Device monitoring and power scheduling

Why sites want it

Screens left on all night use energy and shorten panel life. Switching them on one by one every morning is needless work for staff. Organisations with many screens also want to see remotely whether a screen is really on, which input it is on and how warm it is running.

What exists today and what can be built

Today the On and Off commands in MIA's control centre black the screen out and bring it back; they do not cut power to the device. The player acknowledges each command, such as restart, update program or software, identify and report. When a screen goes offline, an alert arrives by webhook or Telegram. True power management can be built for your installation using the screen's own control route: MDC on Samsung signage displays, HDMI-CEC on many TVs, RS232 on professional displays. Screens could then switch on and off on time with schedule rules, and details such as input source, volume and temperature could be monitored in the panel. Which commands work depends on the screen model and how it is connected.

What we need to know to scope it

• Your screen makes and models
• Whether the player is built into the screen or is an external box or PC
• Whether the screens are on the network, and whether RS232 cabling is possible
• Switch-on and switch-off times, and weekend rules
• How many screens should be managed this way

With this we would suggest testing one device of each screen model first. Scope, timing and price are agreed for each project.