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GIZMO 2 auto power on

niwagwp

Have my GIZMO 2 running on Windows 7 Enterprise and it is performing well but I really would like to have it start when power is applied to the board.

 

Anyone know how to achieve this?

 

Also, tried to become a member on the Gizmosphere.org site but although it advises an email has been sent (to finalise the registration process) I never get it. Tried my work email as well as a gmail address but neither work.

 

Thanks

 

George

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  • 0 in reply to bwelsby

    Hi Brian and Clem,

     

    Thanks for your replies. Yep, checked and double checked my email spelling, just don't get an email from gizmosphere.org for both email addresses - tried several times.

     

    Clem, presently I need to push the on/off button. What I need is for when power is applied to the board for it to boot up. In a typical desktop that is a function in the BIOS that is easily changed.

     

    Brian, I saw that thread in the forum but without beign able to get access to it I resorted to the element 14 blog. It seems even they haven't actually got it working.

     

    This statement interests me, is it that simple

     

    "I want to add just a bit more that developers shared with me, to further clarify power up.

    The Gizmo hardware was designed to power up when power is applied.
    Gizmo will power up when power is applied if one writes a value of 05h to PMREG 5Bh.
    This doesn’t get done by default, though; it would have to have been written the
    last time the system booted.

    In other words, you have to power up once to set the state."

     

    Trouble is I am not quite sure how to action this - any ideas??

     

    It seems to me that boards like this are ideal to run a host of different applications and hardware for small standalone systems so one of the most important factors is that if the power is lost and then restored the unit just needs to boot up. In my case I want it to operate a current profiler and the software for it is windows based. The whole system will be powered by solar backed batteries but if the batteries drop too low due to lack of solar charging (cloudy/rainy weather for several days) then the system will disconnect all the load until the batteries are re-charged at which time the GIZMO needs to re-boot.

     

    Regards

    George

  • 0 in reply to niwagwp

    Hi,

     

    I still haven't sorted this auto power on and still cannot get onto Gizmosphere BUT I did find this

     

    I want to add just a bit more that developers shared with me, to further clarify power up.

    The Gizmo hardware was designed to power up when power is applied.
    Gizmo will power up when power is applied if one writes a value of 05h to PMREG 5Bh.
    This doesn’t get done by default, though; it would have to have been written the
    last time the system booted.

    In other words, you have to power up once to set the state.

     

    Can anyone tell me how to achieve this - seems like a very simple solution to my problem but I have no idea how to write a value to PMREG 5Bh.

     

    Thanks

    George