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Automatic Screen Power Control

Control the screen power state based on a PIR sensor. The screen will turn on when motion is detected and off after a timeout.

ubihome:
  name: UbiHome Example


gpio:
  device: raspberryPi


shell:


switch:
  - platform: shell
    name: 'Screen'
    id: screen
    command_on: 'vcgencmd display_power 1' # [!code highlight]
    command_off: 'vcgencmd display_power 0'
    command_state: 'vcgencmd display_power'


binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    name: 'motion'
    icon: 'mdi:motion-sensor'
    device_class: presence
    pin: 23
    pull_up: true
    update_interval: '0s'
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 20s
    on_press:
      then:
        - switch.turn_on: 'screen'
    on_release:
      then:
        - switch.turn_off: 'screen'

If the commands are not working you can try out others from the screen on/off example.