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Automating Your Windows PC using Home Assistant WebOS Integration#
HASS Agent#
Visual Studio Code 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_shutdownTo 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:ffChange Windows Display and Sound Output Devices#
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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 }}"
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Game Mode Scripts#
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How to trigger It#
Voice & Vibration Sensor#
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NFC Tag#
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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