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    Switch off the display - how to ?

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    • ? Offline
      A Former User
      last edited by

      As of now I use a pir-sensor to switch the display on and off (hdmi).
      But I cannot suppress the screensaver - does not look good .
      Via my smarthome system ( fhem ) I could use a remote switch to power the display on and off.
      I could do this sending a (URL)-command to the system.
      How can I achieve that ?

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        idoodler Module Developer @Guest
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        @howi42 What module do you use for your PIR sensor? Some modules are able to directly control a Relais for the monitors power supply.

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          grantc66
          last edited by grantc66

          Not sure if I understand the issue.

          You want to inhibit the screensaver?

          I have a script in the startup:

          #!/bin/sh
          xset -dpms # disable DPMS (Energy Star) features.
          xset s off # disable screen saver
          xset s noblank # don’t blank the video device
          unclutter & # loose the cursor

          This works for me on a Pi0 which doesn’t have a desktop, might be different if you have a console loaded at boot.
          Others have mentioned installing the screensaver app and using that to inhibit the display blanking.

          If you want to switch the display from a phone, try RasPiCheck (available from Google Play) & set up a couple of console commands:

          vcgencmd display_power 1 # for on
          vcgencmd display_power 0 # for off

          you’ll need SSH switched on in the Pi config & know the Pi ip-address.

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