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B3OHACK3RAh interesting that project seems to be alive again 🙂 nice work @B3OHACK3R although it still seems to require some DIY work to get it running?
There is now an optional software image that just needs to be flashed on a SD card. Strictly speaking its still DIY but the software part can be plug-play with that one.
Just to clarify this, a Beolink Converter type 1611 or a ML powerbox can be used to provide the power, so no music system and TV is needed.
Absolutely.
Could this be what is used for timer start which I think might have been the only scenario where starting the BL3500 via the MCL/ML bus would be needed in an original intended B&O setup.
On ML side there are two different ways of remote waking the BL3500. Either via the timer function (BL3500 needs to have TIMER ON) or just by sending a virtual Beo4 command for switching on a source. In a traditional ML system without MLGW the only option for a video or audio master to activate link nodes is broadcasting the timer activation command. All devices with TIMER ON will then switch on. With the virtual Beo4 keys you have much better control and it works on all devices I have tested.