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and back on when I turn it on? I don't just mean standby mode. I understand standby mode uses 12 watts? That adds up over a year.
I was thinking of getting a powerstrip that detects when the master is off/on and plugging it into that. Just curious if someone else did this via software?
SETUP / Options / Device Mode/DSD / Auto Standby: #h
This way at least ADI-2 switches off automatically when not in use.
Auto Standby detects audio input signals.
An automatic power-up does not exist.
I understand standby mode uses 12 watts? That adds up over a year.
Wrong.
I was thinking of getting a powerstrip that detects when the master is off/on and plugging it into that.
This is a valid solution.
Just curious if someone else did this via software?
How do you plan to do this via software if your PC shuts off? 
And there is no way to wake up the unit with input signal or with software. You can use either switchable or smart outlet/powerstrip or the button on your IR remote controller.
Svperstar wrote:I understand standby mode uses 12 watts? That adds up over a year.
Wrong.
I was thinking of getting a powerstrip that detects when the master is off/on and plugging it into that.
This is a valid solution.
Just curious if someone else did this via software?
How do you plan to do this via software if your PC shuts off?
And there is no way to wake up the unit with input signal or with software. You can use either switchable or smart outlet/powerstrip or the button on your IR remote controller.
How many watts does the RME use in standby mode if not 12 watts? Also people have got very fancy setups over usb when their computer shutsdown/restarts etc. Figured some hobbyist here might have gone down this road before.
How many watts does the RME use in standby mode if not 12 watts?
1) Which RME specifically?
2) Being a European manufacturer, RME complies with EU regulations that require electronics to not consume more than 0.5 W in standby mode, and in fact much less than that.
3) Where did you get the 12 W figure from?
The ADI-2 Pro FS R BE
on the product page
Tech specs
scroll down to general :
Standby power consumption: 50 mW
The ADI-2/4 has a bit more :
Standby power consumption AC 230 V: 280 mW
Thats 42 times less than 12 Watt
If one plans to leave the house for years, better shut down the elctricity of the house.
You can most likely use a scripting software like AutoHotKey to run a script on shutdown, or create a script that shuts off the adi and then shuts down windows. If I remember correctly you can remote control the adi with midi commands. So in effect you would first send the power off midi command to the adi and then shut down the pc.
But is it worth the effort if ADI-2 Pro FS R BE takes 0.05 W? It takes about 1 kWh in very roughly 2.5 years of idle. In 10 years of being on idle, the electricity cost would be 1 EUR, or so...
But is it worth the effort if ADI-2 Pro FS R BE takes 0.05 W? It takes about 1 kWh in very roughly 2.5 years of idle. In 10 years of being on idle, the electricity cost would be 1 EUR, or so...
Multiplied by 10,000,000 users = no icecaps, dead polar bears etc.
I use a power strip which has speakers etc. plugged in. One switch to flick. Not a lot of effort.
Well sure, power stripe is good thing because of many reasons, not just ecology. I meant, SW solution, scripts and so on.
Concerning ecology. There is also question how much energy power stripe saves during its life and how much energy is needed to produce it, transport it and recycle it...
Svperstar wrote:How many watts does the RME use in standby mode if not 12 watts?
1) Which RME specifically?
2) Being a European manufacturer, RME complies with EU regulations that require electronics to not consume more than 0.5 W in standby mode, and in fact much less than that.
3) Where did you get the 12 W figure from?
I have the RME ADI-2 DAC FS. I was googling and someone said they used a meter to read and it said theirs was pulling 12 watts even on standby. That could be wrong, I didn't measure it. If its only .5 watts that isn't too bad but still having to press the power button everytime I turn my PC on is meh. I will look into the midi commands someone mentioned in this thread. Put the turn on midi command in my startup folder.
You can most likely use a scripting software like AutoHotKey to run a script on shutdown, or create a script that shuts off the adi and then shuts down windows. If I remember correctly you can remote control the adi with midi commands. So in effect you would first send the power off midi command to the adi and then shut down the pc.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, I will look into MIDI commands. I actually messed with MIDI stuff in the late 1990s but obviously that is going to be very outdated.
The ADI-2 Pro FS R BE
on the product page
Tech specs
scroll down to general :Standby power consumption: 50 mW
The ADI-2/4 has a bit more :
Standby power consumption AC 230 V: 280 mW
Thats 42 times less than 12 Watt
If one plans to leave the house for years, better shut down the elctricity of the house.
Taken directly from the ADI-2 DAC page:
"Standby power consumption: 120 mW (10 mA)"
https://rme-audio.de/adi-2-dac.html
That isn't nearly as high as 12 watts no
So if anyone else is wanting to do this I just ended up ordering this master/slave powerstip off of amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/ECG-7MVR-Energy- … 1W?ie=UTF8
I leave the RME ADI-2 on all the time, have my PC plugged into the control socket, and the RME plugged into the switched outlets. When I turn my PC off the RME shuts off, and when I turn it back on the RME turns on and its in a usable state not on standby.
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