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OCTO alarm: 2 ways to do it with or without the 53216 cable

wibeweb

Newbie

OCTO alarm: 2 ways to do it with or without the 53216 cable

Friday, October 27th 2023, 11:14am

I come back to you with a remark concerning the 53216 cable:

I have an OCTO and I plugged the 53216 into the signal port, everything works fine, I tested and the computer shuts down in the second the alarm goes off. Great !

However using the "Outputs" I can do the same thing (and even better with variations and conditions) without needing to use the 53216 cable!

Did I miss something?
What's the point of this cable if I can do the same thing without it?

Thanks for your help ;)





Speedy-VI

Senior Member

Friday, October 27th 2023, 6:09pm

The point is the Alarm cable will still work even if Aquasuite and/or Windows is locked up, crashed, or not running. What your screen shots show require that Windows, Aquasuite, and the Aquasuite service are all up and running. The Alarm cable connection is therefore more reliable, and since the purpose is to shut down in an emergency situation, reliability is a good thing. Some people use an Octo in a Linux system that can't run Aquasuite. The alarm cable is also useful in this situation.

wibeweb

Newbie

Friday, October 27th 2023, 6:57pm

Quoted from "Speedy-VI"

The point is the Alarm cable will still work even if Aquasuite and/or Windows is locked up, crashed, or not running. What your screen shots show require that Windows, Aquasuite, and the Aquasuite service are all up and running. The Alarm cable connection is therefore more reliable, and since the purpose is to shut down in an emergency situation, reliability is a good thing. Some people use an Octo in a Linux system that can't run Aquasuite. The alarm cable is also useful in this situation.
I understand better, thank you
After checking, I can confirm that if Aquasuite is closed, it works ^^ but if Aquasuite is closed and Windows is locked, it doesn't !

This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "wibeweb" (Oct 27th 2023, 7:06pm)

Remayz

Senior Member

Friday, October 27th 2023, 7:11pm

well it's managed by the aquasuite service, not by the app, so you can close it. same for virtual sensors, lighting etc

Speedy-VI

Senior Member

Friday, October 27th 2023, 9:46pm

You are both correct. Aquasuite does not need to be running, but the Aquasuite service and Windows do need to be running. Apologies for the confusion.

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