[FADCA] Restart device

[David Billsbrough]

Chuck wrote:

>Folks,

>I remember when we used to have to reboot certain devices after a
>certain amount of time, some of them would get rebooted during the
>wee hours of the morning every morning, others would get rebooted
>say once a week or month. I am trying to figure out what the device
>was that was used for that sort of thing. I have some equipment that
>needs to get powered down for about 30 seconds and then restarted
>about once a week or the cameras stop sending images one by one.

>Of course the real fix is for the manufacturer to fix the firmware but
>that is in the rear of a deer as far as I can see.

>So if anyone recalls what those things were I would like to know so
>I can get one and put on these cameras.

>I know that this is off thread but, I also recall that some of the BBS
>and switch/node sites needed this device for whatever reason.

Can you build it or just want to buy one?

The latest issue of Nuts and Volts (August) has a project kit to do just this task.

The project was called the WatchPuppy and would reset a computer, hub/router, and/or
cable modem.

73,

David -- KC4ZVW


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