Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
PIR sensor to turn monitor off. Nothing works :(
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@wishmaster270 if you used the automated install script,m it will turn screen saver off for you if you reply yes…
you can also run the screensaver off script part from the installation repo here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scriptsit will figure out what system and set it off appropriately.
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@wishmaster270 I’ll follow yours today and report back.
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@wishmaster270 got it working with your tutorial but once the monitor goes into sleep mode, after not receiving a signal, it doesn’t turn back on unless I unplug and plug it back in.
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@elleclouds Hi, do you see any output of the Gpio module in the log file?
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the cmdline.txt was already ok , i really had to install xscreensaver and disable screensaver to solve my problem. -
It won’t get any easier then this…
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@wishmaster270 said in PIR sensor to turn monitor off. Nothing works :(:
@elleclouds Hi, do you see any output of the Gpio module in the log file?
So I got it working with your tutorial. My only issue now is when the monitor doesn’t have a signal it turns completely off and won’t turn back on unless its unplugged and plugged back in. Is there a way to keep the monitor on, just asleep so that the HDMI signal when signaled, activates the screen?
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Hi,
it depends on your monitor. Maybe there is an option in the monitor configuration menu.
If not you can configure the MMM-Screen-Powersave-Notification module to only hide all modules and show the black background instead of turning the hdmi off (hideInsteadShutoff option) -
@wishmaster270 Since the monitor would stay on… would that have any benefits? I can’t access the menu of the monitor due to taking it apart and not knowing where the button to access the menu is located. Thanks for all the assistance and advice, I appreciate it.
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@elleclouds Black causes the display to turn off the backlight which saves energy. But it is surely less effective than switching the display to standby mode.
