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CarPC Pro Power Controller v2.5 (SDC)

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Product Overview:

NOTE: These Power Controllers are permanently out of stock and are being replaced with a MUCH more powerful Controller, which is currently under design and has an ETA of sometime next year. We are shooting for a release date of April. It would have been completed sooner except for another design project we had to complete first.

Power Controllers are electronics that connect to your PC to automatically sequence them, and other electronics, on and off properly and safely with the car. These units will also control the power on your inverter or DC-DC Power Supply, amplifiers, and Screens.

These Power Controllers are designed for the CarPC users who want a no-hassle, reliable, comprehensive installation.

With features like Low Voltage Monitor to prevent your battery from being dead when you come out to your car, Temperature Sensors that protect your PC from damage due to extreme high and low temperatures, support for Shutdown to Standby, Power Pulse Mode for those users who like their PC to be running before they enter the car, and Ultimate Flexibility, these are the most comprehensive and flexible SDCs on the market.

See how our SDC stands up against the competition with the most accurate and descriptive Shutdown Controller Comparison Chart.

Features:

  • Pushbutton Inverter Control - Some new inverters don't use the traditional switch to turn on. Instead, they have a momentary contact pushbutton and could not previously be controlled using a SDC. Now by changing a setting in the Configuration, you can successfully control these inverters. - NEW!
  • PC WatchDog - Has your PC ever frozen while driving? If so, this is the feature you need. When the PC freezes, the Power Controller will recognize this and automatically reboot the PC. To use this feature, you must supply the hardware. You may want to purchase the PVT412 MOS Relay to ease making the hardware. Software is provided. - NEW!
  • Automatic Safe PC Startup/Shutdown - Prevents data loss and corruption by properly starting and shutting down your CarPC.
  • Dual Temperature Sensors - Prevents Hard Drive and other hardware failures by monitoring temperatures of your hard drive and the temperature inside your CarPC case. The CarPC Pro prevents PC startup during extreme temperatures as well as shutting down the PC when and if temperatures reach extremes. Jumper settings allow the user to adjust or disable the temperature sensors.
  • Temperature Ignore - Using this feature, you can have the Power Controller ignore the temperatures so that you may startup the PC during emergencies such as being lost and needing your GPS, or during a demonstration of your setup when it's extremely hot.
  • Ultimate Flexibility - Every timer and many options related to the control of the PC, Inverter, Amps, etc. are user-adjustable. They are digitally selected and stored, will not drift like pots (which other SDCs use), are saved indefinitely even during power loss. See the Configuration Manual for information relating to these settings.
  • Shutdown to Standby Support - Using this Option, your PC can shutdown to standby. This is useful because Shutdown/Startup to/from Standby is much faster than when using Hibernate.
  • Power Pulse Mode - Allows you to use a Pulse to begin Startup/Shutdown sequences. See the Accessory Manual and Configuration Manual for more information.
  • Power-Protect - Monitors vehicle voltage levels and will prevent the PC from turning on or will shutdown the PC when the car battery is too low. Jumper settings allow the user to adjust or disable the voltage monitor.
  • Battery-Safe - Forces PC to shutdown if it hangs with the car off. Prevents you returning to a car with a dead battery due to your CarPC after a long day of work or play.
  • Inverter Control - Turns on and off the 120VAC Inverter. Click here to see our inverters modified for use with our Power Controllers. This feature can also control DC-DC Power Supplies. Want your PC to survive cranking your car? Get the CarPC Tank EZ Here.
  • Amplifier Turn-On Circuit - Turns on and off external amplifiers
  • Screen Turn-On Circuit - Turns on and off all your screens
  • Works with Any PC - PC and Operating System must be ACPI Compliant and properly detected as such by whatever Operating System is being used.
  • On-Glitch Saver - Makes sure that the key is on before turning the PC on. This also allows you to quickly do anything that requires the key to be on such as rolling up a window.
  • Stay-On - Allows you to turn off your car engine and not effect the CarPC. It is a configuration setting that keeps the PC on for a configurable amount of time whilst the vehicle is still off, and will do so every time the vehicle is shut off. After that time period elapses, the battery voltage drops too low, or the temperatures become extreme, the PC will shut off. This comes in handy when filling up at a gas station where you want to shut off the car but not the PC.
  • Anti-Thump - Specialized sequencing of your amplifiers (if any) on and off in a specific order to prevent harsh Thump that results from the PC turning on and off.
  • PC Compatibility - Works with ATX, Mini-ITX, and µ-ITX motherboards and Power Supplies.
  • OS Compatibility - Works with ACPI Compliant Operating System
  • PC-Monitor - Our Power controllers will NEVER get confused about whether the pc is on or off.
  • Trip-Off - Can turn off the PC while the car is running without turning off the power controller.
  • Adjustable Low Voltage Levels
  • Quick Connect Cables
  • Modify Startup Timers
  • Valet/Alarm Mode - Keep the PC from turning on when others will drive your car or when your alarm has gone off.
  • Control Other Items - Control Power to up to 20 items. See the Accessory Manual for details.
  • Remain-On Mode - Allows the PC to stay on with the car off. It is a setting (controlled via switch) that keeps the PC on for as long as voltage levels do not drop too low, or temperatures do not become extreme. If the vehicle is started before either of those two conditions occur, the PC will not have turned off, even for over-night if the battery can sustain it. See the Accessory Manual for details.
  • Instant-Off Mode - Allows you to instantly switch off the PC and other devices using a switch. See the Accessory Manual for details.
  • Serial Port Shutdown - Shutdown the PC via serial port. Useful for laptop users and users who cannot connect to the PC's power button. You must add the "Serial Port Shutdown Accessory" to your cart to receive the additional hardware and software.
  • Phone Support - You will receive our number upon purchasing a product.
  • Professionally Manufactured
  • Warranty - 1 Year Limited Warranty
  • Customizable - Contact us for details.


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