Will S6 wake the computer from sleep at the start of a show time?

[Capt Ike]

Does S6 have this functionality? I didn't see it anywhere in the forums or the guide so I thought I'd ask it.  In S5, I created a task in Task Scheduler to wake the computer 5 minutes before the start of a scheduled show.  Is that still necessary or will S6 wake the computer as long as it was left minimized when it went to sleep?  TIA

[k6ccc]

The general recommendation is to disable all the sleep type functions in a show computer (sleep itself, hard drive, monitor).  And definitely don't let it turn off the USB ports to save power.

 

[MattBrown]

S6 will not wake up a computer that is in sleep mode.

[Capt Ike]

15 hours ago, MattBrown said:

S6 will not wake up a computer that is in sleep mode.

Thanks Matt! I appreciate the response. 

[randyf]

FWIW: while this isn't in the app at the moment, this could be done by adding both a 'keep awake' hook to prevent the machine from sleeping while a show is playing, and after a show is complete set a wake alarm for a minute or two before the next show (unless that show is to start in a minute or less - and don't forget to remove the keep-awake hook).