Would like to be able to keep remote device awake that doesn't have typical "sleep" settings.
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Michael Lynch @michael2021-02-24 21:20:59.884Z2023-07-03 16:24:45.502ZEdit (2023-07-23): We now have an official solution for this.
- GAlfredo Granados @granadosjr
exactly what i needed! thanks for the script!
Michael Lynch @michael2023-07-03 16:25:18.701Z@granadosjr - We now have a better solution that's more robust.
- G2@gauravjain
Script doesn't work in my ssh connection with mentioned steps. It doesn't do anything.
JIGGLE_INTERVAL_MINUTES=1
cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/tinypilot-mouse-jiggle
*/$JIGGLE_INTERVAL_MINUTES * * * * tinypilot /bin/echo -ne "\0\x03\x16\x58\x4c\0\0" > /dev/hidg1 && /bin/echo -ne "\0\xbc\x1b\xdd\x2a\0\0" > /dev/hidg1
EOFgives
*/1 * * * * tinypilot /bin/echo -ne "\0\x03\x16\x58\x4c\0\0" > /dev/hidg1 && /bin/echo -ne "\0\xbc\x1b\xdd\x2a\0\0" > /dev/hidg1
but mouse doesn't move in the target machine after a minute or several minutes.
- KKartheg @Kartheg
I have the similar issue. The mouse moves once after executing the script. I don't see it moving again. Also it seems to place the pointer at the same location. However I just noticed the screen does not get locked. So its working regardless.
- In reply togauravjain⬆:
David @david2025-02-28 11:57:36.673ZI'm sorry this doesn't seem to be working for you, @gauravjain.
I've just tested the script on my machine, and it seems to work as expected. I think @Kartheg's explanation is correct - the mouse cursor moves to the same spot on the interval, meaning it doesn't 'jiggle' in the traditional way, but it has the same effect.
Even if the mouse cursor doesn't move from that spot, when the next interval passes TinyPilot will send the same mouse command to move it to that location again. The cursor doesn't appear to move, but the target machine still receives mouse input, which is usually enough to prevent the target machine from locking / sleeping.
If you target machine is still locking / sleeping with this mouse jiggler, can you tell me more about the issue? If you move your cursor and wait a minute, does the cursor jump to a different location?
- TIn reply toppxntwq⬆:Brandon Friesen @TCW
I would like to see this added to the WebUI. I have a hardware based jiggler that moves the mouse cursor 1pixel at a time but it would be nice not to have to plug another device into the target machine.
- Michael Lynch @michael2022-06-24 19:32:55.897Z
Thanks for the feedback!
Have you tried using the software-based jiggle script above?
- TIn reply toppxntwq⬆:@tinyuser2022
Hi, the script works but how can you run it in the backround without a permanent ssh connection?
- TMike @tiny_flyer
To run any script to persist in the background add you would execute the command as follows
nohup ./tinypilot-jiggle.bash &The nohup portion runs the command regardless of console connection. The ampersand "&" runs the process in the background. Used together it runs the script in the background and doesn't stop when the connection is dropped
- CCharles Hague @cghague2022-11-29 18:23:50.943Z
Thanks for sharing this Mike! It's worth noting that the script won't automatically restart if the TinyPilot device has been rebooted when using this method - you'll need to SSH in and manually launch it each time that happens. There are ways to get the script to automatically launch on startup but I'd advise against that as it's caused issues for troubleshooting in the past.
- TMike @tiny_flyer
Thank you for clarifying Charles. You are correct.
- TIn reply toppxntwq⬆:@tinyuser2022
Hi, i added a cronjob with the specific mouse parameters from the script. So it just runs in the background even after a reboot. Since now i do not have any hassle.
# m h dom mon dow command */5 * * * * /bin/echo -ne "\0\x03\x16\x58\x4c\0\0" > /dev/hidg1 */5 * * * * /bin/echo -ne "\0\xbc\x1b\xdd\x2a\0\0" > /dev/hidg1- CCharles Hague @cghague2022-11-29 21:49:43.598Z
Thanks for sharing this with us @tinyuser2022!