HDMI
Pigeon computers are equipped with an HDMI port, allowing direct connection to monitors or TVs using an HDMI cable.
The setup for HDMI connections is demonstrated on the raspberry.com website.
Useful commands
The kmsprint tool allows you to list the display modes supported by monitors connected to the Pigeon device. Use kmsprint to view details about the connected monitors, and kmsprint -m to display a list of all supported display modes for each monitor. The source code for the kmsprint utility is available on Github.
$ kmsprint
$ kmsprint -mNotice: Please note that tvservice is no longer supported in recent system updates and users are encouraged to switch to KMS for video and display management.
The provided commands allow you to control the HDMI output on Pigeon:
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To switch on an HDMI monitor connected to HDMI, use:
$ /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -p -
To switch off an HDMI monitor connected to HDMI, use:
$ /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o