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It's been several months since I last worked on this project with a move from one house to another, but I finally have some time to wrap this up.
At this point I'm looking for the simplest solution to get the project working and usable, but I have a couple issues remaining around powering the unit.
1. I have the 19V 65W NUC power brick split into two 5MM jacks, one that plugs into the NUC itself, and the other which plugs into the Pico PSU
2. The NUC power brick is plugged directly into the wall
3. The Pico PSU is jumped using a paperclip to always be on
At this point, I'm unsure of the easiest, yet reliable way to assemble the project for extended use. My thought at the moment is to just leave the NUC outside the case, with the HDMI cable & Pico PSU jack extended through the back and plugged in.
However, I'm not sure of the long term use of the paperclip for jumping the Pico PSU.
If I place the NUC inside the base (which I can do), I'm unsure of how to press the button to turn the NUC on - I'm guessing I can jump a pin on the unit as well so that everything is powered on as soon as it's plugged in. With this setup, I'll just use a powerstrip and be done with it.
The last solution is above my head, including using the iMac's provided power brick and taking those wires to provide power to the power brick somehow, which I suppose involves splicing into the AC cord that would have plugged directly into the wall. No clue how to get a power button working on that setup either.
Anyone have suggestions from this point on? I'm booting to a BIOS screen on the NUC and I'm so close to being able to use this thing!
Definitely looking for ideas from other mods, thanks to all who have helped so far!
At this point I'm looking for the simplest solution to get the project working and usable, but I have a couple issues remaining around powering the unit.
1. I have the 19V 65W NUC power brick split into two 5MM jacks, one that plugs into the NUC itself, and the other which plugs into the Pico PSU
2. The NUC power brick is plugged directly into the wall
3. The Pico PSU is jumped using a paperclip to always be on
At this point, I'm unsure of the easiest, yet reliable way to assemble the project for extended use. My thought at the moment is to just leave the NUC outside the case, with the HDMI cable & Pico PSU jack extended through the back and plugged in.
However, I'm not sure of the long term use of the paperclip for jumping the Pico PSU.
If I place the NUC inside the base (which I can do), I'm unsure of how to press the button to turn the NUC on - I'm guessing I can jump a pin on the unit as well so that everything is powered on as soon as it's plugged in. With this setup, I'll just use a powerstrip and be done with it.
The last solution is above my head, including using the iMac's provided power brick and taking those wires to provide power to the power brick somehow, which I suppose involves splicing into the AC cord that would have plugged directly into the wall. No clue how to get a power button working on that setup either.
Anyone have suggestions from this point on? I'm booting to a BIOS screen on the NUC and I'm so close to being able to use this thing!
Definitely looking for ideas from other mods, thanks to all who have helped so far!