[HOW TO] Turn on your dashboard tablet display using "Tasker" app

[RonnyW]

You can turn on your dashboard tablet diaplsy with the Android Tasker app.

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The tasker app has tabs for triggers (Profile) and actions (Tasks). You can create a trigger/profile to react on a device event. Then you create a task with an action. This task is assigned to the trigger, so it’s executed if the trigger occours.
You can deactivate profiles if you want to stop using them wirhout deleting.

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STEP 1: Add a profile:

Create a profile and select “Event” as trigger.

Select “Network” category and “HTTP request” event.

The port ist already set, but you can change it.
Select the GET method and set a URL path you want to use.

STEP 2: Add a task:

Go back when ready. Tasker asks you to create a task for your new trigger. Give it a name.

Now your are already inside your task. Create an action.

Select the “Display” category and the “Turn on” action.

STEP 3: Add your Homey FLow

Use your motion sensor trigger to start the flow.
Then use the HTTP logic card to start a http request. Insert the IP address of your tables and add the port and path you defined in your Tasker task.

[Remy]

somehow i can’t get this flow working have someone a idea why? i get always this error

[Peter_Kawa]

What happens when you open that url in a browser? Is the port 1821 correct?
Maybe some credentials are needed?

[RonnyW]

The example uses /display_on, not /display_off.
Turning off is done by auto off from the tablet.

[Remy]

i checked everthing, so no idea. i get with the browser ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED message, so yeah .. something blocking it

[Remy]

i try both

[RonnyW]

Is the trigger turned on in Tasker (the toggle at the right side in profile page)?

[Remy]

Yes, unfortunately it’s not that simple somehow. i also checked the app. permission in android… but no effect.also changed the port (1822) but still ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED or HTTP ERROR 503

But thanks anyway with the howTo’s .. The battery stats with tasker howto works great!

[RonnyW]

Can you execute the action (turn display on) from Tasker itself? Perhaps a system permission (display access) is not set for Tasker app.

[Remy]

i made a task that when there is “any sensor motion_detect” the screen goes ON, and that worked. So i think im gonna keep that task thnx again for your help!