Raspberry Pi Slideshow using Matrix TSL ECIO40P
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:42 pm
Dear Yodas and ObiWons,
There is an instructable on instructables.com on how to create a Raspberry Pi slideshow. (Fyi: the url is here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Ra ... /?ALLSTEPS)
The Raspberry Pi will time out eventually (after 720, whatever that means) and the screen will go blank. The author of the instructable recommends that a Matrix TSL ECIO40P would prevent the system blank out. His words: "For a permanent display without interaction you could use an embedded USB microcontroller to simulate mouse movement every few hours to ensure screen blanking doesn’t kick in. Using Flowcode and a device such as a MatrixTSL ECIO40P this would be a 5 minute job".
I have looked online, and can not find how to use Flowcode to simulate a mouse wiggle every few hours. I would greatly appreciate your wisdom on this. Please be specific as I am a complete Flowcode newbie.
Also (another dumb question), but will the USB microcontroller/Flowcode keep the wiggle going for several years? And what happens if there is a power failure?
Thanks much!!
There is an instructable on instructables.com on how to create a Raspberry Pi slideshow. (Fyi: the url is here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Ra ... /?ALLSTEPS)
The Raspberry Pi will time out eventually (after 720, whatever that means) and the screen will go blank. The author of the instructable recommends that a Matrix TSL ECIO40P would prevent the system blank out. His words: "For a permanent display without interaction you could use an embedded USB microcontroller to simulate mouse movement every few hours to ensure screen blanking doesn’t kick in. Using Flowcode and a device such as a MatrixTSL ECIO40P this would be a 5 minute job".
I have looked online, and can not find how to use Flowcode to simulate a mouse wiggle every few hours. I would greatly appreciate your wisdom on this. Please be specific as I am a complete Flowcode newbie.
Also (another dumb question), but will the USB microcontroller/Flowcode keep the wiggle going for several years? And what happens if there is a power failure?
Thanks much!!