Kindle as information display

leiropi · 10-01-2018, 09:42 AM

Hello,

I'm thinking about adding a kindle as a display to my self built smart home assistant. I think it would be a good fit because of the low power consumption and the epaper display. I just want to display some information like the weather or a calendar which does not need to update often. I am planning to do this by displaying a simple webpage on the kindle.

Is there a way to display a website in fullscreen mode without the device going to standby? If not, is it possible to do this after jailbreaking the kindle?
Which kindle would be best for that?

Thanks for your help!

hius07 · 10-01-2018, 10:06 AM

Kindle as weather station

leiropi · 10-01-2018, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hius07

Kindle as weather station

Thanks, but this script does not display a webpage, it just displays an image.

I was asking for a way to display a webpage.

hius07 · 10-01-2018, 11:03 AM

WebLaunch

~ds command prevents screensaver
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kin..._Bar_Shortcuts

leiropi · 10-01-2018, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hius07

WebLaunch

~ds command prevents screensaver
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kin..._Bar_Shortcuts

Thanks, that is was I was looking for!

cgriff32 · 10-01-2018, 12:19 PM

Is there any way to set up a script to disable to screen saver? Either with a launcher or through an event? I'm trying to have the screensaver disabled automatically on boot.

j.p.s · 10-01-2018, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cgriff32

Is there any way to set up a script to disable to screen saver? Either with a launcher or through an event? I'm trying to have the screensaver disabled automatically on boot.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293264

The above thread is for a KUAL extension to disable/enable sleep mode (screensaver).

The included scripts can be called however you like.

deed02392 · 12-14-2018, 02:49 PM

I know this is an old thread but I want to do something similar. I want to put my Kindle somewhere it won't normally be plugged in (bathroom) and use it to display some fun/interesting things. I only need the information to change every day. So disabling sleep seems like a waste of energy.

What about automating the generation of an image with all this data on an always-on server, and having the Kindle wake up once a day to fetch it and display it? Any advice on how to implement that?

matopeto · 12-28-2018, 01:03 PM

Other simplier kindle information / weather display (no jailbreak needed) is https://github.com/matopeto/kindle-weather-dashboard

Vancete · 01-03-2019, 04:59 AM

I'm totally lost on the device names. Is the actual cheapest kindle able to run the image dashboard? (the one that requires jailbreak)

PoP · 01-06-2019, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by deed02392

... and having the Kindle wake up once a day to fetch it and display it? Any advice on how to implement that?

@_nico did it this way: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=235821&page=3

10-01-2018, 09:42 AM	#1
leiropi Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: none	Kindle as information display Hello, I'm thinking about adding a kindle as a display to my self built smart home assistant. I think it would be a good fit because of the low power consumption and the epaper display. I just want to display some information like the weather or a calendar which does not need to update often. I am planning to do this by displaying a simple webpage on the kindle. Is there a way to display a website in fullscreen mode without the device going to standby? If not, is it possible to do this after jailbreaking the kindle? Which kindle would be best for that? Thanks for your help!

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hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,058 Karma: 3581267 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	WebLaunch ~ds command prevents screensaver https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kin..._Bar_Shortcuts

10-01-2018, 12:19 PM	#6
cgriff32 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: k4	Is there any way to set up a script to disable to screen saver? Either with a launcher or through an event? I'm trying to have the screensaver disabled automatically on boot.

12-14-2018, 02:49 PM	#8
deed02392 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle 4 (Non-touch)	I know this is an old thread but I want to do something similar. I want to put my Kindle somewhere it won't normally be plugged in (bathroom) and use it to display some fun/interesting things. I only need the information to change every day. So disabling sleep seems like a waste of energy. What about automating the generation of an image with all this data on an always-on server, and having the Kindle wake up once a day to fetch it and display it? Any advice on how to implement that?

12-28-2018, 01:03 PM	#9
matopeto Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Paperwhite	Other simplier kindle information / weather display (no jailbreak needed) is https://github.com/matopeto/kindle-weather-dashboard

01-03-2019, 04:59 AM	#10
Vancete Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Clara HD	I'm totally lost on the device names. Is the actual cheapest kindle able to run the image dashboard? (the one that requires jailbreak)

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