[Feature request]: Turn LED's off when screensaver is running about firefly_luciferin

[sblantipodi]

@aussiebj thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.

Not everyone uses a screensaver, I would like to make this feature more "generic",
what do you think about an option to turn off LEDs after N minutes of inactivity?

N minutes could be a configurable parameter.

[aussiebj]

Hi, Yep – That sounds like a good option to me as power saving of monitors etc also comes in so it’s difficult to keep track of all scenarios Also – I am currently using the MQTT option on an ESP32. There is a small amount of lag, but nothing too major. Do you know if the USB connection improves this lag at all ? I’ve been meaning to test it out, but now it’s all set up, I’ve been reluctant to switch it over.. I’m currently running 15FPS which seems to be a good sweet spot for me. Regards, Brant

[sblantipodi]

@aussiebj ok I'll leave this feature request open until I'll implement it, thanks for the good idea!

Regarding the lag, yes it will improve a lot when using the USB cable.
ESP8266 is much faster than ESP32 with MQTT, there are some issues opened on the ESP32 core for this problem but they are still opened.

Be sure to not mix voltages if you are using a separate power supply for the led strip,
if you use USB cable, the 5V should not be shared with the 5V of the powersupply used for the led strip.

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