a Vizio TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italia_nyc Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Spent quite some time on the phone with Control4 Tech Support yesterday in regards to this issue. There apparently is no real good way to utilize the POWER_STATE variable as it relate to power tracking for the SA 8300HD.Our work around was to enable the "Power + Numeric" option in the settings menu of the cablebox; then we edited the driver to use Power ON/OFF macros using "0" for ON and the Power Toggle for Off. By no means is this "discreet" or flawless.... but so far, it's working pretty well.... or as well as can be expected. Hope this may help someone else in a similar situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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