Bristol-Braille / canute-ui

User interface for the Canute electronic Braille reader.
http://bristolbraille.co.uk
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Shut the Canute down when it is unplugged from USB-B #276

Closed pachpict closed 1 year ago

pachpict commented 1 year ago

Current functionality is reasonable but does not work well with the Console.

Current functionality is that when the Canute is being used as a display (plugged in via USB-B), when the connexion is lost (e.g. unplugged or the master computer shuts down) then the Canute returns to stand-alone mode.

This needs to change so the Canute shut downs exactly as though the user had pressed the shut down button when the connexion is lost.

This will avoid the need for complex electronics to do the same on the Canute Console (which integrates Canute 360) and also suits desktop PC users who lug their Canutes in, as more often than not if a connexion is lost it will be either because the PC has been shut down and the user will want Canute shutdown too, or that the Canute is being moved (in which case it will need shutting down anyway).

This will greatly benefit the commercial release of the Console, hence high priority.