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Is it possible to have an HD1010 go into a sleep/low power mode on a schedule? If so, could the sleep state disable video output so the attached monitor would also go into a low power mode?
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    RokuLyndon


    We can put the monitor into lower power mode or turn it off via serial. But, the brightsign itself doesn't have a low power mode. You can stop all playback, but it doesn't shut down.
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    evandbrown


    Our monitors don't have serial input. However, they will enter a low power mode if the VGA input is disabled. Is it possible to disable the VGA out on the HD1010 via a script and/or on a schedule?



    If that's not possible, it looks like we'll just use the autoschedule feature to play 'nothing' during non-business hours.
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    RokuLyndon


    You can disable the sync on the vga and hdmi via script. So, it's possible to schedule this functionality.





    Lyndon
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    bigjon


    I know this is probably obvious... however I get around this problem with a power timer (hardware) to shut down the unit and the screen on a schedule.



    Hope that helps a bit.

    Jon
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    evandbrown


    @bigjon: That's definitely the preferred way, but space is constrained and we're out of room. Bummer.



    @Lyndon: I found the 'PowerSaveModeOn' and 'PowerSaveModeOff' playlist commands, and came up with a solution that works halfway.



    My autoschedule.txt looks like:



    */*/*-*-06:00
    autoplay.bsp

    */*/*-*-18:00
    sleep.bsp

    sleep.bsp looks like:
    PowerSaveModeOn
    NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Heartbeat

    and autoplay.bsp looks like:
    PowerSaveModeOff
    NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Download
    NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Heartbeat
    VideoMode 1360x768x60p
    ViewMode 1
    ...



    At 18:00, sleep.bsp kicks in and works as expected. However, nothing happens at 06:00. When I power-cycle the HD1010, autoplay.bsp plays.



    Thoughts? Thanks in advance!
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    RokuLyndon


    Your file can't be called autoplay.bsp. You can change it to just play.bsp, and that should do the trick.
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    evandbrown


    Renaming to play.bsp did the trick, but we're seeing a problem. We have 5 HD1010's running this autoschedule setup, and once every few days at least one of the units won't trigger one of the events. It's like the timer event just fails to fire. Thoughts?
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    RokuLyndon


    Is it random which unit fires? Also, is it the power on that's failing? So,  you go to a unit, and the busy light is flashing?
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    evandbrown


    It is random. For example, I came in this morning after the weekend, and 3 of 5 units hadn't fired the event at 6:00a to play the 'play.bsp' playlist. I fix the problem by power-cycling the units. The busy light is not flashing, and I see nothing in the event or error logs.



    Here's the autoschedule:


    */*/*-*-06:00
    play.bsp
    */*/*-*-18:00
    sleep.bsp


    play.bsp:

    PowerSaveModeOff
    NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Download
    NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Heartbeat
    VideoMode 1360x768x60p
    ViewMode 1
    slideinterval 10
    Slide1.png
    ...


    sleep.bsp:

    PowerSaveModeOn
    REM NetworkTimerPeriodic 1 Heartbeat

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    evandbrown


    We're still seeing this problem and need to get it resolved. Ideas?
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    RokuLyndon


    Evan,



    Let me know if what I suggested worked. From the log file you sent, it appears there was an event occuring to check for network updates at the same time as the check to turn the display on.



    The simplest solution would be to put the wake command in a separate playlist like the sleep command, without any network checks present.
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