Code from Benjamin to turn the monitor on and off:
/usr/local/bin/emob/scrreen.py
#!/usr/bin/env python import time import subprocess import MySQLdb as mdb from datetime import datetime try: while True: con = mdb.connect('localhost', 'DB_User', 'Password', 'emob'); cur = con.cursor() cur.execute("SELECT loading FROM emob.settings") ldata = cur.fetchone () if ldata == (1L,): subprocess.call( "vcgencmd display_power 1", shell=True ) time.sleep(600) # 10 Minuten Nachlaufzeit. else: time.sleep(5) subprocess.call( "vcgencmd display_power 0", shell=True ) else: time.sleep(5) except mdb.Error, e: print "Error %d: %s" % (e.args[0],e.args[1]) sys.exit(1) finally: if con: con.close()