Arduino to turn on monitor in a multicade?

[Cassidy Nolen]

Gents,

 

Maybe someone here has done this before or has a much easier solution...

 

 

Thinking of building a multiboard arcade and will use a flat LCD screen (beyond cheap these days). I know it is not authentic but where it will be, classic hardware would not stand up long.

 

I need to have the monitor turn on with the cabinet, like a true arcade. My current idea is to get an Arduino board and wire in a short 500ms program to complete a circuit to ground, then use a very small relay to connect to the on/off button. That way it cycles once power is applied to the Arduio which would be a second or two after the power to the arcade was turned on and voila, tv on. That is a sure-fire way to do it, but kinda like using a Ferrari to get groceries. Are there any non-30 buck fixes I am missing here?

 

Cassidy

 

[coyo5050]

Just get one of these. Monster power center 650g or similar.

When the main equipment turns on it will turn power on to the rest of the outlets.

[Osgeld]

555 timer (monostable mode) + relay or transistor

Edited November 8, 2015 by Osgeld

[Keatah]

Just get one of these. Monster power center 650g or similar.

When the main equipment turns on it will turn power on to the rest of the outlets.

 

Yes but when many modern displays loose power they don't revert to the on state when reconnected. You need to toggle the power button somehow. A transistor, a relay, a button push.