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TIL: How to Wake up a Laptop without WoL (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by ArmoredCavalry@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I've had a laptop that I've never been able to get WoL (Wireless or otherwise) to work, no matter what I tried. Recently realized that the Bluetooth keyboard I used was able to wake it with a key press though.

I searched and found an ESP Home project that will make an ESP32 emulate a Bluetooth keyboard - https://github.com/dmamontov/esphome-blekeyboard

Now for $6 of hardware, I can wake my Laptop up remotely via HA, whenever needed. Definitely recommended!

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[-] throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 months ago

I must be too old school because my first thought when i read this was “with an old solenoid lying around and a few lines of code, an AtTiny could strike a key on the bluetooth keyboard, waking the laptop!

[-] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You could ditch the solenoid and use a ATMega32u4 that can act as a HID device to send a keypress signal.

[-] Panq@lemmy.nz 6 points 8 months ago

I'm mildly surprised OP's laptop keeps the bluetooth radio powered up while asleep, but I would be a lot more surprised to find one that doesn't work with USB HID.

[-] ArmoredCavalry@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I was a little surprised as well, but I think it's because the keyboard / mouse I use (and the ESP32) all use Bluetooth LE specifically.

I looked at USB solutions first actually, but then decided to try ESP Home solution since I was already familiar with the system.

[-] ArmoredCavalry@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I definitely thought about trying something physical like that too, but mostly as a fallback plan!

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My thoughts were a switchbot, for a non diy version. You put the bot on the laptop power button or keyboard.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

I was thinking of using an electro magnet to trigger the lid switch. Maybe we are just fans rube goldberg setups :D

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