I strongly recommend keeping the machine running 24/7 unless power to the computer is being pulled daily.  I've had OSX boxes that ran for years running GEM patches that pegged every CPU/GPU/ASIC in the box.  The majority of issues came from restarting the computer after power was cut for some reason.  

Shutting down peripherals like screens and speakers is fine, but OSX and Linux are designed for maximum uptime and run best that way.  I had tons of problems with WinXP running for longer than a week or two.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Richie Cyngler <glitchpop@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for all the great answers.

So I found sleep/shut down scheduler in the Energy Saver menu of OSX System Preferences. If need be I should be able to just use that.

However if I want to kill Pd first is [realtime] the best object to use for a scheduled event (in this case quitting Pd) like this?

I think I will stick with just powering down at the end of the night I will start it up manually, too many things could fail if I try and automate running the patch, although Automator looks possibly useful too.

Thanks again

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Jean-Marie Adrien <jma@jeanmarie-adrien.net> wrote:

- You kill PD from inside at a chosen time (pd quit;)
- You shutdown your mac at that time, after having killed PD, and restart your mac at a given time (OSX preferences)
- You launch an application at restart of your mac (OSX Preferences / accounts, this application is either compiled with applescript or with automator and does what you want, in this case run your patch, I guess)
this will take a little time to adjust, but works fine !
JMA


Le 9 juil. 2012 à 11:20, Ángel Faraldo a écrit :

> I haven't tried it myself, but I guess on OSX you should be able to do these things with Automator.
>
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1772992?start=0&tstart=0
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Patrice Colet wrote:
>
>> The problem with both macosX and windows seven OS for an installation is that you never know when they will decide to shutdown for maintenance, if you're not expert.
>>
>> Colet Patrice
>>
>> ----- Mail original -----
>>> De: "Richie Cyngler" <glitchpop@gmail.com>
>>> À: "PD-List" <pd-list@iem.at>
>>> Envoyé: Lundi 9 Juillet 2012 08:43:03
>>> Objet: [PD] running Pd with a timer for an installation?
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I'm planning on using Pd for an installation in Melbourne in a couple
>>> of
>>> weeks. It's running fine, Pduino working, sensors working. I'm just
>>> wondering is there is a object (or series) of objects I can use to
>>> "power
>>> down" the patch, or even kill Pd, at a designated time. The
>>> installation
>>> will run into the night for a week, I'll be there to start it up each
>>> night
>>> but not to shut it down. I'm probably running on OSX, windows may be
>>> an
>>> option. A sleep or shutdown timer for the OS would be very useful
>>> too,
>>> seems odd these are not standard.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot
>>>
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