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    Screen "offline" during specific time of day

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      _V_
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      Hey guys

      Besides using some kind of wake module, is it possible to just set MM up be shown during specific times of a day or maybe darken the screen during night time?

      Thanks a lot

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        rkorell Module Developer @_V_
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        @_V_ My module MMM-PresenceScreenControl Offers a comfortable way to switch on or off during defined times - as much as you like per day as much days as you like.

        Regards,
        Ralf

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          sdetweil @_V_
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          @_V_ that is not built in to the base

          There are addon modules that can do that I think
          See the 3rd party list linked in the top menu

          Sam

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            plainbroke @_V_
            last edited by plainbroke

            @_V_
            You can set crontab -e to stop mm .
            Here is the lines from my crontab -e

            # Turn off display Sunday - Thursday at 21h00
            00 21 * * 0-4 /usr/local/bin/pm2 stop all
            # Turn off display Friday - Saturday at 21h00
            00 21 * * 5,6 /usr/local/bin/pm2 stop all
            # Turn on screen Monday - Friday at 6h45
            45 06 * * 1-5 /usr/local/bin/pm2 start mm
            # Turn on screen Saturday - Sunday at 7h30
            30 07 * * 6,0 /usr/local/bin/pm2 start mm
            

            My screen has no background and is black in color, then I set my bar to black with gray letters. That way when MM is not running the screen is really dark .
            works pretty well for night time. Your mileage may vary…

            Slow learner. But trying anyways.
            MM is on Raspberry Pi 4B w/8gb ram loaded on a 128gb nvme drive.
            Running Trixie and the latest MM version.

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              rkorell Module Developer @_V_
              last edited by

              @_V_ My module MMM-PresenceScreenControl Offers a comfortable way to switch on or off during defined times - as much as you like per day as much days as you like.

              Regards,
              Ralf

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