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CEC-like Power Features with Non-CEC-Equipment

With a Raspberry Pico, I monitor my Sony amplifier from the 90s and my 2013 Dell monitor, and switch on my NUC-based media center if any of these devices are switched on. This is comparable to the CEC functionality that more modern devices provide via the HDMI port. I also utilize the USB/serial interface of the Pico to check if any of the two devices is still on to include this into my auto-shutdown script logic.

As a result, my media center boots up as soon as I switch on my amplifier or my monitor, and only auto-shuts down if both are off.

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