Custom phase change controller "Golden Froster"

[Ssilencer]

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Thanks Sneil! I'm happy you liked it, I know it is really a basic box, but I did it with all my love
Golden told me that serial to USB adapters will work fine with the new XE 2.0 and X3 or cascade cause the way they communicates to the computer, he is also always willing to advice in any usb to serial that can be compatible with the xe 1.6 and value controllers, no problem.

[kayl]

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Thanks Sneil! I'm happy you liked it, I know it is really a basic box, but I did it with all my love
Golden told me that serial to USB adapters will work fine with the new XE 2.0 and X3 or cascade cause the way they communicates to the computer, he is also always willing to advice in any usb to serial that can be compatible with the xe 1.6 and value controllers, no problem.

Golden told me that serial to USB adapters will work fine with the new XE 2.0 and X3 or cascade cause the way they communicates to the computer


so the cascade controllers do talk to the pc?
Can we have an update on the exact specs of the cascade controller
Do they start the PC AND shut it down like with the other controllers?

[BlueAqua]

During my Chilly1 SS overhaul I decided that I want to use my SS as a bench unit. I have the G-Froster Value(probably one of the original ones) and I was wondering if there was a feasible way to use it without hooking it up the the motherboard. I want a stand alone unit that I control and run but I like the temperature readout and I don't want to gimp it if I decide to go back to the original state.

I was looking at my board trying to think of a way to do it. Some pics quick:





I have installed a typical Lian Li power switch in the front of my SS case and have it connected to the power switch connector on the G-Froster.

I figured that the only thing I'd really need to do it get 5V to the 5V monitor to trick it into thinking the computer is running. So I was thinking some kind of voltage regulator tapping off one of the power sources inside already.

Now to get it to shut off I would need to break contact in that 5V line somehow I think. Maybe install a little reset type switch in there.

Any thought on how I should execute this? I appreciate your input.

[Ssilencer]

During my Chilly1 SS overhaul I decided that I want to use my SS as a bench unit. I have the G-Froster Value(probably one of the original ones) and I was wondering if there was a feasible way to use it without hooking it up the the motherboard. I want a stand alone unit that I control and run but I like the temperature readout and I don't want to gimp it if I decide to go back to the original state.

I was looking at my board trying to think of a way to do it. Some pics quick:





I have installed a typical Lian Li power switch in the front of my SS case and have it connected to the power switch connector on the G-Froster.

I figured that the only thing I'd really need to do it get 5V to the 5V monitor to trick it into thinking the computer is running. So I was thinking some kind of voltage regulator tapping off one of the power sources inside already.

Now to get it to shut off I would need to break contact in that 5V line somehow I think. Maybe install a little reset type switch in there.

Any thought on how I should execute this? I appreciate your input.

You are right, you have to cheat the controller so it will think that it got 5v from your computer, you can use a battery and a little switch to do this.

@Kayl, we don't have to update the cascade info, cascade controller controls the cascade unit, not the pc, a cascade is not meant to be running 24/7, but it has link to the pc so you can update the software, as I'd posted, there will be extra modules for even more fucntions on the cascade and on the X3, they have a daughter board expansion port.
But I don't know when or if it will be the first expansion daughter board we will release.