Example Home Assistant Automations

Automations

1. Announce on Alexa if sat down for 30 mins and nag me at 35
2. Reset Desk Controller Idle Timer if Presence is Detected
3. Hey Google Raise the Desk
4. Alexa Raise the Desk
5. Use Home Assistant’s Assist to Raise the Desk

Announce on Alexa if sat down for 30 mins and nag me at 35

Makes an announcement on Alexa if:

• Someone is in the room (using a presence sensor)
• And if the desk has been idle at a sitting height for 30 mins.

alias: Notify if Sat down for too Long at Office Desk
description: ""
triggers:
  - alias: Office desk hasnt moved for 30 mins
    trigger: numeric_state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.deskup_pro_controller_idle_time
    above: 0
    id: Sat down 30
    value_template: ""
  - alias: Office desk hasnt moved for 35 mins
    trigger: numeric_state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.deskup_pro_controller_idle_time
    above: 0
    id: Sat down 35
    enabled: true
    value_template: ""
conditions:
  - alias: Only warn if desk height is at sitting height, so < 80 cm
    condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.deskup_pro_controller_desk_height
    below: 80
    enabled: true
  - condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.office_presence_group
    state: "on"
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Sat down 30
        sequence:
          - alias: Send Notification to Office Alexa
            action: notify.alexa_media_office_echo
            metadata: {}
            data:
              data:
                type: announce
                method: speak
              message: You have been sat down too long
            enabled: true
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Sat down 35
        sequence:
          - alias: Send Notification to Office Alexa
            action: notify.alexa_media_office_echo
            metadata: {}
            data:
              data:
                type: announce
                method: speak
              message: You are still sat down! Time to stand up
            enabled: true
mode: single

Reset Desk Controller Idle Timer if Presence is Detected

This compliments the above. When the desk is at sitting height and I walk out of the room, when I come back in a presence sensor detects me and the automation presses the “Reset Idle Timer button” on the DeskUp Pro to set the timer back to 0 again.

alias: Office Desk Reset Desk Controller if Presence Detected
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.office_presence_group
    to: "on"
conditions:
  - alias: Desk is at sitting height. So < 80
    condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.deskup_pro_controller_desk_height
    below: 80
actions:
  - device_id: 7ada4c664126a54a2faaffceab74ca66
    domain: button
    entity_id: e3d27da6c6cb62b03c8e6f6c82436b1b
    type: press
mode: single

Hey Google Raise the Desk

The DeskUp Pro has a Cover entity. Exposing this entity to Google Home allows it to be controllable as a device in Google Home.

One option is to use the Home Assistant Matter Hub addon to expose the device to Google Home.

Unfortunately the Google Home App does not allow you to choose the cover as a device to control in automations, but the preview web editor does. http://home.google.com

metadata:
  name: Raise Office Desk
  description: Scripted automation

automations:
  starters:
    - type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
      eventData: query
      is: raise the desk

  actions:
    - type: device.command.OpenClose # Set the open-close state of the device
      # Indicates the percentage that a device is opened, where 0 is closed and 100 is fully open. [Available parameter options: openPercent, openDirection]
      openPercent: 100
      devices: Office Desk - Office

Alexa Raise the Desk

The DeskUp Pro has a Cover entity. Exposing this entity to Alexa allows it to be controllable as a device in Alexa.

One option is to use the Home Assistant Matter Hub addon to expose the device to Alexa. Then just configure a routine in the Alexa app.

Use Assist to Raise the Desk

Use Homeassistant’s conversation Assistant “Assist” to control the desk.

This automation uses the ‘conversation’ trigger and simply presses the appropriate desk’s memory button.

alias: "Assist: Move Office Desk Up or Down"
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: conversation
    command:
      - Desk up
      - Raise the [office ]desk
    id: Desk up
  - trigger: conversation
    command:
      - Desk down
      - Lower the [office ]desk
    id: Desk down
conditions: []
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Desk up
        sequence:
          - action: button.press
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: button.office_deskup_pro_desk_m4
          - set_conversation_response: Raising the desk
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Desk down
        sequence:
          - action: button.press
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: button.office_deskup_pro_desk_m1
          - set_conversation_response: Lowering the desk
mode: single