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!
- C2In reply toppxntwq⬆:Timothy Benz @Cayman
I have a Windows Machine that I connect to you would not connect to it via SSH. Is there a way to do this for Windows?
- CCharles Hague @cghague2025-04-01 14:15:35.419Z
Hi Timothy, thanks for your question about the mouse jiggler.
The mouse jiggler script runs on your TinyPilot device instead of the target computer. Therefore, you'll need to use SSH to access the command line interface of your TinyPilot device, not the Windows machine. You can learn more in the mouse jiggler instructions.
- C2Timothy Benz @Cayman
Using terminal, I am getting access deined when typing ssh 192.168.x.x
- CCharles Hague @cghague2025-04-02 10:42:57.299Z
Thanks for getting back to me! Our SSH FAQ provides more detailed instructions, but based on your message, it looks like you need to include the username in the SSH command - for example,
ssh pilot@tinypilot.local. Can you please try that and let me know how it goes?
- C2In reply toppxntwq⬆:Timothy Benz @Cayman
MacBook-Pro-ARM-M3:~ tbenz$ ssh pilot@192.168.1.20
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.20 port 22: Connection refused
MacBook-Pro-ARM-M3:~ tbenz$- Figure out the problem. I needed to enable SSH. Once I did that was able to resolve. Thanks
- CCharles Hague @cghague2025-04-04 08:41:53.995Z
Hi Timothy, thanks for letting me know; I'm pleased you've resolved the problem! Please get back in touch if you have any other questions.