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Updated: Apr 21, 2024β€”7 min read

Mastering Home Assistant Automations: Gaming Edition

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WebOS IntegrationHASS AgentVisual Studio Code Add-onWake On LanChange Windows Display and Sound Output DevicesCreate some helpersGame Mode ScriptsHow to trigger ItVoice & Vibration SensorNFC Tag

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WebOS Integration
#

Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

HASS Agent
#

Open your Home Assistant instance and open a repository inside the Home Assistant Community Store.
Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

Visual Studio Code Add-on
#

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the dashboard of a Supervisor add-on.

Wake On Lan
#

homeassistant/configuration.yaml

wake_on_lan:
 
switch:
  - platform: wake_on_lan
    name: "PC"
    mac: !secret pc_mac
    host: !secret pc_ip
    turn_off:
      service: button.press
      data:
        entity_id: button.desktop_fixt_shutdown
To use this feature your TV should be connected to your network via Ethernet and you should enable the LG Connect Apps feature in the Network settings of the TV.

homeassistant/automations.yaml

alias: "Turn On Living Room TV with WakeOnLan"
trigger:
  - platform: webostv.turn_on
    entity_id: media_player.lg_webos_smart_tv
action:
  - service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
    data:
      mac: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

Change Windows Display and Sound Output Devices
#

  • MultiMonitorTool
  • SoundVolumeCommandLine
  • SoundVolumeView
AutoLogon: You can find the AutoLogon tool here

Create some helpers
#

homeassistant/configuration.yaml

mqtt:
  binary_sensor:
    - name: "PC Status"
      state_topic: "homeassistant/sensor/DESKTOP-Fixt/availability"
      payload_on: "online"
      payload_off: "offline"
      value_template: "{{ value_json.state }}"
Open your Home Assistant instance and show your helper entities.
issteamopen

Game Mode Scripts
#

How to trigger It
#

Voice & Vibration Sensor
#

Aqara Vibration Sensor
  • Amazon
Aqara Vibration Sensor
  • Aliexpress
  • Amazon
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Open your Home Assistant instance and show your helper entities.
iscontrolleroutofplace

NFC Tag
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NFC Tag
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  • Amazon
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homeassistant/automations.yaml

alias: Game Mode Tag Scanned
description: ""
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: tag
    tag_id: 093a435c-df27-4289-8382-9bf75a42ffc2
    id: game_tag
condition: []
action:
  - service: input_boolean.toggle
    metadata: {}
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: input_boolean.iscontrolleroutofplace
mode: single

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