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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: cyborgcnc on January 12, 2017, 02:16:57 PM

Title: Put Monitor to Sleep Rpi3
Post by: cyborgcnc on January 12, 2017, 02:16:57 PM

Hi All,

I was wondering if it is possible on Rpi3 to have a screensaver, that after some time, puts the monitor to sleep.  So for example, say after sometime, use the regular screensaver (like random videos) but after some extended time, put the monitor to sleep.

Through Emulation Station, the screensaver can be blank, but this DOES NOT turn off the backlight, just shows a blank screen. 

Anyone know how to do this?

Title: Re: Put Monitor to Sleep Rpi3
Post by: progets on January 13, 2017, 12:30:43 AM

This isn't built into Attract-Mode you would need to code it yourself. There is a new feature, just days old, that will blank the screen but in Attract-Mode but it will work like EmulationStation. You need to understand that the monitor will only go into a sleep/standby mode if the OS tells it to or the signal from the HDMI port is stopped.

Though it's not what you want, it's the closest thing available without doing it yourself. You can read about it here https://github.com/mickelson/attract/commit/26112f06600fc91c3d9755ab5737900a203c2ea2. Keep in mind that this option is only 3 days old so you would need to recompile Attract-Mode to use it.