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

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

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.


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.

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