{HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App)

chandra

One thing found was: when edited the rc.local using “sudo nano /etc/rc.local” and writing “python /home/pi/pir.py &” above exit 0", the “&” is still there.
It was supposed to look like:

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

python /home/pi/pir.py

exit 0

But, i am getting

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

python /home/pi/pir.py &

exit 0

What is the mistake im doing? ( presently checking the screen on off only)

cruunnerr

There is no mistake as far as i can see.

The “&” just need to be written, when a second or third command follows.

So when u are just using this one command both (with or without the “&”) should work

cruunnerr

@chandra said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

Screen goes off after 120sec, But when it sense the motion, the screen is black.

Hint from the main post:

To check if it works just go into terminal via ssh and type:

sudo tvservice -o to turn off
sudo tvservice -p to turn on

edit: for some monitors the following commands work better. Please use them if your monitor needs it:

vcgencmd display_power 0 to turn off
vcgencmd display_power 1 to turn on

edit:
also check this:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/6291/howto-turn-on-off-your-monitor-time-based-pir-button-app/11

teitlebot

The script works as intended but I would like to use the module.
The module doesnt turn off my monitor. I have the correct pin labeled.
What else can I check? Where is the python code for the module? is there a pir.py file somewhere?

chandra

@cruunnerr said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

There is no mistake as far as i can see.

The “&” just need to be written, when a second or third command follows.

So when u are just using this one command both (with or without the “&”) should work

thank you. Got a confidence.
As mentioned earlier , i don’t have a experience with computer programming.

chandra

@cruunnerr said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

@chandra said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

Screen goes off after 120sec, But when it sense the motion, the screen is black.

Hint from the main post:

To check if it works just go into terminal via ssh and type:

sudo tvservice -o to turn off
sudo tvservice -p to turn on

edit: for some monitors the following commands work better. Please use them if your monitor needs it:

vcgencmd display_power 0 to turn off
vcgencmd display_power 1 to turn on

edit:
also check this:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/6291/howto-turn-on-off-your-monitor-time-based-pir-button-app/11

A Big Thanks to all. Gone through all the posts.
I split up the things.
First, checked the screen on and off (by editing the script). Tried the steps. screen on was the problem. so skipped that.
second, checked the led lights on and off alone. It worked like a charm.

Then gone back to screen on to work together. The problem was with monitor,old one,connected by hdmi-vga adapter.
Found a solution:
Added

sudo tvservice -p
sudo chvt 9 && sudo chvt 7

This worked :smiling_face_with_heart-eyes: .
Now , both working together. I used your lights_on.sh and lights_off.sh and modified as per my liking.

teitlebot

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thoeng

@cruunnerr

I have the strangest problem i have not been able to solve for days now.

I am using 2.2 external pir.py script and it works flawlessly to display blank screen.

However, if screen orientation set to vertical via /boot/config.txt with either display_rotate=1 or 3, the monitor wont blank out !! :dizzy_face:

Its just blink for 1 second and nothing happen.

What I have tried:

check monitor status via xset -q (dpms) - it says monitor off but the TV stays on
run xset dpms force off - again the TV only blink for 1 second nothing else happen
Changed GL driver from raspi-config and reboot
Tried with other TV (both are LG brand 42" and 65")

Both tvservice -p and vcgencmd display_power 0 will work with any screen orientation but unfortunately it will display “no signal” on the TV.

Can anybody please help me out? This is really frustrating :dizzy_face: :dizzy_face:

tinsebayacc

Hi, i have followed the steps in 2.2, it works fine. The issue i have is i don’t want the screen turning off because of my silly lg tv screen saver which i cant disable. So i followed the steps for this in section 6. I created two new screen.sh files, made them executable and changed the relevant bits in the pir.py script. Now nothing happens. i have tried and checked again and again but nothing happens. I am fairly new to all of this and have probably missed something i just dont know what. Please could someone help me with this. Thank you very much

Asphyth

Hi, ! thanks for this GREEATTTTT TUTORIAL !

Working great with python,

About that, when my screen is turning down he shows “No signal” before turning black, any solution to hide this ?