iPad switching from Sleep to SAM

[JMontey1]

I am looking for a solution to do the following. I have about 90 iPads that are in Single App Mode. They are always connected to power and on ethernet connection. Occasionally, we would like to be able to black out the screen in some manner so there's nothing being displayed on the screen. We also need a way for it to come back to the Single App Mode from that black screen. I would be great to be able to do this remotely and not have to touch all 90 iPads. I don't believe the app we're using supports Autonomous Single App Mode. 

Thank you all!

[AJPinto]

You can adjust the scope for SAM to include or exclude the devices you want without having to touch the devices physically. Target an energy saver profile that has a really short sleep time at the group you use to exclude SAM which would turn off the display which is about as close as you will get. There is not a way to tell the display to turn off (go black) on the spot that I am aware of.

As far as supporting SAM, that is something you would want to raise with the application developer.   

[JMontey1]

So you're saying excluding the devices from the SAM will eventually make them go to sleep. However, with passcodes set on these, would simply putting them back in scope of the SAM wake them up and bypass the lock screen? or would I have to disable the passcodes altogether? 

[AJPinto]

You did not mention passcodes. Unless you remove the passcode it will need to be entered. This is a behavior you really want to test in a controlled environment, more so because its not a common or well documented workflow.

[JMontey1]

Thank you for your input AJ!