piPlayer wrote: > In the past i spended some time to that problem and i cant find a > solution. I think there is no way to control the backlight of that > cheap displays. The controler chip is direct wired to 5V and has no > backlight pin. The hdmi versions of the waveshare displays have a > mechanical backlightswitch. For that ones you can found tutorials for > switching off the backlight via gpio. I've asked the vendor, and he answered: > Unfortunately, the backlight can't be switchd off, but you can put the > display into standby mode in order to reduce power consumption when > running on battery power. > Please have a look at: > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_Power_Management_Signaling I'm far from being an expert, but I suppose that this only applies when the display is used wit an x server? Perhaps somebody has more knowledge than me to evaluate this? Best regards Martin
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