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Homey to turn on/off PC and execute specific applications
Ordered a Homey a week ago and looking forward playing with it and automate all the stuff in my home. Hope production will be prosperous over the next few weeks...!
Only I haven't figured out yet how I can let Homey talk to my PC:
- To turn the PC on/off
- Launch specific applications (e.g. use flows to let Homey decide when to run a maintenance task on PC, start Media Center app, etc)
How can this be achieved, how do you do things like these?
Only I haven't figured out yet how I can let Homey talk to my PC:
- To turn the PC on/off
- Launch specific applications (e.g. use flows to let Homey decide when to run a maintenance task on PC, start Media Center app, etc)
How can this be achieved, how do you do things like these?
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Then you can put commandos in the software for the IR module, giving Homey the option to carry out commands such as start play music.
@emile:
Can we get wake-on-LAN capabilities on the Homey? To power on a PC in the local network configured for WOL.
Ok, het was op slack:
https://apps.athom.com/app/it.diederik.wol
When installed on your Windows computer it creates a small webservice on a port of your choice. By browsing to the computers IP address\port you can then shut it down, send it to sleep or restart it. And if you can do it with a browser, Homey can do it (using HTTP GET).
Link to software: Airytec Switch Off
Notes:
- fixed IP address (or a working DNS on your internal network) is a must have for this to work with any elegance..
- without a password, anyone in your local network can access the webpage and control computers. I'm not sure how Homey would handle setting a password (patiently awaiting my Homey, i can't test at this time). So be careful, there is some risk involved.
Nevertheless, anyone working on a Unified Remote app?