| 摘要 |
A power distribution apparatus for use with a suite of master and peripheral devices, comprises a master electrical outlet 2 and at least one slave electrical outlet 3, both connectable to a common electrical power supply. The apparatus further comprising a monitoring means 9,9a for monitoring data traffic, e.g. USB bus signals, associated with a master device connected to the master electrical outlet, such as a personal computer, and a controller for interrupting power to the at least one slave electrical outlet in response to the monitoring means detecting a prescribed change in the data traffic of the master device. The monitoring means may comprise a serial port, RS232 port, parallel port, a firewire cable or a LAN cable. |
